. The book of choice ferns for the garden, conservatory. and stove : describing and giving explicit cultural directions for the best and most striking ferns and selaginellas in cultivation. Illustrated with coloured plates amd numerous wood engravings. Identification; Ferns. A SPLENIUM. 621 6in. to 9iti. long and 2in. to 3in. broad, are divided to the rachis (stalk of the leafy portion) into numerous stalked pinnules (leafits) ; the leafits are again cut into broad, nabellate (fan-shaped) segments, which are rounded at their base and have their outer edge deeply toothed. The sori (spore masses
. The book of choice ferns for the garden, conservatory. and stove : describing and giving explicit cultural directions for the best and most striking ferns and selaginellas in cultivation. Illustrated with coloured plates amd numerous wood engravings. Identification; Ferns. A SPLENIUM. 621 6in. to 9iti. long and 2in. to 3in. broad, are divided to the rachis (stalk of the leafy portion) into numerous stalked pinnules (leafits) ; the leafits are again cut into broad, nabellate (fan-shaped) segments, which are rounded at their base and have their outer edge deeply toothed. The sori (spore masses) are disposed near the midrib and nearly straight. — Hooker, Species Filicum, hi., p. 172. Nicholson, Dictionary of Gardening, i., p. 132. Loire, New and Bare Ferns, t. 18. Beddome, Ferns of Southern- India, t. Fig. 119. Frond of Asplenium nitidum (i nat. size). A. nobile—no'-bil-e (noble). A garden name for a variety of A. viviparum. A. (Euasplenium) normale—Eu-as-ple'-ni-um; nor-ma'-le (normal), Don. A very pretty, stove species, of dwarf dimensions, native of the Himalayas, the Anamallays, and the , where, according to Beddome, it is common on higher elevations. Its fronds, about Sin. long and l^in. broad, are borne on wiry, blackish stalks 4in. to 6in. long, and are furnished with numerous closely-placed leaflets of a leathery texture,. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Schneider, George. London : L. U. Gill
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