. 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. CHAPTER XXV. ANTROPHYUM, Kaulfuss. ( An-troph7- f -urn.) HIS genus, which derives its name from antron, a cavern, and phuo, to grow, in allusion to the places of growth or natural habitats of the species contained in it, forms Genus 55 in Hooker and Baker's " Synopsis Filicum," and is a sub-division of Tribe 12,
. 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. CHAPTER XXV. ANTROPHYUM, Kaulfuss. ( An-troph7- f -urn.) HIS genus, which derives its name from antron, a cavern, and phuo, to grow, in allusion to the places of growth or natural habitats of the species contained in it, forms Genus 55 in Hooker and Baker's " Synopsis Filicum," and is a sub-division of Tribe 12, Grammitidece, which, besides the genera Gymno- gramme and Nothochlcena, is composed of mostly strange-looking Ferns, such as Brainea, Hemionitis, Tcenitis, Vittaria, &c. Antropliyum is formed of closely-allied species, almost restricted to the tropics, all with simple (undivided) fronds of various forms, but of a firm, yet fleshy texture. The distinguishing characters of Antrophyum consist in the presence on the fronds of numerous uniform, hexagonal areolas (six-sided, distinctly marked-out spaces), and also in the disposition of the sori (spore masses), which are carried along the veins, and imperfectly reticulated (forming an irregular and imperfect network). In some species these sori are sunk in a totally distinct groove : in others they are superficial or slightly immersed (embedded) in the fronds. Culture. Although most Antrophyums are very interesting in themselves,' only a few of them can be considered as really decorative Ferns when grown in pots ; though when planted out in the warm Fernery they make very distinct. 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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