. 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. FADYENIA. 211 F. prolifera—pro-lif'-er-a (proliferous), Hooker. A very curious, stove species, native of Jamaica and the Island of Cuba, with barren and fertile fronds totally different (see Coloured Plate), but both entire (undivided), of a dull green colour, and of a somewhat leathery texture. The barren ones, about oin.
. 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. FADYENIA. 211 F. prolifera—pro-lif'-er-a (proliferous), Hooker. A very curious, stove species, native of Jamaica and the Island of Cuba, with barren and fertile fronds totally different (see Coloured Plate), but both entire (undivided), of a dull green colour, and of a somewhat leathery texture. The barren ones, about oin. long and fin. to lin. broad, are prostrate or horizontal, oblong-egg-shaped and terminating in a tail-like process when they are proliferous at their extremity. The fertile ones, 6in. to 9in. long and Jin. to Jin. broad, are Hgulate (strap-shaped), narrowed towards the base, but with their extremity broad and rounded. These are produced from the centre of the plant, and are upright ; they are much con- tracted, and their large, oblong sori (spore masses), overlapping towards the summit of the frond, are disposed in two series, and occupy nearly the whole space between the midrib and the edge. The large and somewhat kidney- shaped involucre by which they are covered is of a slightly hairy nature, and finely toothed on the margins.—Hooher, Species Filicum, iv., p. 160. Nicholson, Dictionary of Gardening, ii., p. 1. Lowe, Ferns British and Exotic, vi., t. FEEA—Fe'-e-a. See Trichomanes. p 2. 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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