. A history of British ferns. Ferns. IB HARD FERN. ^pffnp^^, |ipws, ^t. Osmunda spicant, Linn. 82}- PI-1523; Lightf. Fl. Scot. 654 ; Huds. Fl. Ang. 450 ; Bolt. Fil. Brit. 8, t. 6. Osmunda spicanthus, With. Arr. 763. Blechnum spicant, With. Arr. 765 ; Moore, 185. Lomaria spicant (Desv.); Smith, Journ. Bot. iv. 166 ; Newm. N. A. 9, F. 89, Phyt. App. iv. Blechnum boreale (Swartz), Sm. E. F. iv. 316, 1159; Mack. Fl. Hib. 343; Franc. 47 ; Hook, and Am. 575 ; Bab. 415. The figures of this species are generally cha- racteristic, but the nomenclature is very confused, both as regards genus and sp
. A history of British ferns. Ferns. IB HARD FERN. ^pffnp^^, |ipws, ^t. Osmunda spicant, Linn. 82}- PI-1523; Lightf. Fl. Scot. 654 ; Huds. Fl. Ang. 450 ; Bolt. Fil. Brit. 8, t. 6. Osmunda spicanthus, With. Arr. 763. Blechnum spicant, With. Arr. 765 ; Moore, 185. Lomaria spicant (Desv.); Smith, Journ. Bot. iv. 166 ; Newm. N. A. 9, F. 89, Phyt. App. iv. Blechnum boreale (Swartz), Sm. E. F. iv. 316, 1159; Mack. Fl. Hib. 343; Franc. 47 ; Hook, and Am. 575 ; Bab. 415. The figures of this species are generally cha- racteristic, but the nomenclature is very confused, both as regards genus and species. In the first place, the genus Osmunda, under which it was placed by Linneus, is now, by universal consent, confined to ferns of a very different group ; and, in the second place, the specific name of spicant is not in accordance with the general usage of science, which requires such names to be Latin (^ words, or words constructed in imitation of the (v\ Latin language. The latter question may be summarily dismissed. If we once admit the principle of changing specific names, in accord- ance with our own views on the subject, we shall never have a settled nomencla- ture ; and, therefore, our adherence to the Lionean names of species cannot be too rigid. The name of the genus. tiite?te'?.n,^ V\A^^ r^'WC. 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 Newman, Edward, 1801-1876. London, J. van Voorst
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