. 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 and numerous wood engravings, specially prepared for this work . Ferns; Ferns. 36 THE BOOK OF CHOICE FERNS. the roundish stalks on which they are borne, become nearly smooth and of a bright green colour, a little of the wool in the axils of the leaflets and along the midrib alone remaining. The distinction as regards the bearing of the barren and fertile fronds is not alwa
. 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 and numerous wood engravings, specially prepared for this work . Ferns; Ferns. 36 THE BOOK OF CHOICE FERNS. the roundish stalks on which they are borne, become nearly smooth and of a bright green colour, a little of the wool in the axils of the leaflets and along the midrib alone remaining. The distinction as regards the bearing of the barren and fertile fronds is not always to be depended upon, especially in plants of moderate growth. For instance, in one frond the third leaflet on one side is barren, while its neighbour is barren at the base but fertile in the upper part; in another frond there are five fertile leaflets on one side and only three on the other ; in some other instances there are only five pairs of barren leaflets on each side below the fertile ones, whereas there may be ten or twelve pairs above' them, but in any case there are no fi'onds entirely fertile.—Hooker, Synopsis Filicum, p. 426. Nicholson, Dictionary of Garden- ing, ii,, p. 530. Eaton, Ferns of North America, i., t. 29. Beddome, Ferns of British India, t. 187. Lowe, Ferns British and Exotic, viii., t. 2. O. gracilis — grac'-il-is (slender). A variety of 0. regalis. O. interrupta — in-ter-rup'-ta (inter- rupted). This is a common garden name for 0. Claytoniana. O. japonica — jap-on'-ic-a (Japanese). This and 0. j. corymbifera are varieties of 0. regalis. 0. javanica—ja-van'-ic-a (Javanese), Blume. A handsome and very distinct, stove species, also known as 0. Presliana and 0. Vachellii. It is of somewhat rigid habit, and is found growing in. Fig. 11. Portion of Frond of Osmunda Clavtoniana (much reduced).. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of t
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