f r om a s u b c u n e a te d is k , th e b a r r e n d iv is io n s n a r r o w - lig u l a te , th e f e r t ile o n e s
q u it e d iffe re n t in s h a p e , r e n if o rm , s ta lk e d , 6 -8 in h r ., th e o u te r ed g e ro u n d e d ,
e n t ir e .—I lk . Sp. h. p. 2 85.
H a b . P h ilip p in e s an d Malay P em n su la an d Tsles.—T h e only species w ith a d is tin c t
uniformly fe rtile segment, which in a specimen from M r. P r o u t is n e a rly a foot broad.
Sub-Okd. I I I . OSMUNDACErE.
Caps, tv v o -v a lv ed , o p e n in g a c ro s s th e a p e x , f u r n is h e d w i th a s h o r t h o r iz o n ta l
r in g . Vernation c i r c in a t e . G e n . 6 2 -6 3 .
G e n . 6 2 . O s m u n d a , L .
Sori q u it e d is tm c t f rom th e le a f y p a r t o f tl ie f r o n d , f o rm in g a p a n i c le m a d e u p -
o f co p io u s th y r s o id c lu s te r s . A genus o f striking ferns, very clearly marked hy
hahit, containing few species, hardly at all tropical, and only one known in South
temperate regions. T a b . V I I I . fig . 62.
1. O. javanica, Blume ; St. tufted, 6-12 in. I., firm, erect, naked ; f r . 1-3 ft. I.,
8-12 in. hr., simply pinnate, the lower or central pinnæ fe rtile ; barren pinnee
4-8 in. 1., f - | in. hr., cuneate a t the base, and often slightly stalked, the edge
entire or sharply toothed ; texture coriaceous ; rachis and both sides naked ;
fertile pinnæ shorter, made up of numerous close b u t distinct oblong sessile
clusters.—Kunze, t. 3. O. Vachellii, H k . Ic. 1.15. 0 . Presliana, J . Sm.
H a b . K am s ch a tk a to J a v a au d Ceylon.
2. 0 . Claytoniana, L. ; st. tufted, 1 ft. or more I., clothed with loose woolly
ferruginous tomentum wdien young, naked when mature ; f r . 1-2 ft. 1., 8-12
in. br., the upper, central, or lovver pinnæ fertile ; barren p in næ lanceolate, 4-6
in. 1., 1 in. or more br., cut down nearly to the rachis into close oblong entire
lobes ; texture herbaceous ; fertile p innæ similar but shorter ; pinnl. dense,
cylindrical.—0 . inte rru p ta , Michx. O. pilosa and monticola. Wall.
H a b . Canada, N ewfoundland, an d th ro u g h o u t th e U n ite d Sta te s, H im a lay as u p to
10,000 ft.—T h e sta tio n o f R io J a n e iro , which re s ts on W a llich ’s au th o rity , is p e rh ap s
giv en by some confusion with 0 . cinnamomea. 0 . glancescens, L in k , is th e form w ith a
te rm in a l panicle.
3. 0 . cinnamomea, L. ; st. densely tufted, the barren and fertile ones distinct,
the young plants densely clothed with ferruginous tomentum ; barren f r ,
simply pinnate, naked when mature, the st. 12-18 in. 1., th e /» . 2-3 ft. 1., 6-9 in.
br. ; p in næ close, ligulate-lanceolate, 3-4 in. 1., j-1 in br., cut down nearly to the
rachis into close entire blu n t oblong lobes ; ímííí»« subcoriaceous ; fertile f r . much
smaller, ihe p in næ lanceolate, with close dense cylindrical?*««/.
H a b . Canada and Newfo u n d lan d to Mexico, W e s t In d ie s , Guatemala, N ew Granada,
an d Organ M o u n ta in s (0 . imhricaia, K u n z e , F il. 2. t. 112), J a p a n , M an tch u ria , A m u r-
la n d .—^There is a form (var. frondosa, A . G ray) w ith some o f th e fronds s te rile below
a n d sparingly fe rtile above.
4. 0 . bipinnata, H k . (not L inn.) ; St. tufted, 1 ft. or more 1., ra th e r slender,
glossy, stramineous ; f r . l J -2 ft. 1., 6-10 in. br., bipinnate, the upper p innæ
barren, the uppermost linear-oblong, simple, below these several pinnate, 3-4
in. 1 in. hr., with a winged rachis and numerous entire oblong imbricated
pinnl. on each side, and lowest of all, 3-4 opposite pairs of fertile pinnæ with
several cylindrical pinnl. on each side, J - f in. 1., 1 J-2 lin. ap a rt ; texture subcoriaceous
; raehis and both sides naked.—Fil. F x . t. 9.
H ab . H o ng-Kong, D r. Harlcmd.
6. 0 . lancea, Tlninb. ; barren and fertile f r . distinct, the former about 1 ft. I.,
oblong, shortly acuminate ; pinnce oblong-acuminate, about 5 in. I., stalked, the
lowest rather reduced ; p in n l. narrowly lanceolate, 1 j in. 1., j in. br., narrowed
a t both ends, sessile, distinct, slightly toothed upwards ; texture subcoriaceous ;
surfaces naked ; fe r tile f r . ternato-decompound.—AYcie. F il. Fur. p. 3H .
H a b . J a p a n ,
6. 0 . regalis, L. ; st. tufted, 12-18 in. 1., firm, erect, naked ; f r . 2-4 ft. 1., 1 ft.
or more br., bipinnate, the apex fertile ; barren pinnæ 6-12 in. 1.. 2-4 in. br..
sessile or slightly stalked, 1-2 in. h, j - j in. br., oblong, blunt, often
unequal at the base, the edge finely serrulate ; texture subcoriaceous ; rachis and
both sides Toaksod ( fertile ninnl,. cylindrical,oolinJi-toQi forming a copious panicle.—H m k .
.
B . F . t. 46. '
0 . palustris, Sturm, t. 12.
H a b . Sweden to Siberia, J a p a n , Azo res, B a rb a ry , Himalayas, Bombay, Neilgherrie,s,
< lo ch in , a n d H o n g -K o n g ; Mascaren Isles, Zambesi-land, Angola, N a ta l, Cape Colony ;
Can ad a an d th e S askatchewan to Rio J a n e iro .—Of PresTs species we place h e re w ith o u t
h e sita tio n spectabilis, Willd., capensis and B u ge liana, P re sl, Bilsenbergii, H . & G.,
gracilis. L in k , obtusifolia, Willd., an d Leschnaultiana, Wall. 0 . japónica, Th u n b . (0 . speciosa,
Wall.), is a curious v a rie ty from J a p a n an d th e Hima layas, with th e fertile an d
b a rren fronds often q u ite d istin ct, th e forme r being developed th e e a rlie s t an d soon disap
p e a rin g ; an d i t also occasionally h ap p en s th a t some of th e la te ra l p in næ become
fe rtile , w h ilst th e te rm in a l ones rem a in b a rren . M r. M cK en sends a similar form from
N a ta l.
G e n . 6 3 . T o d e a , W i l ld .
S o r i on the back of the leafy p a rt of the frond. A sm a ll g en u s , a lm o s t con fin ed
to th e S o u th T em p e r a te Z o n e , w ith th e ca psule s o f Osmunda, but th e o r d in a r y h a b it
of Polypodiaceæ. T a b . V I I I . fig. 63.
§ E u to d e a . T e x tu r e o f t h e f r o n d coriaceous. Sp. 1 . F ig . 6 3 . a. b.
1 . T . b a rb a ra , M o o r e ; ea u d . s u b a r b o r e s c e n t ; s t. 1 f t. o r m o r e 1., s to u t, e re c t,
q u a d r a n g u l a r , q u it e n a k e d ; f r . 3 -4 f t. 1., o fte n 1 f t. b r . ; p i n n æ c lo se , e re c to -
p a t e n t , 6 -9 in . 1., l J - 2 in . b r . ; p in n l . close, lin e a r , e r e c to -p a te n t, 1 - l J in . 1.,
J - J in . b r ., th e ed g e m o re o r le ss d i s tin c tly to o th e d , th e u p p e r o n e s c o n n e c te d a t
th e b a s e ; te x tu r e c o ria c e o u s ; b o th s id e s n a k e d ; s o r i d en s e , w h e n m a tu r e f illin g
u p th e w h o le u n d e r s u r f a c e o f th e p in n u l e s o n w h i c h th e y a r e p la c e d .— A c ro s ti-
c h um , I . T . a f r i c a n a , W i l ld . H k . f i l . F l . T a sm . t. 108. T . r iv u l a r is , S ieb .
H a b . N ew Zealand, T em p e ra te A u stra lia , as fa r n o rth as Queensland, V a n D iem en ’s
L a n d , N a ta l, Cape Colony,
^ pteris, P resl. Texture o f the fro n d
Fig. 6 3 . c. d. Sp. 2-4.
that o f Hymenophyllum.
2 . T . (L e p t .) F r a s e r i, H . & G . ; ca u d . e re c t, w o o d y , l J - 2 f t. h ig h , l J - 2 in .
t h i c k ; St. 6 -9 in . 1., firm , e r e c t, n a k e d ; / » . 1 -2 f t. 1., 8 -1 2 i n . h r . , b ip i n n a t e ;
p i n n æ c lo se , la n c e o la te , 4 -6 in . 1., j - J in . h r ., w ith a n a r ro w ly -w in g e d r a c h is , th e
low e s t a b o u t e q u a l to th e o th e r s ; p in n l . lin e a r -o b lo n g , J in . 1., l J - 2 lin . b r .,
s h a r p ly to o th e d ; ra ch is e s n a k e d .— « . £ G . t. 1 0 1 .— /3, T . W ilk e s ia n a , B r a c k . ;
f r . l a r g e r ; low e r p in n æ r a t h e r s h o r te r th a n th e o th e r s a n d d e flex ed ; r a ch is e s
s l ig h t ly p ilo s e .— B r a c k , t. 43.
H a b . B lu e M o u n tain s, A u stra lia , ra re ; N ew Caledonia, Vieillard 2152 ; f t F iji.
3. T . (L e p t .) h ym en o p h y llo id e s. R i c h . & L e ss. ; s t. tu f t e d , 6 -1 2 in . 1., firm ,
e re c t, n a k e d ; f r . 1 -2 f t. 1., 8 -1 2 in . h r., t r i p in n a t if id ; p in n æ c lo se , la n c e o la te ,
4 -6 in . I., |- 1 J in . h r ., th e r a c h i s w in g e d o n ly tow a rd s th e a p e x , th e lo w e s t a b o u t
e q u a l to th e o th e r s ; p in n l . c lo se , lin e a r -o b lo n g , J - | in . 1., J in . b r ., c u t d ow n
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