SCOLOPENDRIUM VULGARE,
V a r . S a g it t a t o -c r is t a t ü m .
P L A T E L I .— B.
Scolopendrium—ITarfs-tongue. Vulgare—Common.
Sagitlaio-cristalum—Arrow-shaped antl cristate.
A HANDSOME V a r i e t y , arrow-shaped a t the base.
The fronds are slightly undulated or wavy, and dichotomously
divided, the apices multifid, broad, and somewhat cristate and
striate. Basal lobes sagittate. Somewhat inconstant.
I t was found by Mr. A. Clapham, near Scarborough.
A much finer and quite constant form has since been found in
Devonshire, in 1859, by Mr. Hillman. In this variety the lobes
are tru ly sagittate, and sometimes cristate, and the fronds are
terminated by a corymbose tassel, frequently nine inches across.
]Mr. Clapham’s form is about twelve inches in length, and
three inches in breadth at the apex.
My thanks are due to Mr. Stansfield, of Todmorden, for
fronds.
