TRICHOMANES SCANDENS.
L in n æ u s . H o o k e e . S w a e t z . W il l d e n o w .
{Not o f H e d w i g or P l u m i e r . )
p l a t e L X I I .— A.
S l o a n e .
Trichomanes—Evom tlio Greek, soft kair. Scmdens-CYimhmg.
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A LO V E LY d e l i c a t e s t o v e s p e c i e s , c l im b i n g v e r y r a p i d l y o n
t r e e s .
Native of Jamaica and Mexico.
Tbe fronds are bipinnate, ovate-acuminate in form, and
curving; tbe pinnæ, wbicb are lanceolate, are bipinnatifid, tbe
nltimate pinnæ decurrent; segments oblong, margin ciliated;
involucres small, and quite buried in tbe brief lateral segments.
Obscurely two-lipped, tbe lips spreading.
Costa, racbis, and stipes covered witb tawny hairs; caudex
long, brownish, creeping, and tomentose.
Length of frond from fifteen to eighteen inches. Colour
very pale green.
Cultivation. A humid airy atmosphere, witb a temperature
of from 50° to 70°.
Found creeping on Tree Ferns and palms.
My thanks are due to Mr. Backhouse, of York, for tbe
frond illustrated. This well-known Nurseryman has a magnificent
collection of Trichomanes and Hymenophyllums, many of
them exceedingly handsome, and not to be found in any other
collection in tbis country.
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