SCOLOPENDEIUM VULGARE, V a r . C r is t a t u m .
M o o r e ,
p l a t e x x i . B .
H a rt’s-tongue. Vulgare— Common.
Cristatum—Crested.
A V E R Y h a n d s o m e v a r i e t y o f t h e Scolopendrmm vulgare.
The fronds are miiltifid, very much divided, and forming
large tasseled heads; the divisions at the apex angular.
L ength of frond six or eight inches.
There are several sub-forms of this F e rn in cnltivation.
Fo r a description of the normal form of Scolopendrium
vulgare see page 155, vol. v, of my “ N a tu ra l History of British
and Exotic F erns,” and for -woodcuts of the varieties laceratum,
multiforme, and acrocladon, see page 158 of the same book.
For fronds my thanks are due to Mr. Wollaston, of Clnsel-
hui-st, and Mr. Stansfield, of Todmorden.
The illustration is from a plant in my own collection.
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