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ONOCLEA SENSIBILIS.
L in n teu s . S m it h . M oor e and H o ü l s to n . K c n z e .
L in k . S c h k u i ir . K a ü l fu s s . P r e s l . F e e . S p r e n g e l .
P L A T E I . V O L . V I .
Onoclea ohtusiloha,
“ ohtusilohata,
Phagioptenis ohtusiloha,
L i n k .
S cH K U IIE .
Onoclea— To close a vessel; (from the Greek.) iSrasiiz'/«—Sensitive.
A n o b l e species long known to Fern growers, and a very
desirable addition to our hardy fernery, being exceedingly
distinct from all others. Michaux, Sprengel, and other botanists
have described two species, the second under the name of
Onoclea ohtusiloha. I t seems doubtful whether there are really
two species, situation probably causing the difference in the
size and form of the frond. The specimens which I have seen
as O. ohtusiloha have all eventually put on the characters of
0. sensibilis when grown side by side.
A hardy deciduous species.
