L Y G O D I U M J A P O N I C U M. P I N N A.
L X X J I -V o l . 8.
Portion of fertile Frond,
L Y G O D IU M JA P O N IC U j\[ .
SiVARTZ. M o o r e .
P L A T E L X X I I . V O L . V I I I .
Lygodium scandens, O f G a r d e n s .
Lygodium—Ymra lygodes, flexible, in allusion to tlie twining habit o f
the plants. Japanese.
A V E R Y p re tty climbing F e rn .
A stove species.
N a tiv e o f China and Japan.
Ra chis sc an d en t; fronds b ran ch ed , mostly conju g a te ; fertile
fronds contracted.
Veins fo rk ed ; venules free , in th e fertile spikclets pinnate.
Fruc tification compressed, dichotomous spikelets, ex se rted on
th e marginal teeth.
T h e fronds, which are twining, ex te n d to an indefinite length.
F o r plants my thanks are offered to Mr. Jo sep h H en d e rso n ,
of "Wentworth; Mr. A. H en d e rso n , of P in e -ap p le P la c e ; Mr.
S tra tto n , of th e Cambridge Botanic G a rd en s; Mr. L am b , of
