T IY M H X Ü T I IV L L U M S E R IC E U :* ! . r i t lC i lO M AX K S .
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L en g th ol ii’ontl from twelve to twenty-four inches, b re ad th
th re e or four inches; the piuine decayed below whilst fresh and
h e a lth y above.
T h e whole of this family and th a t of Trichomanes re q u ire
growing in a moist shady situation. T h e soil must bo very
fibry and spongy pea t, to which a small qu an tity of silver-sand
should be added. Two inches of this compost is sufficient,
the remainder of th e pot being en tire ly drainage material. The
soil should rise above the rim of th e pot, and th e plants be
p egged down u pon it. Place th e p o t iii' a glazed saucer-pan,
and cover w ith a hand-glass. T h e plants must always he k e p t
moist, b u t n o t stagnant. K e e p the glasses clean, and wipe
them dry. U n d e r this tre a tm en t b eautiful specimens may be
grown.
Mr. Sim has obligingly sent me a series o f fronds of this
species.
I t may be p ro cu re d of Mr. Sim, of F o o t’s Cray.
T h e illustration is from Mr. Sim’s fronds.
GENUS II.
T R IC H O M A N E S . S m i t h .
A P K E T T Y dwarf genus with membranaceous pe llu c id fronds,
v arying from simple to decompound multifid.
Veins simple or forked, free.
Sori te rmina l, freq u e n tly sunk within th e segments on which
th e y are placed.
In d u sium tu b u la r, or urceolate, th e receptacle continued b e y
o n d th e sporangia and mouth o f the ind u sium , freq u en tly
elongated and filiform.
T h e re is one British repre sen ta tiv e , the Trichomanes radicans.
Most of th e species in h ab it warm climates.
V e ry few are cu ltiv a ted in this country.
S ir W . J . H o o k e r, in his “ Species F ilic um ,” enumerates the
following species;.—■
E leg an s, R u d g e , Cen tra l '
xHuerica. |
Spicatum, Hedw ig , Guiana.
N an um , B o r y , Guiana.
Reniforme, Forster, New
Zealand.
Mcrnbranaceuin, Linnceus,
W e s t Indies.
P u n c ta tu tm , P oiret, Ma rtinique.
Rep tan s, Sw a r tz, Jamaica. :
B o je ri, Hooker a n d Greiille,
Mau ritiu s.
Museoides, Sw a r tz, W e s t Indies.
Kraubii, Hooker a n d Greville, '
Dominica.
E ro sum , W illdenow , W . Africa.
Pu sillm n , Sw a r tz, Jamaica.
Apodum, Hooker a n d Gretille,
Barbadoes.
P a rv u lum , P o ir e t, Java.
Prolife rum , B lum e , Java.
Min u tum , B lum e , Java.
Bifoliuni, B lum e , Java.
D ig ita tum , Sw a r tz, Mauritius.
Flab e lla tm n , B o rg , F a lk lan d
Islands.
Cuspidatum, W illdenow ,
Bourbon.
In tram a rin g a le , Hooker and
Gretille, Ceylon.