The Illustrated Dictionary of Gardening

Every genus a Victorian gardener could grow — Abelia to Zygopetalum across four volumes, with each plant's history, species, and culture, by the Curator of Kew.

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Ophioglossaceae

A sub-order of Ferns, characterised by the capsules being deeply two-valved, and opening down the side nearly to the base without a ring. There are three genera--Botrychium, Helminthostachys, and Ophioglossum--and about a score species.

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