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Plerandra — continued, * 



of Fiji. Flowers polygamous (?) ; calyx entire or sinuate- 

 toothed; petals five, valvate, calyptrate, cohering or 

 rarely free ; stamens numerous, in two or seVeral ^series ; 

 umbelleta pedunculate. Fruit often rather large. Leaves 

 ample, digitately compound ; leaflets coriaceous, entire. 

 Only one species has been introduced. For culture, see 

 Trevesia, on p. 77. * 



P. Grsefiel, See P. GrayL 



P. Grayi (Asa Gray's), ft, greenish ; umbelleta twenty-six- 

 flowered ; umbels many-rayed, fr. %m, long, Jin. in diameter. 

 I. digitate ; leaflets nine, obovate-ol>loTig, obtuse, attenuated to 

 the pptiolea, the upper ones 6in. to 7in, long, and 2Jiu. broad. 

 1887. Wrongly called P. Grceffei, 



P- vltlenslB (Fijian). /. green, disposed in large, compound 

 umbels. I. disitate ; leaflets five to ten, petiolate, elliptic- 

 obiivatt3, blunt at apex. Stem unbtanobed. 1887. A small 

 tree. SVNS. Bakeria xitieimSt Nesopanax vitieTisis, 



FIiEITBOTHAIiIiIS. To the species described on 

 p. 163, Vol. III., the following should now be added : 



P. atropnrpnrea (dark purple). The correct name of this plant 



is Ctypti}phuranthu9 atropurpureus, 



P. glossopogon (bearded tongued). A garden synonym of 



P. insignia (remarkable). Jl, pale, pellucid whitiah-green, 23in. 

 long ; upper sepal with three dull purple stripes, long- attenuate 

 above, the lower connate pair having three dull purple stripes 

 near the margin ; petaU with a broad base, bristle-hke abuve ; 

 central lobe of lip dark blackish-purple* ligulate, villous at apex, 

 the side ones half as long, falcate -linear ; peduncle two-flowered. 

 I. sessile, oblong or linear- oblong, 3|in. long. 1887, Syn. J\ 

 gloisopogon (of gardens), 



P. liparanges (bright-beaming), fl. ll<;ht reddish-ochre, pellucid, 



reuiarkably thin ; sepals linear ; petals nearly so, but broader at 

 the basf^ ; lip light ochre, with an orange margin at the a{>ex, 

 oblong, blunt-acute, rounded at base ; column ^rceii, semi-terete, 

 with angular wings. I. petiolate, oblong, blunt-acute, the upper 

 surface spotted mauve-purple, the lower nearly wholly mauve. 

 Brazil, 1335. A small species. 



P. macroblcpliaris (large-frlngcd). Jt. resembling those of 

 B, liarheriana, but witli narrowly acicular petals and a flat, 

 hairy lip. I. longer and more acute than those of the species 

 just alluded to. 



P. maonlata (spotted). A synonym of Cryptopharanth'ns 

 maculatus. 



P« Regellana (Rep;er£i). /. gaping ; dorsal sepal ochreoua, erect ; 

 lateral ones reddi.sh, decliuute, connate ; petals whitish ; lip 

 rose-coloured, with some purple marks at base, unguiculate, 

 obloTig'ligidate ; bracts ochreous ; peduncle short, recurved. 

 /. very coriaceous, rounded at base, oblong or ovate-oblong, the 

 apex slightly emarginate. Stem climbing. Minas Geraes, Brazil, 

 1§86, (B. G. 1886, p. 51.) 



P, tribuloides (Tiibulus-like). fl. brick-red, very small, 

 numerous. A. about 2in. Jamaica, 1887. An inconspicuous 



apeciea. 



PIiUMBAGO. To the Rpecies described on pp. 1G9-70, 

 Vol. in., the foIlowinjT yariety should now be added : 



P. caponsis alba (white). A variety having white flowers. 

 1886. 



FOA. To the Bpeciea described on p. 171, Vol. III., 

 the following should now be added: 



P. gabcillata (fan-shaped). /., spikelets compressed, about five- 

 flowered; glumes sub-equal; paleos unequal, the outer onei* 

 acuminate, somewhat awned ; panicle oblong, dense, compressed. 

 I. highly glabrous, convolute, acute, ri^id ; lower ones flabellate, 

 distichous. Falkland Island, Cape Horn. Ac. Syns. Dactylis 

 eattpitosa (R. G. 1194, 1197), Festuca Jlahellata. 



PODOCYTISTJS CARAMANICTTS. A synonym 



of IiabnriXTim caraixiaiiicum (which see, on p. 224, 

 Vol. II.). 



POGOGYNE. To the ape'ciea described on p. 175, 

 Vol. Hi., the following should now be added: 



P, nndinscnla (nearly naked), fl, bri£;ht blue, about iin, long, 

 bUabiivte, whorled. Summer. /. tufted, linear, obtuse, glabrous. 

 Branches slender, puberulent. A. 9in. to 12in, California, 1886. 

 A pretty, dwarf, compact annual. (R. G. 1241.) 



FOGONIA. To the species described on p. 175, 

 Vol. III., the following should new be added; ^ 



P. Barklyana (Sir Henry Barkly's). fl, green, with a darker 

 green du^h ; :^cp;i1s lanceolate, acuminate; petals broader and 

 shorter; lip tritid. the side laciniie angulate, the middle one 

 acuminate, reflexed at apex ; peduncle nearly 2ft. long, sometimes 

 sleveu-tiowprpd. I. large, roundish, apiciilately sinuate cordate 

 at base, 9in. broad ; petioles 9in. high. 1885. 



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POLEMONITTM. To the species and varieties de- 

 scribed on p. 177, Vol. III., the following should now be 

 added : 

 P. cderuleum hitnalayanum (Himalayan), fl., corolla l^in. in 



diameter, the segments lilac-blue, round ; panicle axis and calyx 

 very hairy. Himalayas. 



P. flavum (yellow), fl. light yellow, lin. in diameter; corolla 

 infundibular-campanulate, glaiidular-puberuloua ; cymes corym- 

 bose. September. I. pinnate; leaflets many-jugate, elliptic- 

 lanceolate, acute. Stem 2ft. to 3ft. high, simple or corymbosely 

 .branched, loosely tomentose above. New Mexico. (B. M. 6965.) 



POLYGONUM CRISPXTLUM. A synonym of 

 Atraphazis buxifolius (which see), 



FOLTPODITJM. To the species and varieties de- 

 scribed on pp. 186-95, Vol. III., the following should now 

 be added: ^ 



P. oaudicepS (tall-headed), rldz. long, slender, creeping. &ti. 

 slender, 2in. to 4iu. long, fronds simple, glabrous, oblong- 

 lanceolate, 6in. long, lin. or rather more broad, tapered below to 

 a narrow wing, the apex drawn out into a narrow, attenuated 

 point or tail (hence the specific name), sori round, naked, 

 produced on the lowest veinlet. Formosa, 1886. An elegant 

 basket Fern. Syn. Goniophlehium caudiceps, 



P. fossum (ditch-loving), rhiz, slowly creeping, fronds about 

 1ft. long, varying from linear-lanceolate to ovate, the edges 

 siuuattjly toothed or lobed ; lobes longer or shorter according to 

 the breadth of the frond, simple or bifid, or in the broadest 

 fronds multifldly flabellate, deep green above. sori large, 

 roundish, sunk in deep cavities which form a line of bosses on 

 the upper surface. 1882. A distinct and interesting, evergreen 

 Fern, well adapted for basket culture. Syn. Pleopeltis fosaa. 



P. c^andiceps (large-headed), fronds arising at intervals from 

 a slender, creeping rhizome, simple, oblong-lanceolate, leathery, 

 about bin. long and lin. broad, tapering below into a narrow 

 wing. Formosa, 1885. A dwarf Fern, suitable for basket culture. 



Syn. Qoniophtrhmm grandiceps. ■ 



P. znacronmiii (long- tailed). This resembles P. Phymatodes in 

 habit and size, but is distinguished by its long-tailed fronds, 

 which are rhomboid -caudate, 2ft. to 3ft. lon^, 6in. to 12in. broad, 

 bright green, the lanceolate tail having its middle part pinnatifid. 

 Queensland (?), 1886. 



P, Bfeyenianuxu (Meyen's). Bear's-paw Fern. rhiz. stout, with 

 bright ferruj^inous scales iin. long, fronds 2ft. to 3ft. long, 8in. 

 to 12in. broad, the lower part cut nearly to the rachis into erecto- 

 patent, linear-oblong, blunt, entire lobes, 3in. to 6in. lon^ iin. to 

 lin. broad, the upper part pinnate, with numerous close pinnae, 

 4in. to Bin. long, which consist only of a firm midrib with a row 

 of small, round lobes on both sides, each with a sorus that covers 

 it. Philippines. Syns. Aplaomorpha Meyenianum, Drynarium 

 Meyeniamim, D. philippense (of gardens). 



P. Plooti (Picot*sX fronds numerous, arching, wavy, elongate- 

 oblong, entire, coriaceous, 3ft. long or more, 4in. to 6in. broad, 

 green and very shiny above, glance us -green beneath. Brazil, 1886. 

 A noble greenhouse Fern, of vigorous habit. (R. G. 1886, p. 206, 

 f. 62.) 



PJvnlgare variabile crlstatnni (variably crested), fronds 



irregularly branched, cornute, conglomerate. 1882. This is also 

 known as ylorneratum. , 



P. Xiplilas (swordfish). rhiz, stoutish, creeping, with brownish 

 scales, fronds glabrous, more than 1ft. long, elliptic-oblong or 

 somewhat obovate, caudate -cuspidate, narrowed below to the 

 point of attachment; veins pinnate, reticulated, sori round, 

 medium-sized, dotted over nearly the whole back of the frond. 

 South Pacific Islands. The specific name refers to the shape of 

 the fronds. Syn. Pleopeltis Xiphias. 



FOIiTSCIAS (from polys^ much, and skias, shade ; in 

 allusion to the plentiful foliage). Oed, Araliacew. A 

 genus comprising about eight species of stove, glabrous 

 trees or shrubs, inhabiting the East Indies, the Indian 

 Archipelago, and the South Pacific and Masearene Islands. 

 Flowers umbellate, racemose or paniculate ; calyx truncate 

 or repand-toothed on the margin; petals five to eight, 

 valvate, free, or cohering at apex ; stamens as many as the 

 petals ; disk flat or rarely sub-conical; bracts scale-like or 

 wanting. Leaves pinnate ; leaflets coriaceous, usually 

 ample. Only one species calls for description here. For 

 culture, gee Trevesia, on p. 77. 



P. panionlata (paniculate), fl, not yet produced in this country, 

 although a plant at Kew has been in cultivation over ten years. 

 I. pmnate ; leaflets usually seven, the terminal one Tin. to 9in. 

 lonff, the others short-stalked, oblong, obtuse, shining, sub- 

 coriaceous, deltoid or rather rounded at base, 4in. to 6in long. 

 SVN. Tt^rminalia elegatis (of gardens). This ** has no more to do 



with the genus Terininalia than with a Cabbage" (G. C. ser. ili., 

 voL ii., p. 366). 



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