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Pellza—continued. 
largest, with the pinnules on the lower side much larger than the 
others, and deeply lobed, with linear-oblong segments. sori in 
broad, marginal lines, Tropics, &c. Stove. 
P. glauca (glaucous). sti. fin. to gin. long, tufted, strong, erect, 
dark chestnut-brown. fronds Sin. to din. each way, deltoid, 
quadripinnatifid; lowest pinnz much the largest, and the 
Pinnules on the lower side larger than the others, lanceolate- 
deltoid, cut down to the rachis into segments, which are again 
cut down to the rachis below; ultimate divisions about zin. long, 
linear-oblong, with inrolled edges, more or less crenate ; lower 
surface and rachis tomentose. Involucres coriaceous, rolled 
ret over the sori. Chili and Mexico. Stove. SYN. Pteris 
glauca. 
. (slender). sti. 2in. to Sin. long, scattered, slender, 
straw-coloured or e brown. fronds 2in. to Ain. long, lin. to 
ain. broad, ovate, bi- or tripinnatifid; pinne deltoid-lanceolate, 
lin. to 2in. long, cut down to the rachis ; lower pinnules some- 
times again slightly divided; ultimate segments of the barren 
frond obovate, slightly crenate ; those of the fertile one linear- 
oblong, the terminal one much larger than the others. Invo- 
lucres broad, continuous, membranous. North America, North 
India, &c. Greenhouse. (H. S. F. 133.) SYNS. P. Stelleri, 
Pteris gracilis, Pteris Stelleri. 
P. hastata opasno sti. 6in. to 12in. long, wiry, 
, erect, 
dark chestnut-brown. fronds 6in. to 2ft. long, 6in. to 12in. broad, 
Greenhouse. See Fig. 71. : ‘ 
P. intramarginalis (involucred within margin). sti. Sin. . 
long, erect, tufted, dark chestnut-brown. Jronds Ein. to — 3 
long, 2in. to din. broad, ovate-lanceolate, bipinnatifid; pinne — 5 
$ sin. long, lanceolate, opposite, cut 3 haved Pee 1 
inear-oblong pinnules. sori copious, r : 
lucres broad, fringed. Mexico and Guatemala, 
1841. Stove. ‘ ; 5 
P. 1. serratifolia (serrate-leaved). In this variety the pinnules 
are distinctly toothed. SYN. Pteris 5 i sere 
P. involuta (involute) _ sti. 2in. to Sin. long, wiry, ' 
buche ee 2 1 ban long, lin. to W prong 
oblong-lance tripinnatifid ; lower pinnæ ite, í - 
e phar mole to the rachis into several deltoid nag 
the up; r of which are ternately lobed, the lower cut down 
the — 25 below. sori continuous ; involucres distinct and pale, 
membranous. Cape Colony, &c. Greenhouse. 
P. longimucronata (long-mucronate). A synonym of P. mu- 
5 Qin. to Ain. long, tufted, erect 
P. mucronata (mucronate). sti. o 4in. long, , erect, 
dark brown. pai Zin. to bin. long, lin. to Sin. mend; Soraia, 
bipinnate ; pinnæ lin. or more long, spreading or erecto-pa 
Pellza—continued. 
rigid, with several distant, linear-oblong 
about jin. long, with inrolled edges 
point. Invol broad, cori , rolled permanently over the 
sori, Mexico, &c. 1865. Nearly hardy. SYNS. P. longi- 
mucronata (H. S. F. 115a), P. Wrightiana (H. S. F. 1158). 
P. ornithopus.* Bird’s-foot Fern. sti. 3in. to 6in. long, tufted, 
rigid, dark chestnut-brown. fronds din. to 6in. long, 2in. to in, 
broad, deltoid, bipinnatifid ; pinnæ lin. to 14in. long, Ain. to gin, 
broad, rigid, 4 with numerous, eee sessile 
pinnz on each side, which are cut to the base into three linear, 
mucronate segments, of which the central one is the largest. In- 
volucres broad, coriaceous, crenate, rolled permanently over the 
sori. California 1875. Greenhouse. (H. S. F. 116A.) 
P. paradoxa (paradoxical). sti. 6in. to Yin. long, strong, erect, 
dark brown, sometimes slightly tomentose. fronds * din. 
long, Ain. to 6in. broad, oblong, simply pinnate ; pinnz four to 
six on each side, short-stalked, with a considerable space between 
them, lin. to 2in. long, lanceolate, entire, acute or bluntish, 
cordate or rounded at the base; rachis tomentose. sort in a 
marginal line, often zin. broad, soon hiding the involucre, Aus- 
tralia. Greenhouse. (H. S. F. 111A.) Syn. P. Brounii. 
P. pulchella (pretty). sti. 2in. to 3in. long, wiry, erect, dark 
haley brown, tufted. fronds Sin. to bin. long, lin. to 3in, 
broad, oblong, tripinnate ; lower pinnæ deltoid ; pinnules 
lanceolate; ultimate segments very deciduous, oblong, 
blunt, about zin. long and half as broad; edges of the 
fertile segments much inrolled. Involucres broad, per- 
manently rolled over the sori. Andes of tropical 
America. Stove. 
ules on each side, 
a sharp, mucronate 
Fig. 72. PORTION OF FROND OF PELLÆA ROTUNDIFOLIA. 
P. rotundifolia (round. leaved).“ rhiz. stout, scaly, 
creeping. sti. Ein. to 12in. long, stout, erect, more or 
less p nt and scaly. frends Gin. to Iin. long, Ho 
4 12in. broad, linear ply pinnate; pinnæ 
5 — . rmn on each side, er oblong or roundish, 
entire, obtuse or mucronate at rachis 
scaly and tomentose, sort in a broad, marginal 
line. 3 ing the involucre. New Zealand and Norfolk 
1 Greenhouse. ig. 72. 
ternifolia (ternate-leaved). 
P. ternifolis ron, densely fibrillose at base. fro is bin. to 
12in. long, lin. to 1Jin. broad, lanceolate-linear, with = 44 
opposite pairs of pinnz, which are cleft nearly to t ae 
three linear, mucronate, rigid segments, with 8 mcd 
Involucres formed out of the edge of the frond, rol ~ ban 
sori till they attain full maturity. Tropical Ame ; 
Stove. 
P. Wrightiana (Wright's). A synonym of P. mucronata. 
PELLIONIA (named after A. M. J. Alphonse 
Pellion, an officer in Freycinet’s voyage round Wee 
world). ORD. Urticacee. A genus comprising fifteen 
species of mostly stove herbs, often creeping at 3 
rarely suffruticose; they inhabit tropical and Eastern 
Asia, as far as Japan, and the Pacific Islands. Flowers 
dicecious or moncecious, densely cymose or ee 
perianths of five, rarely four, divisions. Leaves variable. 
The only species introduced are stove, creeping, perennial 
herbs, with ornamental foliage. They thrive in 
sandy loam, and require a moist atmosphere. Propa- 
gated by divisions, or by cuttings. 
