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Polypodium—continued. 
P. diversifolium (variable-fronded). sti. lft. to 2ft. long, 
tufted, slender, naked. fronds lft. to 2ft. long, 6in. to 9i 
broad ; pinnæ Zin. to 5in. long, łin. to lin. broad, the — 
acuminate, the lower ones narrowed at base, the edge nearly 
entire. sori in contiguous rows. South Brazil, &c. See Fig. 
232. Syn. P. fraxinifolium. 
— Fae Yc ae svt bg (variable-fronded), of R. Brown. A synonym 
P. rigidulum, 
P. ——— (sickle).* sti. tufted, 1ft. to es long, with dark 
scales below. fronds lft. to 3ft. long, 8in. to 12in. broad ; lowest 
pime the largest, 6in. to 8in. long, l4in. to 2in. broad ; pinnules 
anceolate, unequal-sided, auricled on the upper, truncate on the 
e base, With a broad, uncut centre and copious, 
lower, side at 
sori medial. Madeira, 
spinous teeth, the lowest stalked, 
Greenhouse. See Fig. 233. SYN. Phegopteris drepana. 
Fic. 234. POLYPODIUM DRYOPTERIS. 
P. —— — teris).* Oak Fern. rhiz. slender, wide- 
creeping. 6in. 4 to 12in. — slender, stramineous, scaly 
below, — ‘upwards. Sronds 6in. to 10in. each way, deltoid’. : 
lower — much the largest; pinnules lanceolate, only the 
lowest sip ee slightly crenate. sori sub-marginal. Northern 
hemisphere (Bri ritain), See Fig. 234. 
P. D. Robertianum (Herb-Robert scented). A variety witha 
thicker rhizome, the whole — being more rigid than in the 
ig and finely — 
late, cut to 
ligulate, entire, blunt fi to one —— te pinne, the 
lower ones ually —— sori minute, sg — 
Moxico, && 188. BINE P. Plumula, P. Sehinchri. 
P. ensifolium (sword-fronded). A form of P. angustifolium. 
P. Filipes (thread-footed). A young:state of P. tenellum. 
a soe oe 
See Fig. 236. SYN. 
P. fraxinifolium — of Jacquin. A synonym of 
— diversifolium. x > ee 
— Gardner’s). rhiz. short-creeping; scales 
—— Foy lin. 
sath tone ong, —— 
= po bg Sagan of about 
~ veins, —— Gt. BF. 68). Bet Tipo Gardner 
black, 
Zin. to 4in. naked. fronds 
sti. — — 
Polypodium—continued. 
midway between the edge and midrib, distinctly immersed. 
Brazil. Syn. Anapeltis geminata. 
P. Ghiesbreghtii — ——— sti. 1ft. or more lo 
erect, densely villous: fronds lft. to 1}ft. long, with a ry 
inna 6in. to Yin. long, l}in. to 2in. broad, the edge slight] 
obed, and three to six similar ones on each’ side ; rachises and 
under surface densely villous, upper surface s htly so. sori in 
dense rows close to the main vein. South Mexico. SYN. Gonio- 
pteris crenata. 
ry — — — 
firm, ggg ree e _ ng ge 
Pn — 
erect, glossy. Oin. rs ag to ae teal 
— 4in. 
uniform, oblong-lanceolate, — with a rounded base and — 
acuminate point. areole four to six in a series between the 
FEN and midrib, with one sorus in each. Tropical America, &c., 
SYN. Goniophlebium glaucophyllum. 
P. gonatodes (angled). A synonym of P. plesiosorum. 
P. grandidens (large-toothed). A variety of P. persicæfolium. 
P. grandifolium (large-fronded). A variety of P. membranaceum. 
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P, harpeodes (scimitar-ike) A synonym of P. loriceum 
E cecilia eirio sti. tufted, lin. to 
P deciduo! scaly. fronds 6in. to 9in. 
broad ; pinne entire, jin. broad, with a s 
Taleo ce beck cates’ af the tome, those of the lower ulf of the 
—— dually reduced. sori below the middle of the veinlets, 
Syn. Phegopteris hastefolia. 
P. hemionitideum onitis-like). — 
— iong, Srm, woody. fronda {2 Tiin. Tong, Ain, 
between each main fan conten 
ind Cina Ste ee moana ih, often contuot, “Indla 
— ————— ean A synonym of P. fraternum. — 
ry rhiz. stout, with light 
———— — — ad, 
large, uniseriate so! 
SYN. i Phlebodium in 
