THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 
Polypodium—continued. 
—— reduced. = in | TOWS near the midrib, New Zealand, 
. Gr YN, iopteris igera. 
ž (sharp-pointed). rhiz. wide-creeping, wiry, with 
— scales, sti. distant, 2in. to din. long, firm, erect. 
fronds 6in. to 12in. long, jin. to 14in. broad, entire, gradually 
narrowed towards both ends, with the under side scaly. sort 
round, distinctly immersed, forming a row midway between the 
edge and midrib. areole fine, distinct. Brazil, &c. SYN. 
Pleopeltis percussa. 
P, persicæfolium (Peach-leaved). rhiz. wide-creeping, with dull 
brown scales. sti. Cm to 12in, long, firm, naked. fronds 2ft. to 
3ft. long, 8in. to 12in. broad, decurved ; pinne Zin. to 6in. Jong, 
nearly broad, distant, with an acuminate apex, a slightly- 
toothed edge, and the base gradually narrowed, the lower ones 
being distinctly stalked. sori immersed, uniseriate. areolæ in about 
-three rows. Java. SYNS. P. cuspidatum, Goniophlebium persice- 
folium. The variety grandidens is a more deeply-toothed form. 
P, Phegopteris (Phegopteris).* Beech Polypody.. rhiz. wide- 
creeping, slender. sti. slender, 6in. to 9in. long, naked, except 
the . fronds 6in. to Qin. long, 4in. to 6in, broad, 
almost deltoid. rey oe — beneath ; lower pinne 2in. to din. 
long, fin. to Jin. broad, cut three-quarters of the way to the 
; into close, entire or slightly-toothed, blunt lobes, gin. 
oad, the lowest pair deflexed. sori nearer the edge than the 
rib. Northern isphere (Britain). 
— 
Ne yer ty 
Fic. 240, PORTION OF FROND OF POLYPODIUM PHYLLITIDIS. 
P. Phyllitidis (Phyllitidis). 
rhiz. by us, stout, brown- 
. sti, sho i 
or none. fronds 
ele i 
ve, between the e and midrib, usually with two 
to So Brazil, 1793. See 240. 
P. todes (Phymatodes), rhiz. woody, wide-creepi 
— — att Sin. to Lai, long, glossy, firm, ack 
to 3ft. long 
numerous | —— 
long, and lin. to Hin. b , immersed, or 
one — ee — — —* Syn. Phymatodes 
vulga - . ew Fa ter minale, merely 
garden varieties of this pecien * — 
Oar S| fi i 
Polypodium—continued. 
P. platyphyllum (broad-leaved). rhiz. woody, with nearly 
black scales. sti, 3in. to 4in. long, erect, strong. fronds lft. to 
lift. long, 2in. to 4in. broad, the edge entire, the point acute, 
upper surface dirty-white dotted. sori immersed, in single 
rows between the main veins, eight or nine between the midrib 
and edge. Java. Syn. P. crassinervium. 
P. plebeium (plebeian). rhiz. wide-creeping, stout, grey-scaly. 
sti. strong, erect, 4in. to 8in. long, castaneous. fronds 6in. to 12in. 
long, 3in. to 6in. broad, deltoid-ovate, cut nearly or quite to the 
rachis; pinne spreading, entire or obscurely crenated, jin. to 
gin. broad, the lowest not reduced ; under side and rachis scaly. 
sori copious. Mexico to Peru. 
P. plectolepis (plaited-scaled). rhiz. stout; scales ferruginous, 
squarrose. sti. firm, glossy, stramineous, 6in. to 12in. long. 
fronds lft. to 2ft. long, 1ft. broad; pinnz spreading, numerous, 
4in. to 6in. long, about din. broad, dually narrowed from base 
to point, the edge crenate ; both sides finely pubescent. sori and 
areole in a single series. Mexico and Guatemala. SYN. Gonio- 
phlebium plectolepis. 
P. plesiosorum.* rhiz. stout, reddish-scaly. sti. firm, erect, 
2in. to 4in. long, glossy. fronds 6in, to 12in. long, 4in. to 6in, 
broad, cut to the rachis; pinne close, entire, about }in. broad, 
ually narrowed upwards, slightly dilated on both sides at 
e base. sort prominent, in a single row close to the midrib 
ape the specific name). a@reole usually in two rows. Mexico 
Venezuela. SyNs. P. colpodes, P. gonatodes, P. rhodopleuron. 
P. Plumula (feathered). A synonym of P. elasticwm. 
P. proliferum (proliferous). rhiz. stout, creeping. sti. 2in, to 
8in. long, spreading. fronds lft, to 2ft. or more long, 6in. to 12in. 
broad, erect or decumbent, often elongated and rooting at the 
int, and —— branched from the axils; pinnæ 4in. to bin. 
ong, jin. to Zin. broad, broadest at base, truncate or cordate, the 
— lobed; under side and rachis sometimes slightly 
pub mt. sori medial, oval, sometimes confluent. dia, 
China, &c., 1820. Syn. Goniopteris prolifera. 
P, propinquum (allied). rhiz. wide-creeping, woody, with 
bright ferruginous scales. fronds ohon r — en 4in. 
to Yin. long, Sin. to 4in. br cut half or three-quarters of the 
way into acute or bluntish lobes; fertile ones 14ft. to 3ft. long, 
often lft. broad, with a distinct stem, and lobes 4in. to 6in. ' 
šin. to Zin. broad, reaching nearly or quite to the rachis. sori. 
a row near the midrib, placed at the junction of several veinlets. 
areole copious. India, &. SYNS. P. Wildenovii (H. G. F. 35), 
Drynaria propinqua 
P. pruinatum (frosted). Basal scales ferruginous. 
sessile, densely tufted, oblanceolate, erect, 4in. tone: jin. — 
blunt, deltoid at base, cut more than half way to the rachis into 
five or six-jugate, blunt lobes; surfaces hairy, the lower — 
ose. sort round, four to the central lobes, 
Chontales, Nicaragua. 
rugulosum (dotted, slightly wrinkled). 
Hatin te e fi ens 
lower 
his 
side slightly hairy. 
Australia, & 
C. 
—— ey ogee 
ous, marginal. ew Zealand, — 
Greenhouse. SYNS. P. rugulosum, Phegopteris — 
P. pustulatum 
branched, wide-scandent, wood: 
scales, sti. lin. to 3in. long. fronds varying from entire, 3in. 
to Sin. long, and jin. to : 1 ends, ` 
lit. to lft. , and 3in. to 4in. broad, : 
winged rachis i 
uniseriate, sub- 
Zealand 
P. quercifolium (Oak-leaved).* rhi ; 
a ny din: long: Jronde dimorphous s bare 
tum. : 
Fronds 6in. to 18in. long, lin. to Zin. broad, slightly sinuated 
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