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THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 
Polypodium—continued. 
cau. sub-arbo- 
P. Shenae (Stegnogramma-like). 
rescent. sti. lift. to 2ft. long, erect, firm, pubescent upwards. 
Fronds 2ft. to 3ft. long, 1ft, or more proad ; pinne 6in. to Yin. 
long, 14in. broad, the edge bluntly lobed about a quarter the way 
down, the apex ‘acuminate ; ; rachis and veins beneath slightly 
hairy. sori in rows near the midrib. Sandwich Isles. SYNS. 
P. sandvicense, Goniopteris steynogrammoides. 
P — (dotted). rhiz. slender, wide-creeping, fibril- 
fronds sub-sessile, 4in. to Sin. long, din. to Zin. ’ broad, 
— gradually narrowed towards both ends, both sides naked. 
sori uniserial. areole fine, copious, with distinct, free veinlets. 
—— See Fig. 243. SYN. Anapeltis venosa. 
P. stigmosum (dotted). rhiz. ra fea with ferruginous 
Scales. sti. somewhat tufted, firm, erect, lin. to 6in, long. 
Sronds 1}ft. to 2ft. long, lin. to in. broad, the lower part 
— narrowed, the apex acuminate, the edge entire ; lower 
surface tomentose. sori very small, in several rows between the 
transverse veinlets, continuous, occasionally covering the whole 
frond except the base. North India, &c., 1 Syn. Niphobolus 
costatus. 
P. ——— — Tag arger rhiz. wide-creeping, with 
dull brown si erect, 6in. to 12in. long, naked, 
glossy. onde an to 3ft. long, 8in. to Bin, broad, ecurved, 
oblong-lanceolate; pinnæ 4in. to 6in. lon ong, din. to lin. went 
sessile, the base rounded or auricled, the edge slightly toothed or 
= sori — — — areol i in bee — 
ws. Himalayas, Schellolepis subawriculata. va 
Reinwardtit is crenate fated of dentate. * 
— — htly Bowen sigs daly sti. less than lin. 
densely tufted.” fr 6in. to Yin. long, lin. to Nin. trond 
— —— poten one-third to half way down, de- 
current at base, the wer ones gradually reduced; both surfaces 
tly villous. sori in rows, one to each tooth. Malay Isles, 
P. sapbpotioiatum — y-stalked). rhiz. wide-creeping, stout, 
with ferruginous scales. oN 4in. to 6in. long, stramineous, firm. 
fronds lft. or more long, to 8in. broad; pinnæ 3in. to 4in. 
jong żin. broad, with a Pet crenate edge and a blunt point, 
ower ones.rounded at base, sub-petiolate ; rachis and both 
surfaces finely villous. sort t rows nearer the midrib than N 
e. Mexico, &c., 1845. P. biserratum is, according to M: 
er, merely a form of this species, with much more elongated 
nds, more numerous pinnhz, and more distant sori. 
P. surrucuchense (Surruchu). rhiz. snik densely -scal 
sti. firm, n to 12in. long, glossy. fronds lft. to 2ft. “long, Sin, a 
 I2in. broad; pinnæ 4in. to 6in. — — * broad, erecto- 
— ot nner, the base sub-cun F Ta oie. e entire. sori 
in a single series w mp ir Vest Indies to 
— SYN. Gontophtebin 
—— 
g, with ferru; 
Sag i broad, 1 ne or uniform, sont 
ay obed or enti — 
on free vein! — are a: eregubas: 
Indies and Cayenne. SYNS. * — Anapeu poi a 
aero 
Polypodium—continued. 
P, terminale (terminal). A garden form of P. Phymatodes. 
P. tetragonum (four-angled). A synonym of P. androgynum. 
P. thyssanolepis (fringed-scaled). rhiz. sin. long, firm, slender, 
wide-creeping, with dense, pale brown scales. sti. erect, din. to 
12in, long, stiff, scaly. fronds Sin. to Yin. long, 2in. to 4in. broad, 
lanceolate, simply pinnate ; pinnæ jin. to żin. broad, blunt, entire, 
distant, ligulate, ascending, all except lowest (which are not re- 
duced) ‘dilated ‘at base; lower surface densely clothed with 
minute, ciliated, brown, lepidote scales. ami and areole uni- 
seriate. Mexico to Peru. SYN. Goniophlebi lepis. 
P. trichodes (hair-like). sti. scaly ab base, * hirsute. fronds 
lft. to 4ft. or more long, bi-tripinnate ; segments finely divided, 
covered with minute, white hairs. East Indies, 1840. Greenhouse. 
Syn. Phegopteris trichodes. 
trichomanoides (Trichomanes -like).* sti, short, densely 
tufted, deciduously hairy. fronds 3in. to 6in. long, about din. 
broad, cut to the rachis ; pinnæ less than one line broad, close, 
linear-oblong, blunt; surfaces sometimes hairy. sori one in each 
pinna, near the base.. West Indies, &c., 1822. 
P. trifidum (thrice-cut). rhiz. stout, with bright ferruginous 
scales. sti. 3in. to 6in. long, firm, erect, glossy. fronds 6in. to 
.12in. long, 6in. to 8in. broad, with a large, linear, terminal lobe, 
and one to five similar ones on each side, which reach down 
within lin. of the rachis, and are 4in. to 6in. long, in. to Liin. 
broad, narrowed to the point, the edge obscurely repand or 
entire. sori uniseriate, and one only between each main vein. 
areole copious, between the transverse veinlets. India, &c. 
Syns, P. oxylobum, Pleuridium oxylobum. 
P. oe gage coe rhiz. creeping, stout, densely 
‘scaly, šin. to 5in. long, close, villous, f uently bent. 
fronds Ban to Sin. long, lin. or more broad, with blunt, entire, 
broad lobes reaching f way down. sori 
rom one-third to half 
— — in two rows in each lobe, immersed. West Indies 
eru, 
P. triquetrum (three-sided). rhiz. woody, stout, with dense, 
almost scarious scales. sti. 4in. to 8in. long, distant, firm, erect. 
fronds, barren ones 6in. to 9in. long, 2in. to 3in. broad, with 
an entire ed , and an acuminate apex; fertile ones rather 
narrower and onger. sori in two close rows between the main 
veins, five to eight between the midrib and edge, not immersed. 
ava. SYN. -Pleuridiwm triquetrum. 
unidentatum ———— sti. Ut. long, tufted, with 
dark brown scales. fronds 2ft. to 3ft. long, lft, or more broad, 
deltoid ; lower pinnz — deltoid, 6in. to Qin. long, 4in. to 
Sin. broad ; pinnules lanceolate, the lower segments distinct, 
ovate-oblong, deeply pinnatifid, with slightly-toothed lobes. sort 
sub-marginal. Sandwich Isles. This species is rather rare in 
cultivation. Syn. Phegopteris unidentata. 
Fig. 245. CREEPING Rizon or Pourropium Geen 
P, vaceintifolium ( * 
— (i orteheer eared rhiz. very wide-creep- 
—— A — 
