880. Polypodium (Goniophlebium) prionodes, 
[Filices-Polypodiaceae] ; ex affmitate P. mba, 
quo pinnis basi acutis differt. 
Rhizoma brevity- repens. Stipites caespitosi, 
3 mm. diam., plano-convexi, glabri,basi squamis d 
ovatis instructs Frondes simpliciter pinnatae, 
glabrae ; rhachis gracilis. Pinnae anguste hmceol 
basiacutae, argute sorratae, 12 cm. longae, ad 1 
crasso marginali eircumdatae. yon parvi, irregul 
Uganda Protectorate. West Ankole Foi 
rocks in streams, Daive, '369. 
XLIL-THE USE OF SEEDS FOR ORNAMENTAL 
(With Plate.) 
The use of ornamental seeds in the manufacture of household 
articles and for personal adornment is common in many countries, 
but in few perhaps has the application of natural forest seeds 
become an industry so definite as appears to be the case in 
Ma/agon. Hombav. This is described in an article which appeared 
in the " Times of India " for July 13th, 1906, here reproduced. 
This article is of interest to Kew as some time ago (Ma v. l'.i<)f>) 
Mr. G. M. Ryan, F.L.S., of the Indian Forest Service; presented 
to the Museum, on behalf of the Sisters of All Saints' School at 
Mazagon, a handsome screen, measuring 7 ft. by ~> ft., made up 
The seeds employed in this instance were -Job's Tears "' (Coi.r 
Lfo-h,-ifmn-inbi\ Linn.), "Red Wood," sometimes, according to 
Diet. Econ. Prod. India, called "Red Sandal Wood " (Ad<wtnt/ t n-u 
pavoninu, Linn.), seeds of Mi/uus->r s K'tul.i, Linn., and short 
pieces of what appear to be^the peduncles of "Great Millet" 
(Andri->j>u(/,»i Sorglni ///, Lrot., var. mlgaris, Hack.'', or an allied 
The photograph of which a reproduction is given here, 
ill ,--, iting the work in course of progress, was presented by- 
Mr. Ryan with the screen. 
"The Indian jungles are remarkable for the number of hard 
bright seeds of many colour- thai are found upon their trees and 
elhnbing plants. Every colour except probably light blue and 
bright green is represented, and these seeds, if gathered when 
quite ripe, are hard and durable, some being about the hardness 
of bone. In size they vary from that of a large watch 
downwards, and beyond occasional use for their real or supposed 
medicinal properties, they have been allowed to fall and rot 
where they grow unless, like the myrabolan and mhowra, they 
possess some commercial value for industrial or economic 
purposes. The beauty of many of these seeds and their 
dmabiiirv must have often suggested their use as ornaments, as 
it did to Sir George Watt, Director of Economic Products to the 
Government of India, bur the difficulty of piercing them 
regularly and cheaply seems to have stood in the way until 
