POLYPODY 



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POLYSTACHYA 



P. subauricula'tum (somewhat-auricled) . 3-6. Trop. 



Relnwd'rdtii (Reinwardfs). Edges of pinnae 



notched, instead of toothed. 



subfalca'tum (slightly-sickled). July. Malaya. 1839. 

 subpetiola'tum (short-stalked). 2. May. Mexico. 



1845. 

 subserra'tum (somewhat-sawed). See P. SUBPETIOLA- 



superficial (superficial). J-iJ. N. India ; Tsus- 



Sima, &c. 

 surrucuche'nse (Surrucuchan) . iJ-3. W. Ind. to 



Ecuador. 

 suspe'nsum (suspended). iJ-2. Mexico to Brazil 



and Ecuador. 

 asplenifo'lium (Asplenium-leaved). Larger, and 



covered with reddish hairs. 

 Swa'rtzii (Swartz's). J-J. May. W. Ind. and 



Cayenne. 1816. 



sylvi'colum (wood- loving). Colombia. 1881. 

 tenio'sum (banded) of gardens. See P. ANGUSTI- 



FOLIUM. 

 tene'llum (slender). ij. Australia, &c. 1823. 



Greenhouse. 

 lenuicau'da (slender-tailed). See P. JUGLANDIFOLIUM 



TENUICAUDA. 



tenuifo'lium (slender-leaved). |-ij. W. Ind. and 



Colombia. 1834. 

 terminate (terminal). See P. PHYMATODES TERMI- 



NALE. 



tetrago'num (four-angled). June. Brazil. 1827. 



mega'lodus (large-toothed). Pinnae much broader. 



thyssano'lcpis (scale- fringed), i. Trop. Amer. 



tricho'des (hair-like). July. Philippines. 1840. 



trichomanoi'des (Trichomanes-like). i. August. W. 



Ind. 1822. 



tricu'spe (three- pointed), J-i. Japan and Corea. 

 tri'fidum (three-cut). J-iJ. N. India to Ceylon. 

 trifurca'tum (three-forked). J. July. W. Ind. 



1820. 



triparti'tum (three-parted). 1-2. Calabar. 1865. 

 trique'trum (triquetrous). J-iJ. Java. 

 tubero'sum (tuberose). 2. W. Ind. 

 unidenta'tum (one- toothed). 2-3. Sandwich Isles. 

 vacciniifo'lium (whortleberry-leaved). J. September. 



Trop. Amer. 



a'lbum (white). Gardens. 



vaci'llans (vacillating). See P. LORICEUM VACILLANS. 

 veno'sunt (veiny). See P. STIGMATICUM. 

 venu'stum (lovely). See P. HIMALAYENSE. 

 verruca' sum (warted). 4J-6. Philippines and 



Malaccas. 

 Willdeno-vii ( Willdenow's) . i-2. Mauritius and 



Bourbon. 



Xi'phias (Xiphias). i. Polynesia. 1881. 

 Zippe'llii (Zippell's). See P. HETEROCARPUM. 



POLYPODY. Polypo'dium. 



POLYPO'GON. Beard Grass. (From polus, many, 

 and pogon, a beard. Nat. ord. Gramineae.) 



Hardy annual grasses of ornamental character. Seeds 

 in April in any good garden soil. 

 P. littora'lis (shore), i. Grey. July. Europe. 

 mari'timus (maritime), i. Grey. July. S. Europe. 

 tnonspelie'nsis (Montpelier). i. Grey. July. Tem- 

 perate and tropical regions. 



POLY'PORUS. A large genus of fungi or toadstools, 

 growing on the ground in woods, under trees, upon wood, 

 or very often upon decaying trees. They are thick, 

 fleshy, and may resemble a mushroom in shape, or a 

 bracket when growing upon the trunks of trees. They 

 are brown or dark greenish-yellow, and the under-surface 

 is full of small pores or holes, which are really fine, 

 cylindrical tubes, bearing spores on their sides. 



POLY'PTERIS. (From polus, many, and pteris, a 

 feather ; in allusion to the numerous small, feathery 

 scales of the pappus. Nat. ord. Compositae. Allied to 

 Palafoxia and sometimes joined with it.) 



Half-hardy, perennial herbs, that may be reared from 

 seeds in a gentle heat, and planted out in May like half- 

 hardy annuals or sown in the open in April. Well- 

 drained soil. 



P. callo'sa (beautiful). ij. White. June. North- 

 Western Amer. 1824. 



P. AoofcmVtta(Hookerian). i. Pale rosy-purple. July 



August. Texas; Mexico. .1865. 

 integrifo'lia (entire-leaved). i. White. July, 



August. N. Amer. 1823. 

 texa'na .(Texan), i. Rose. July, August. Texas; 



Mexico. 



POLY'SCIAS. (From polus, many, and skias, an 

 umbel ; the umbels of flowers are numerous. Nat. ord. 

 Araliaceae.) 



Stove shrubs or small trees. Cuttings in sand, in a 

 close case, with bottom-heat. Fibrous loam, leaf-mould, 

 and sand. 



P. cutispo'ngia (skin-sponge). Madagascar. 

 nodo'sa (jointed). 40. White. March. Malaya. 



1818. 



amcw/a'to(panicled). Mauritius. 1866. The correct 

 name for the shrub known as Terminalia elegans. 



POLY'SPORA. (From polus, many, and spora, seed ; 

 many-seeded capsules. Nat. ord. Teaworts [Tern- 

 stromiacea!]. Linn. i6-Monadelphia, 8-Polyandria. Now 

 referred to Gordonia.) 

 P. axilla'ris(a\ittary-flowered). See GORDONIA ANOMALA. 



POLYSTA'CHYA, (From polus, many, and stachus, a 

 spike ; spikes numerous. Nat. ord. Orchidaceae.) 



Stove epiphytical orchids with small, usually pretty 

 flowers. Division when about to start into fresh growth. 

 Small pots, pans, or baskets, three-parts filled with 

 crocks, the rest sphagnum and a little peat fibre. 

 P. abbrevia'ta (shortened). Brazil. 1874. 

 affi'nis (related). Old gold, tinted with red. Mada- 

 gascar. 1844 and 1896. 

 appendicula'ta (appendaged). Small yellow. Came- 



roons. 1903. 

 bi' color (two-coloured). i-J. Sepals purple; the 



rest white. Seychelles. 1906. 

 bracteo'sa (large-bracted) . Yellow, brown. Trop. 



Africa. 1838. 

 Bucha'nani (Buchanan's), i. Yellowish and faintly 



purple. E. Trop. Africa. 1893. 

 ,, vi'ridis (green). Emerald green ; lip white. W. 



Trop. Africa. 1903. 

 bulbophylloi'des (Bulbophyllum-like). J. White ; lip 



with orange spot. W. Trop. Africa. 1891. 

 campyloglo'ssa (curved-lipped). $-$. Green, stained 



brown on column. British E. Africa. 1909. 

 dendrobiifio'ra (Dendrobium-flowered). White, suf- 

 fused pale rose, blood-red. German E. Africa. 1910. 

 dixa'ntha (two-yellow). Ochre ; lip deep yellow, 



purple, orange. W. Trop. Africa. 1882. 

 ,, ensifo'lia (sword-leaved). i-J. Tawny yellow. Trop. 



Africa. 1905. 



fiexuo'sa (flexuous). See EULOPHIA FLEXUOSA. 

 ,, galea'ta (helmeted). See P. GRANDIFLORA. 

 ,, golunge'nsis (Golungan). J. Light yellow. Trop. 



Africa. 1910. 

 grandiflo'ra (large-flowered). Green, spotted red ; lip 



greenish-white. W. Trop. Africa. 1837. 

 haroldia'na (Haroldian). J. White, tinged with 



green. Trop. Africa. 1905. 

 hypo'crita (mimic). Light green, with brown spots ; 



lip whitish. W. Trop. Africa. 1881. 

 imbrica'ta (overlapping). J. Yellow and pink. E. 



Trop. Africa. 1893. 

 Ki'rkii (Kirk's). J-J. White; lip edged with purple, 



E. Trop. Africa. 1895. 

 Laure'nlii (Laurent's). White or cream- white. Congo. 



1905. Trailer. 

 lawrencea'na (Lawrencean). Pale lilac and green. 



British Central Africa. 1893. 



,, laxifto'ra (lax-flowered). January. W. Trop. Africa. 

 leone'nsis (Sierra Leone). Light green ; lip white. 



W. Trop. Africa. 1888. 

 linea'ta (lined). Green and lined with brown. 



Guatemala. 1869. 



,, ela'tior (taller). Taller. Mexico. 1869. 

 lu'teola (small yellow). Yellow-green. Trop. Amer. 



1818. 

 mystacidioi'des (Mystacidium-like). 3$. Lurid purple 



and flesh. Congo. 1905. 

 ottonia'na (Ottonian). S. Africa. 1855. 

 ,, panicula'ta (panicled). Coppery-yellow to reddish- 

 orange. Trop. Africa. 1910. 

 Polycha'te (many-long-haired). Trop. Africa. 1905. 



