POLYSTICHUM 



695 



PONDS 



P. pube'rula (finely-downy). Green. Trop. Africa. 



1822. 

 pube'scens (downy). YeUow, red. May. S. Africa. 



1838. 



purpu'rea (purple). Purple. July, August. India. 

 ruft'nula (reddish), . Cinnamon-brown, greenish ; 



lip yellowish, purple. Zanzibar. 1879. 

 stri'cta (erect), -f. Greenish-yellow, with purple 



streaks. British E. Africa. 1909- 

 usambare'nsis (Usambar). White, purple. German 



E. Africa. 1898. 

 villa' sa (shaggy) of Rolfe. f . Pale green ; lip white. 



E. Trop. Africa. 1894. 

 villo'sa (shaggy) of Journal des OrchidSes. See P. 



AFFINIS. 



Wi'ghtii (Wight's). Ceylon. 

 zambesi'aca (Zambesian). i. Yellow and brown. 



Zambesi. 1895. 



POLY'STICHUM. (From polus, many, and siichos, a 

 row ; numerous rows of spore-cases. Nat. ord. Ferns 

 [Filices]. Linn. 2^-Cryptogamia, i-Filices. A section of 

 Aspidium.) 



Stove, greenhouse, and hardy, yellow-spored Ferns. 

 See FERNS. 

 P. acrostichoi' des (Achrostichum-like). 2. N. Amer. 



1820. Hardy. 

 gra'ndiceps (large-headed). Fronds tasselled at 



the apex. N. Amer. 1882. 



aculca'tum (prickly). 2-4. Europe (Britain). Hardy. 

 gra'ndiceps (large-headed). Fronds tasselled at 



the apex. 

 angula're (angular). 2-4. Europe (Britain). A 



variety of P. aculeatum. Hardy. 

 gra'ndiceps (large- headed) . Fronds tasselled at 



the apex. 



Ma'ya (Miss May's), i. Devon. 1881. 

 proli'ferum (proliferous). Fronds bearing two 



rows of young plants. 

 ano'malum (anomalous). 3-4. Sori often on the 



upper face. Ceylon. 1856. 



arista' turn (awned). i. July. Norfolk Island. 

 auricula' turn (eared). July. E. Ind. 1793. 

 le'ntum (pliant) . Pinnae deeply cut. India. 1879. 

 Brau'nii (Braun's). Europe. Hardy. 

 cape'nse (Cape). June. Cape of Good Hope. 1823. 

 conca'vum (concave). See P. LASERPITIIFOLIUM. 

 coniifo'lium (hemlock-leaved), ij. June. E. Ind. 



1841. 



coria'ceum (leathery). See P. CAPENSE. 

 crena'tum (notched). Colombia. Stove. 

 denticuld 'turn (toothed). July. Jamaica. 

 ,, discre'tum (parted). May. Nepaul. 

 ,, dre'panum (sic&o-fronded). See POLYPODIUM DRE- 



PANUM. 



falrine* Hum (smaU-sickle). May. W. Ind. 



fte'xum (bent). 3-4. Juan Fernandez. 1856. 



frondo'sum (leafy). 2-3. Madeira ; Zambesi ; Natal. 



glandulo' 'sum (glanded). June. 



hi'spidum (bristly). July. New Zealand. 1845. 



laserpitiifo'lium (Laserpitium-leaved). iJ-2. Japan. 



1862. 



,, le'ntum (pliant). See P. AURICULATUM LENTUM. 

 lepidocau'lon (scaly-stemmed). iJ-2. Japan and 



Tsus-Sima. 1875. 

 loba'tum (lobed). i-ii. Europe (Britain). Hardy. 



A variety of P. aculeatum. 

 Lonchi'tis fLonchitis). i-ij. Europe (Britain). 



" Holly Fern." Hardy. 

 mexica'num (Mexican). ij-z. Mexico. 1857. 



Greenhouse. 



mucrona'tum (sharp-pointed). Jamaica. 1838. 

 muni' turn (armed). May. Jamaica. 1839. 

 obtu'sum (blunt). June. Isle of Luzon. 

 ordina'tum (orderly). 3-4. S. Amer. A variety of 



P. aculeatum. Stove. 

 platyphy'llum (broad-leaved). See POLYPODIUM 



PLATYPHYLLUM. 



polyble'pharum (much-fringed). 2. Japan. 1883. 



Greenhouse or hardy. 



,, proli'ferum (proliferous). July. Australia. 1842. 

 pu'ngens( stinging). May. Cape of Good Hope. 1823. 

 rhomboi'deum (diamond-teaved). April. E. Ind. 

 seto'sum (bristly). Japan. 1862. A variety of P. 



aculeatum. Greenhouse. 

 specio'sum (showy). July. Nepaul. 



P. tria'ngulum (triangular). i-i. W. Ind. 

 tri'pteron (three- winged). i-ij. Japan. 1881. 



Greenhouse or hardy. 

 vesti'tum (clothed). June. Van Diemen's Land. 



1842. A variety of P. aculeatum. Greenhouse. 

 vivi'parum (viviparous), ij-i^. Fronds proliferous 



at tip. W. Ind. 1880. 



POLY'XENA. (Polyxena, a daughter of Priam. Nat. 

 ord. Liliaceae.) 



Greenhouse bulbs. Offsets. Fibrous, mellow loam 

 leaf-mould, and sand. 

 P. odora'ta (scented). J. White. September, October. 



S. Africa. 1871. 



pygma'a (pigmy). . Lilac to purple. May. S. 

 Africa. 1790. 



POMADE'RRIS. (From poma, a lid, and derris, a 

 skin ; the membranous covering of the seed-vessel. Nat. 

 ord. Rhamnads [Rhamnaceae]. Linn. $-Pentandria, i- 

 Monogynia.) 



Greenhouse, Australian, evergreen shrubs ; yellow- 

 flowered, except where otherwise stated. Cuttings of 

 half-ripened shoots cut to a joint, dried at the base, and 

 inserted in sand, under a glass ; peat and sandy loam. 

 Winter temp., 38 to 45. P. elli'ptica, with the exception 

 of having creamy-like flowers, resembles the Ceano'thus 

 azu'reus, and no doubt would prove almost as hardy 

 against a wall. 



P. acumina'ta (pointed-leaved). See P. ELLIPTICA. 

 andromedafo'lia (Andromeda-leaved). See P. PHILLY- 



RvEOIDES. 



ape' tola (petal-less). 3-4. Pale green. June. 1803. 



" Victoria Hazel." 

 a'spera (rough). See P. APETALA. 

 betuli'na (birch-like). Light yellow. 

 ca'ndicans (whitish). See P. TAINUI. 

 cine'rea (grey). 3-4. June. 

 di'scolor (two-coloured). See P. ELLIPTICA. 

 elli'ptica (elliptic). 4-6. June. 1805. 

 ,, ericifo'lia (heath-leaved). See P. PHYLIC^EFOLIA. 

 ferrugi'nea (rusty). 6. April. 1810. 

 ,, globulo'sa (globulose). See SPYRIDIUM GLOBULOSUM. 

 lani'gera (woolly). 3. April. 1806. 

 ledifo'lia (Ledum-leaved) . 2. April. 1824. 

 ligustn'na (privet-Uke). White. June. 1826. 

 phUlyraoi'des (Phillyrea-like). 5. June. 1824. 

 phylicafo'lia (Phylica-leaved). 2-3. May. 1819. 

 racemo'sa (racemose). Yellow, in racemes. 

 ora'ria (maritime). 

 Tai'nui (Tainui). 2-3. New Zealand. 

 vacciniifo'lia (Vaccinium-leaved) . Creamy-yellow. 



1869. 



viridiru'fa (greenish-brown). See P. FERRUGINEA. 

 wcndlandia'na (Wendland's). See P. FERRUGINEA. 



POMA'RIA. (Named after Pomar, a Spanish physician. 

 Nat. ord. Leguminous Plants [Leguminosie]. Linn. 10- 

 Decandria, i-Monogynia. Now referred to Caesalpinia.) 

 P. glandulo' sa (glanded). See CCSALPINIA BIJUGA. 



PO'MAX. (From poma, a lid ; the operculum, or 

 covering of the seed-vessel. Nat. ord. Rubiads [Rubi- 

 aceae]. Linn. 4-Tetrandria, i-Monogynia. Allied to 

 Opercularia.) 



Greenhouse evergreen. See OPERCULA'RIA. 

 P. hi'rta (hairy). See P. UMBELLATA. 

 umbella'ta (umbelled). i. White, green. July. N. 

 Holland. 1826. 



POMEGRANATE. Pu'nica. 



POMMERE'SCHEA. (A commemorative name. Nat. 

 ord. Scitaminaceae.) 



A stove fine foliage plant. Divisions in spring. 

 Fibrous loam, lumpy peat, some charcoal, and sand. 

 P. Lackne'ri (Lackner's). 2-3. Golden-yellow. Burma. 

 1895. 



POMPION. Cucu'rbita. 



PONCELE'TIA. (Named after M. Ppncelet, author of 

 a treatise on Wheat. Nat. ord. Epacrids [Epacridaceae]. 

 Linn. $-Pentandria, i-Monogynia. See SPRENGELIA.) 

 P. sprengelioi'des (Sprengelia-like). See SPRENGELIA 



PONCELETIA. 



PONDS are reservoirs of water dug out of the soil, 

 and made retentive by puddling with clay their bottoms 



