PTERIS 



718 



PTEROCARYA 



P. droogmantia'na (Droogmantian). 3. Bipinnate. 



Congo Free State. 1900. 

 edu'lis (eatable). 3. New Zealand. 1837. 

 data (tall). 3-5. Trop. Amer. to Ecuador. 

 e'legans (elegant). 3. August. E. Ind. 1824. 

 ensifo'rmis (sword-shaped), i-ij. Trop. Asia. 

 crista'ta (crested). Like P. ensiformis Victoria, 



but crested. 1892. 

 Victo'riee, (Victoria's). Fronds beautifully marbled 



with white. Malaya. 1890. 



felo'sma (heavy-smelling). See P. QUADRIAURITA. 

 ftabella'ta (fan-shaped). 2-4. S. Africa ; Abys- 

 sinia, &c. 

 Ghiesbre'ghtii (Ghiesbreght's). See P. LACINIATA 



GHIESBREGHTII. 



gigante'a (giant). 3-6. W. Ind. ; Colombia ; Peru. 

 glaucovi'rens (glaucous-green). See P. QUADRIAURITA. 

 grandifo'lia (large-leaved). 1^-3. Trop. Amer. to 



Peni. 1793. 

 vitta'ta (striped). Pinnae striped, with nearly free 



veins. 



heteroda'ctyla (various-fingered). Malaya. 

 heterophy'lla (various-leaved). 4. July. Jamaica. 



1820. 



interna'ta (divided-in-threes). W. Ind. 1880. 

 Hi' Hit (Hill's). 3. Fronds bronzy-green, leathery, 



glossy. Brazil 1904. 

 hookeria'na (Hookerian). iJ-2. Adam's Peak, 



Ceylon. 

 interna'ta (divided-in-threes). See P. HETEROPHYLLA 



INTERNATA. 



kunzea'na (Kunzean). 3-5. Trop. Amer. to Peru. 

 lacinia'ta (laciniate). 3-5. Trop. Amer. to Peru. 

 Ghiesbre'ghtii (Ghiesbreght's). Fronds less hairy. 



1857- 



la'ctea (milky), i. November. 

 lanugino'sa (woolly). 3. July. Bourbon. 1819. 

 la'ta (broad). 3$. June. Brazil. 1841. 

 leptophy'lla (slender-leaved). ii-ij. Brazil. 1824. 

 longifo'lia (long- leaved). 2-5. August. W. Ind. 



1770. 

 Marie" sii (Maries's). Fronds shorter; pinnae 



narrower. Japan. 1895. 

 lo'ngipes (long-stalked). 2-2 J. India. 

 lu'dens (deceiving). i-ij. Malaya ; Philippines. 



(Doryopteris.) 



macile'nta (meagre). i|-4. New Zealand. 

 macro'piera (large-winged). 3. Frond i-ij ft. broad. 



Brazil. 

 milnea'na (Milnean). 3-4. Solomon Isles ; Fiji. 



1865. 



mi' sera (poor). $-1. Malaya. 

 molucca'na (Moluccan). 3-4. Malaya. 1880. 

 mutila'ta (mutilated). J-i. W. Ind. 

 nemora'lis (grove). See P. BIAURITA NEMORALIS. 

 Ouvra'rdii (Ouvrard's). See P. SERRULATA Ouv- 



RARDII. 

 palea'aa (scaly). 2-5. Stalk alone 2-4 ft. Diana's 



Peak, St. Helena. 



pa'tens (spreading). 3. Tropics of Old World. 

 peda'ta (pedate). J-J. W. Ind. to Brazil. (Doryop- 



teris pedata.) 

 peruviafna (Peruvian). See GYMNOGRAMME CALO- 



MELANOS PERUVIANA. 



Plumie'ri (Plumier's). 2. July. S. Amer. 1818. 

 ,, podophy'lla (stalked-leaved). 3-4. Trop. Amer., &c. 

 pu'nqens (prickly). 2-3. Stalks prickly. W. Ind. 

 quadriauri' ta (four-eared). ii~5. Tropics of both 



Worlds. 1841. 

 i> argyrce'a (silvery). Midrib silvery-white. E. Ind. 



1859'. 



,, aspericau'lis (rough-stemmed). 2. E. Ind. 

 fu' stipes (brown-stalked), i. Solomon Islands. 



1868. 



rubricau'lis (red- stemmed), i-i. Stalks red. 

 ru'bro-ne'rvia (red-nerved). 1-2. Stalks and ribs 



purple-red. India. 1861. 

 tricolor (three-coloured), i. Midrib silvery- white, 



tinted red. E. Ind. 1860. 

 robu'sta (robust). See P. ACULEATA. 

 rotundifo'lta (round-leaved). See PELL^EA ROTUNDI- 



FOLIA. 

 sagittifo'lia (arrow-leaved). J-i. Venezuela to 



Brazil. (Dory op teris.) 

 hasta'ta (halbert-shaped). Frond \vith two large 



horizontal lobes. 



P. sagitta'ta (arrow-shaped). See PELL^A CORDATA 



SAGITTATA. 



,, semipinna'ta (half-pinnate). 2-2$. Tropical and 

 subtropical Asia. 



Bau'sei (Bause's). i. Compact and densely 

 tufted, erect. 1886. 



semisagitta' ta (half-arrow-shaped). Fronds broad, 

 half- arrow-shaped. S. Brazil. 1902. 



spinulo'sa (small-spined). ij. September. 1834. 



strami'nea (straw-coloured). iJ-2. Chili. 



sulca'ta (furrowed). See P. QUADRIAURITA. 



ternifo'lia (three-leaved). See PELL^EA TERNIFOLIA. 



undula'ta (waved). Fronds wavy. Fiji. 



Victo'rice (Victoria's), Regi'nce (Queen's), and Vic- 

 to'ria-Regi'nce (Queen Victoria's). See P. ENSI- 

 FORMIS VICTORIA. 



wallichia'na (Walh'chian). 6-8. Himalaya; Japan; 

 Philippines. 



PTERISA'NTHES. (From pteris, a wing, and anthos, a 

 flower ; the receptacle of the flower is developed into a 

 broad, membranous wing. Nat. ord. Ampelidaceae.) 



An evergreen stove climber, with the habit of a Cissus. 

 Cuttings of half-ripe wood, in sand, in a close case, with 

 bottom-heat. Fibrous loam, leaf-mould, and sand. 

 P. poli'ta (polished). Green ; rachis flattened like a 

 knife. Malaya. 1896. 



PTEROCA'CTUS. (From pteron, a wing, and Cactus ; 

 the seeds are broadly winged. Nat. ord. Cactaceae.) 



Warm and dry greenhouse succulents. Cuttings 

 allowed to dry at the cut ends, inserted in sand in 

 a dry atmosphere. Fibrous loam, leaf-mould, finely 

 broken bricks, and sand. 

 P. deci'piens (deceiving). J. Yellow ; stigmas purple. 



Argentina. 1907. 



Ku'ntzei (Kuntze's). J. Yellow. Plant tufted, sea- 

 green. Argentina. 1907. 



PTEROCA'RPUS. (From pteron, a wing, and karpos. 

 a fruit ; seed-pods with wing-like appendage. Nat. ord. 

 Leguminous Plants [Leguininosx]. Linn. 16- Monad el phia, 

 7-Dodecandria. Allied to Dalbergia.) 



Stove evergreen trees. Cuttings of half-ripened, stubby 

 side-shoots in sand, under a glass, and in bottom-heat ; 

 rich, fibrous loam. Winter temp., 50 to 55 ; summer, 

 60 to 85. 

 P. Bro'wnei (Brown's). See ECASTAPHYLLUM BROWNEI. 



,, buxifo'lius (box-leaved). See BRYA EBENUS. 



dalbergioi'des (Dalbergia-like). See P. INDICUS. 



,, Dra'co (dragon). 40. White. W. Ind. 1820. 



escule'ntus (eatable). 50. Yellow. Trop. Africa. 



1793- 

 fta'vus (yellow). Yellow. April. Cochin-China. 



1826. 



gla'ber (smooth). See BRYA EBENUS. 

 i'ndicus (Indian). 30. White or yellow. India and 



China. 1813. 

 ,, luna'tus (crescent-shaped). See DREPANOCARPUS 



LUNATUS. 



,, Marsu'pium (pouched). 40. White. India. 1811. 

 Plumie'ri (Plumier's). See ECASTAPHYLLUM MONE- 



TARIA. 



,, Ro'hrii (Rohr's). 20. Brazil. 1816. 

 santalinoi'des (sandal- wood-like). See P. ESCULENTUS. 

 santali'nus (Santalum-like). 60. Yellow. E. Ind. 



1800. " Red Saunder's Wood." 

 sca'ndens (climbing). 15. Yellow. Caracas. 1817. 



Climber. 

 Siebe'ri (Sieber's). See ECASTAPHYLLUM BROWNEI. 



PTEROCA'RYA. (From pteron, a wing, and caruon, a 

 nut; winged fruit. Nat. ord. Juglands [Juglandacea?]. 

 Linn. zi-Moncecia, q-Enneandria. Allied to Juglans.) 



Hardy deciduous trees ; by layers of the young shoots ; 

 also by grafting on the Walnut ; deep, moist soil in 

 warm places ; in cold situations shallow, poor soil \\ill 

 be best, that the wood may not be stronger than the 

 sun will ripen. 

 P. cauca'sica (Caucasian). 40. Green. May. Caucasus ; 



Orient. 1800. " Caucasian Walnut.'" 

 ,, fraxinifo'lia (Ash-leaved). See P. CAUCASICA. 

 hupehe'nsis (Hupeh). 30-70. Green. Fruit in spikes 



2 ft. long. Central China. 1910. 

 Paliu'rus (Paliurus). 20-50. Green. May. Central 

 China. 1903. 



