Polystichum 



( 225 ) 



Pomaderris 



POLYSTICHUM. 



The tendency has been to reduce the number of 

 genera of Ferns. Amongst genera which have 

 liee.n merged in others is Polystiehum, now referred 

 to Aspidium. For Aspidiuiu aculeatum and A. au- 

 gulare, sometimes found in gardens under Polysti- 

 chum, '' ASPIDIUM. 



Principal Species : 

 odorata, 4", Oct., wh. 

 (now Massouia odor- 

 ata). 



POMADERRIS. 



A genus (onl. Khamnea;) of greenhouse ever- 



pygrnisa, 6", Ap., lil. 

 . Massonia ensi-. 

 folia. M. uuiflora, and 

 M. -violacea). 



POFULUS TKEMl'LA (see p. 226). 



POLYXENA (>yn. POLYANTHES of JAC- 



QUIN). 



Bulbous plants (ord. Liliaceas), thriving in a 

 warm border or in a cold frame. Propagation, by 

 offsets or seeds. Soil, loam, peat, leaf mould, and 

 sand. Bulbs out of doors must be lifted and stored 

 in winter. They are not safe in the open ground, 

 particularly in damp places. 

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green shrubs. Propagation, by cuttings in sand, 

 under a bell-glass. The cuttings should be 

 dried a little before being inserted, or they 

 may damp off. Soil, fibrous loam and peat, 

 with sand. 



Principal Species : . 



npetala, 4', Je., grn. (syn. elliptica, 6', Je., creamy 

 aspera). yel. 



