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Rhipidopteris, rliipis, fan ; shape of the fronds like a fan. 



Saccoloma, saJckos, a bag or sack, loma, margin ; the union 



of the indusium with the margin, forming a hood or 



cyst. 

 Sadleria, in honour of Josephus Sadler, an Hungarian 



botanist. 

 SalpichlfBna, salpi, pipe, cMcena, a cloak ; the indusium 



being- like a pipe. 

 Schaffheria, in honour of — Schaffner, a German botanical 



collector in Mexico. 

 Schellolepis, scJiello, skeleton, lej^is, scale ; the character of 



the scale surrounding the sori. 

 Schizolepton, scMzo, to cut, leptos, slender ; sporangia 



seated in a slit. 

 Schizoloma, schizo, I cut, loma, a border or margin ; the 



sori in the form of a slit on the margin of the frond. 

 Scolopendrium, slcolopendra, a centipede ; the appearance 



of fructification on the under side of the frond. 

 Scypholepia, shyphos, a cup, lepis, scale ; the form of the 



indusium. 

 Selliguea, in memory of M. Selligue, a French optician. 

 Soromanes, soros, heap, mania, fancy ; the sporangia in 



fanciful and irregular heaps, 

 Stegnogramma, siegnos, a cover, gramma, a line ; sori 



linear, but not furnished with indusia, as stated by 



Blume. 

 Stenochleena, stenos, narrow, Maria, cloak ; narrow in- 

 dusium. 

 Stenosemia, stenos, narrow, senia, standard ; the fertile 



frond with its narrow segments being like a flag. 

 Stromatopteris, stroma, a cover ; the sori being covered 



with wool-like hairs. 



