s'T. ^jyiAJSTTim, lAnmi. 



Sori roundish, obreniform, transversally oblong or linear, tormina! on the '•^'-^ 

 «iHS5 the sporangia springing from the veins only (Eu-adiantum), or placed 

 oth on the veins and the spaces between them {Adian/ellum). Indusium of 

 he same shape ^ marginal, consisting of the modified, reflexed margin, bearing 

 he «ew-on its mner eurfacoi ' i-u^Le^. 



Rhizome creeping or erect. Stipes often black and polished, not arti- 

 ulate to the rhizome. Fronds erect or climbing (not in malayan material), 

 imple or commonly variously divided; leaflets inclined to be dimidiate, but 

 ften cuneato-flabellate, the outer edge not rarely more or less deeply incised, 

 he laciniae generally finely toothed; veins free or sometimes anastomosing. Perns 

 Qostly known and cultivated under llie name of »chevelure" or » maiden-hair". 

 Ik. Bk., Syn. Fil., tab. II, fig. 21; Diels, in -Engl, k Prantl, Nat. Pfl.Pam., 

 \ fig. 150 (*). 



Tropical and subtropical; some species also in the temperate zones. 



Arrangement of the sections and groups. 



I 1. EU-ADIANTUM (incl. Adiantellum). Veins free. 



a. Reniforiuiae. Fronds simple. 



b. Oligosoriae. Fronds pinnately divided. Leaflets' not cuneato- 

 flabellate. Sori linear, in continuous or interrupted lines. 



c. Polysoi'iae. Fronds pinnately divided. Leaflets not cuneato- 

 flabellate. Sori transversally oblong, or sometimes obreniform. 



d. Cuneatae. Fronds pinnately divided. Leaflets cuneato-flabellate,'' 

 + oblique, the petiole near the centre at the base. Sori obreniform, 

 or sometimes transversally oblong. 



e. Pedatae. Fronds pedato-dichotomous, i.e. forked, with the secon- 

 dary branchings springing from the upper side of the 2 primary ones. 



5 2. HEWARDIA. Veins anastomosing. (Not in Malaya). 



(*) ' In view of t the many beautiful species of this genus, which are much beloved as 

 irnamental plants, I inserted in this work the imported species (not the varieties got by cul- 

 ivation), which 1 know are found in our indian gardens. 



