60. ACBOSTICUUH, ••** tt CHEYSODIUIL 423 



alioDt halfway to the edge, the aredae in 3-4 rows, with free yeinle^ ; larren 

 piimos distant,' 1-1| in. L, 1 lin. hr. — PoBcilopteris semicordata, Moore. Ht. Zitd 

 Cent. t. 88. 



Hab. ConcaB, Law ; 'EfS^enies, Mchor; Ceylon, Tr.waita, 3075. 



122. A. fChrys.) Slumeanum, Hk. ; rhizome woody, wide-scandent ; it. of 

 barren fr. 6 in. 1., decidnonsly scalj ; larren Jr. 1-3 ft. t, 1 ft. or more br., with 

 nnmeroas sessile pmntB on each side, which are 4rG in. L, 1 in. br., the apex 

 aenminate, the edge slightly toothed, the base rounded ; texi.ure membranous ; 

 radas and midrib beneath slightly scaly ; ureolm hexagonal, without free 

 veinlets ; fertile fr. with distant pinns 4-8 in. 1., |-J in. hr. — ^, samoente; st. of 

 barren fr. 1 ft. 1., the central pintus 2 J in. L, % in. br., more distinctly tC'Othed. — 

 Si. ^. 5. p. 2G8. Leptochilns lomarioides, .^/iiin«. 



Hab. Assam, Javs, Fbilippines, and Samoa. — Zomafframme pteroida, J. Sm. TTk 

 Gen. Fil. t. 97 (Luzon, CHamng\ is apparently an abnormal form of this^ with the soti 

 in a line along the edge of pinnse rather nfurower than tbe usnal barren ones. A. Btqui- 

 atianum^ Gaod., shbnld not milikely also be referred here. 



12.3. A. (Chrys.) Baddianum, Kze. ; rhizome woody, wide-scandent ; st. of 

 barren fr. 4-6 in. L, firm, naked ; barren fr. 1-2 ft. 1., 8-1.5 in. br., with 

 numerous pinnas on each side, which are 4-8 in. 1., ^1 in. br., the apex 

 aenminate, the edge toothed, especially towards the point, the base cuneate, the 

 lower ones often stalked ; texture firm-herbaceous ; mirfaces and rachis naked ; 

 no main tans ; costal areolce large, triangular, the others small, without free 

 veinlets ; fertile fr. like the other, but mnch smaUer. — Hk. Sp. 5. p. 2i>4. 



Hab. Brazil and Gniana. — ^Near ta? next^ bat distingnialied by its wide-scandent 

 rluzome and more uniform Tuning. The oldest name is Poltg^-dium gmanenm, Aohlet. 



124. A, (Chrys.) serratifolium, Mert. ; rhizome woody, short-creeping; $t. of 

 barren fr. 12-18 in. L, slightly scaly ; barren fr. 1-2 fL 1.^ 6-12 in. br., with 

 nnmexons sessUe pinnce on each side, which are 3-8 in. 1., J-1^ in br., the edge 

 inciso-crenate, the base cuneate ; texture snbcoriaceons ; rachis and surfaces 

 naked ; main veins distinct halfway or more to the edge ; costal arerAce large, 

 triangular, the others smaller, without free veinlets ; fertile pinnae distant, 2-3 

 in. L, |-J in. br., blunt, entire. — Ht. Sp. 5. p. 263. 



Hab. Mexico, "Venezuela, Brazil, Fern. 



125. A. (Chrys.) lAndigH, Baker ; rhizome woody, scandent ; barren fr. 

 2 ft. L, 1 ft. br^ with about a dozen spreading snhsessile pinnce on each side, the 

 lower ones 6-8 in. L, It in. br., the apex acuminate, the edge crenate upwards, 

 the base cuneate ; texture berbaceous ; rachis and surfaces naked ; main reijis 

 distinct more than halfway to the edge, the costal areola shallow, all without 

 free veinlets ; fertile pinnce distant, 4-5 in. 1., ^-§ in. br., entire, narrowed 

 gradually upwards. — Chrys. Mett. Fil. Nov. Gran. p. 204. 



Hab. New Granada, lAMUg 2S8. 



126. A. (Chrys.) preestantissimum, Bory ; eaud. erect ; rf. 1 ft. or more 1., 

 firm, naked ; barren fr. 2-4 ft. I., 1-1^ ft. br., with numerous sessile pinnce on 

 each side, which are 6-10 in. 1., l|-2 in. br., the point acute, the edge entire, 

 the base rounded ; texture subcoriaceous ; rachis and sarfaces naked ; areolce 

 copious, hexagonal, without free veinlets ; fertile pinnoe 4-8 in L, J-f in. br_ 

 distant^-2a. Sp. 5. p. 269. G. F. t. 58. NenrocaUis, Fee. 



Hab. West Indies. — In this, as in ^1. Blvmeaman, the sori are sometimes tanitoid. 



127. A. (Chrys.) aureum, L. ; cauJ. erect; ^. 1-2 ft. 1., tufted, strong, erect. 



