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large, spear-shaped, erosely ciliate (as if gnawed), and toothed ; while in 

 C. Lindheimeri they -are mostly replaced by entangled tomentura. 



C. Lindheimeri is tomentose (woolly) on the upper surface of its fronds ; 

 those of C. myriophylla are sometimes sparingly hairy on their upper surface, 

 but oftener smooth ; but both C. Clevelandi and C. Fendleri have their 

 upper surface always smooth, though in these species, as also in C. myriophylla^ 

 the ciliie (somewhat stiffish hairs like eye-lashes) of the scales are often curled 

 over the upper surface of the pinnules so as to simulate pubescence there. 



C. (Eucheilanthes) mysurensis — Eu-cheil-anth'-es ; my-su-ren'-sis 

 ( My suran) , Wallich . 

 A stove species, also known as C. chusana, native of Tropical Hindostan, 

 found also in Ceylon, West China (at Canton, Chusan), and in Japan, with 

 fronds Sin. to 12iii. long, l|^in. to Sin. broad, borne on very short, wiry, and 

 densely-tufted stalks of a dark, chestnut-brown colour, and scaly when young. 

 The numerous leaflets, lin. to IJin. long and opposite, are cut down to 

 the rachis (stalk of the leafy portion) into numerous narrow-oblong pinnules 

 (leafits) of a thin, papery texture when young, but becoming somewhat 

 leathery with age. The small, roundish sori (spore masses) are sometimes 

 distinct and sometimes slightly confluent. — Hooker, Species Filicum, ii., p. 94, 

 t. 100a. Nicholsofi, Dictionary of Gardening, i., p. 308. Beddome, Ferns of 

 Southern India, t. 190. 



C. nitidula — nit-id'-ul-a (bright). The plant described under this name in 

 Beddome's " Ferns of British India," t. 222, is synonymous with 

 Pellcea nitidula of Baker. 



C. odora — od-o'-ra (sweet). Synonymous with C. fragrans. 



C. (Adiantopsis) pedata — Ad-i-ant-op'-sis ; ped-a'-ta (having feet), 

 A. Brongniart. 



A stove species, of somewhat singular shape, native of Jamaica, with fronds 

 about 6in. each way, divided in threes, the central portion triangular, with 

 numerous narrow -spear- shaped pinnules (leafits) groAving gradually larger 

 downwards, the lateral portions regularly spear-shaped, while the lowest 

 pinnules on each side, lin. to 2in. long, are distinctly pinnate, being divided 



