G YMNO GRA MME. 



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compressed stalk ; they are of a somewhat leathery textm^e, yet not at all 

 rigid, and. both surfaces are green and smooth. The sori (spore masses), 

 narrow-oblong and about |in. long, are placed near the midrib, distant 

 from one another, and occupy a slightly oblique position. — Hoolier^ Synoi^sis 

 Filicum, p. 517. 



G. (Syngramme) alismaefolia — Syn-gram'-me ; al-is-ma3-foy-i-a (having 

 fronds like Ahsma or Water- Plantain), Hooker. 

 This is a singular-looking, stove species, native of Singapore and the 

 Philippine Islands. Its fronds, oin. to Sin. long and 2in. to oin. broad, of 

 a somewhat leathery texture and smooth on both sides, are oblong in shape, 

 pointed at the summit, rounded at the base, and have their edge entire ; they 

 are borne on firm, glossy stalks 6in. to 18in. long and of a chestnut-brown 

 colour. The sori (spore masses) extend on all 

 the veins, from the midrib to where they join. 

 Fig. 52 is reduced from Col. Beddome's " Ferns 

 of British India," by the kind permission of the 

 author. — Hooker, Sj^ecies Filicum, v., p. lo-l. 

 Beddome, Ferns of British India, t. 240. 



G. Alstoniae — Als-to'-ni-aj (Mrs. Alston's). A 

 form of G. calomelanos clirysopliylla. 



G. (Eugymnogramme) Andersoni — Eu- 



gym-nog-ram'-me ; An-der-so'-ni (Ander- 

 son's), Beddome. 

 A greenhouse species, of small dimensions, 



native of Kumaon, where, according to Beddome, 



it is found growing on dry rocks in the Sooda- 



dunga Valley at 13,000ft. elevation. Its httle 



fronds, seldom more than 2in. long and iin. Gynwo^ramme Andersoni 



' ° " (i nat. size). 



broad, and of a thin, papery texture, are com- 

 posed of four or five pairs of leaflets and a terminal one, all sessile (stalkless), 

 roundish, and bluntly lobed ; they are borne on stalks lin. to 2in. long, 

 densely clothed with soft, golden hairs, Avhich are also noticeable on both 

 surfaces of the leafy portion. The sori (spore masses) are very narrow. Fig. 53 



