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P. (Phegopteris) COnnexum — Phe-gop'-ter-is ; con-nex'-um (connecting), 

 Kaulfuss. 



A stove species, of large dimensions, native of Brazil, with tripinnatifid 

 fronds in shape of the Greek delta, A, 3ft. to 4ft. or more in length, 2ft. or 

 more in breadth, and borne on firm, naked stalks oft. to 4ft. long. The 

 lower leaflets, broadly spear-shaped and 8in. to 12in. long, are furnished with 

 leafits 3in. to 4in. long, fin. broad, cut down nearly to the rachis (stalk of 

 the leafy portion) into oblong, entire or slightly notched lobes about ^in. 

 broad. They are of a soft, papery texture and naked on both sides. The 

 sp\">re masses are disposed one row each side of the main veins. — Hooker, 

 Species Filicum, iv., p. 261. 



P. (Goniophlebium) cordatum — (xo-ni-oph-leb'-i-uin ; cor-da'-tum 

 (heart-shaped), Kunze. 

 The fronds of this stove species, native of Peru, are produced from 

 a stout, scaly rhizome, and borne on strong and quite naked stalks 1ft. or 

 more in length. They are simply pinnate (only once divided to the midrib), 

 ljft. to 2ft. long, Sin. to lOin. broad, and furnished with leaflets 4in. to 5in. 

 long, about lin. broad, sharp-pointed at the extremity, heart-shaped at the 

 base, with the edge entire, and of a leathery texture. The spore masses, 

 disposed in one or two rows, are immersed in the frond. — Booker, Synopsis 

 Fili cum, p. 345. 



P. (Drynaria) COronans — Dryn-a'-ri-a ; cor-o'-nans (crowned). This is 

 synonymous with P. conjugatum. P. coronans of gardens is identical 

 with P. Beracleum. 



P. (GoniopteHs) COStatum — Go-ni-op'-ter-is ; cos-ta'-tum (ribbed), Booker. 



A robust-growing, stove species, native of the Society Islands and Fiji, 

 with fronds 3ft. to 4ft. long, 1ft. or more in breadth, borne on stalks 1ft. or 

 more in length, strong, brownish, and of a glossy nature. The fronds are 

 furnished with numerous leaflets Sin. to lOin. long, ljin. to ljin. broad, cut 

 down two-thirds of the way to the midrib into nearly entire, bluntish lobes, 

 with a space between them ; they are of a somewhat leathery texture, and 

 the spore masses are disposed close to the main vein. — Booker, Species 

 Filicum, v., p. 7. 



