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P. (Phymatodes) moulmelnensis— Phy-mat-o'-des ; moul-mem-en'-sis 

 (native of Moulmein), Bed do me. 

 This greenhouse species, found by Parish on the Moulmein Mountains at 

 5000ft. elevation, is considered by Hooker as either a form of P. juglandifolium 

 or closely allied to that species. It is provided with a creeping rootstock, 

 from which its pinnate fronds, Sin. to lOin. long and 6in. to lOin. broad, are 

 produced : they are composed of three pairs of firm, parchment-like leaflets 

 4in. to 5in. long, Jin. to fin. broad, and undulated at the edges. The 

 slightly-sunk sori (spore masses) are disposed one between each of the 

 main veins, half-way between them and the margin. — Beddome, Ferns of 

 British India, t. 205. 



P. multifidum — mul-tif -id-um (much-cleft), Bory. 



A small-growing, stove species, of little decorative value, with leathery 

 fronds barely Sin. long and frequently forked. The large, roundish, and 

 prominent spore masses, when mature, project over their edges. It is a native 

 of Mauritius and Bourbon. — Hooker, Species Filicum, iv., p. 174. 



P. (Goniopteris) multilineatum— G-o-nt-op'-ter-is ; mul-til-i-ne-a'-tum 

 (having many lines), Wallich. 

 This strong-growing, stove species is, according to Beddome, a native of 

 Sylhet, Sikkim, Assam, Bhotan, Kumaon, &c., and is found up to 3000ft. 

 elevation. Its pinnate fronds, 3ft. to 4ft. long, l^ft. to 2ft. broad, and borne 

 on firm, erect, naked stalks 2ft. or more in length, are furnished with numerous 

 leaflets sometimes 1ft. long, sharp-pointed at their extremity, of a leathery 

 texture, naked on both sides, and with spore masses disposed in two rows. — 

 Hooker, Sjjecies Filicum, v., p. 11. Beddome, Ferns of British India, t. 231. 



P. (Goniopteris) muricatum — Clo-m-op'-ter-is ; mu-ric-a'-tum (rough, 

 prickly), Powell. 



This stove species, of large dimensions, native of Samoa, may be readily 

 distinguished by its grey stalks, 2ft. to 4ft. long, and furnished with fleshy, 

 white glands which, when old, become hard and prickly. The fronds, 2ft. to 

 4ft. long and narrow -triangular in shape, are furnished with stalkless, strap- 

 shaped, sharp-pointed leaflets having a prickle-like gland at the base ; these 

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