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(almost stalldess leaflets) lin. long, Jin. broad, of a somewhat leathery texture, 

 and dull green in colour ; their point is bluntish and their edge irregularly 

 toothed. The sori (spore masses), abundantly produced on the under-side 

 of the leaflets, are linear (long and narrow) and extend nearly to the edge. 

 — Hooker, Species Filicum, hi., p. 162, t. 199. Nicholson, Dictionary of 

 Gardening, i., p. 133. 



A. (Darea) pallidum — Da'-re-a ; pal'-lid-um. (of a pale, undecided colour), 

 Blume. 



A stove species, of medium dimensions, native of the Philippine and 

 Malayan Islands, also of Luzon, Java, and Moulmein. Its fronds, 1ft. to 

 2ft. long, 6in. to 12in. broad, and borne on firm, erect, naked stalks 6in. 

 to 12in. long, are furnished with numerous horizontal leaflets the lowest 

 of which are distinctly stalked, 3in. to Sin. long, Jin. broad, and of a some- 

 what leathery texture. These leaflets terminate in a shar|) point, whereas 

 they are rounded at the base, especially on the upper side, and their edge 

 is often sharply toothed. The sori (spore masses) are disposed in regular 

 lines from the midrib very nearly to the edge. — Hooker, Sptecies Filicum, 

 hi., p. 238. Bedolome, Ferns of British India, t. 196. 



A. palmatum — pal-ma'-tum (palmate, resembling the palm of the hand). 

 The most popular name for A. Hemionitis. 



A. parYUlum — par'-vul-um (small). A synonym for A. trilobum. 



A. (Euasplenium) persicifolium — Eu-as-ple'-ni-um ; per-sic-if-or-i-um 

 (Peach-leaved), /. Smith. 

 A stove species, native of the Philippine and Sandwich Islands, also 

 found, according to Beddome, on the Neilgherries, in Sholas on Dodabell and 

 behind the Avalanche Bungalow. Its oblong-spear-shaped fronds, 2ft. to 3ft. 

 long, are often proliferous at their extremity. The distant and almost 

 stalkless leaflets are of a thin but firm texture, of a dark green colour on 

 both surfaces, 4in. to 5in. long, Jin. to fin. broad, distinctly notched 

 throughout, and more wedge-shaped on the upper than on the lower side at 

 the base. The sori (spore masses), about Jin. long, are regular, parallel, and 



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