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LfYGODlVyi—continued. 
L. circinatum. 
Synonymous with. L. dicJiotomum. 
L. dichotomum. 
This very beautiful species (also known as L. circu 
natum, L. fiexuosum^ and L. pedatum) is a native of 
Chusan, Hong-Kong, Ceylon, and the Philippine and 
Malayan Islands. The very long shoots are well furnished 
with repeatedly-divided fronds, which are disposed in pairs, 
opposite and somewhat distant. The primary petiole is so 
much reduced that the fork seems almost to spring from the 
main rachis or shoot; the secondary ones, lin. to 2in. long, 
are firm and naked. The finger-shaped leaflets are com- 
posed of five or six lobes, reaching nearly down to the 
base, or once or even twice forked. The barren divisions. 
Sin. to 12in. long and ^in. to fin. broad, are of a beau- 
tiful bright green colour and of a leathery texture, with 
bofh surfaces naked. The fertile divisions, very much 
narrower and contracted, have their spore masses disposed 
in spikes one to two lines long, in close, marginal rows. 
It is a species well adapted for covering large pillars, 
as it is of very robust growth and most effective; its 
foliage, though somewhat massive, is very elegant, and 
remains on the plant for a very long time. 
L. flexuosum. 
This is a synonym of L. dichotomum, 
L. Forsteri 
Synonymous with L. reticulatum. 
L. japonicum. 
This very pretty and elegant greenhouse species is a 
native of Japan, China, the Himalayas, Java, the Philip- 
pines, and North Australia. It is distinguished from all 
other species by the shape of its leaflets, which are 4in. 
to Sin. long, nearly as broad, and triangular; the primary 
petiole is very short, and the secondary one is from ^in. 
to lin. long. It undoubtedly is the most popular member 
of the whole genus ; its decorative merits are so well 
recognised that for years past thousands of plants of it 
have found their way to our great flower markets, where 
it is known only under the misleading name of L, scandens. 
L. japonicum is a delightful climber, producing shoots 8ft. 
to 10ft. long, of an exceedingly tender nature, and fur- 
nished with finely-cut foliage of a cheerful green colour, 
forming light festoons that are very useful for table- 
decoration. It is well adapted for growing in a Fern-case, 
but should be placed near the light. The plant may also 
