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Persistent, not falling off. 
Petiole, the stalk of a pinnule or frond. 
Phanerogams ... ... ... ••• ••• ••• •• ••• ••• 2 
Pinna ... ... ... . • • ■ • • • • • ••• ■ 5 
Pinnate ... ... ... ■ • ■ • • • ■ • • 5 
Pinnatifid ... ... • ■ • • ■ • • • • • • • • 5 
Pinnule ... ... • • - • • • • • • 5 
Plane, flat with the rachis. 
Preservation ... ... ... • • • • ■ • • • ■ • • • • • • • 1 5 
Presl, Tentamen Pteridographise ... ... ••• ... 19 
Proliferous, producing adventitious buds. 
Propagation ... ... ... ... • • • ■ • • 7 
Prothallus ... ... . ... ••• ••• 7 
Pubescence, soft short hairs. 
Pubescent, clothed with soft short hairs. 
Rachis ... ... ... ... ... ... • • • 5 
Rawson, Hon. R. W. R. ... ... . . ... •• • 19 
Receptacle ... ... ... ... ... .. ... •• ••• 6 
Reduced, smaller. 
Rehmann’s, Dr., collection ... ... ... ... ... ... 23 
Reniform, kidney shaped. 
Reproduction ... ... ... ... ... ... • ■ 7 
Reticulated, netted. 
Revolute, rolled back. 
Rhizome ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 4 
Root 4 
Rufous, rusty-red. 
Scales, protective appendages wider than hairs. 
Scandent, climbing. 
Scarious, having a firm, thin, white margin. 
Schinz, Hans., Transvaal Plants ... ... ... ... ... 22 
Schk. Fil., Schkuhr leones Filicum. 
Schlechtendal, Prof. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 19 
Schl. Adum., Schlechtendal Adumbratio Filicum . . ... 19 
Schrader’s Goetting Gel. Anzeig. ... ... ... ... 18 
Schrader’s Journal fiir die Botauik ... ... 18 
Segments, the lobes of a pinnule. 
Serrate, toothed with the teeth pointing forward. 
Sessile, not stalked. 
Sim, Handbook of Kaffrarian Ferns ... ... ... ... ... 22 
Simple, undivided. 
Sinuate ... ... ... ... ... ... .. ... ... 5 
Sinus ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 5 
