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Polypodium phymatodes . Malay Polypody . Resem- 
bling the former, but having more numerous segments, 
and the fronds more decidedly pinnate ; the leaflets tri- 
angular and broad. Caudex widely creeping. A native 
of the Malay Islands, Mauritius, and the West Indies. 
Polypodium Phyllitidis . Hard s-tongue Polypody . In 
form the frond resembles our common Hart’s- tongue, 
but it tapers elegantly to the base and the apex, and is 
covered with sori over the whole under surface. A West 
Indian species. 
Polypodium lad mop odium. Woolly-footed Polypody . 
Fronds tripinnate, triangular; leaflets oblong, linear, 
stalked, hairy, dull green. Both the stem, the rachis, 
and the secondary rachis very hairy. Caudex erect. A 
Jamaica fern. 
Polypodium piloselloides. Downy Polypody. Barren 
fronds simple, covered with light coloured hairs, 2 
inches high ; fertile fronds double the height, narrower 
and very hairy. Sori surrounded with small scales. 
Caudex creeping, slender. A West Indian species, well 
suited for baskets and rock-work. 
Polypodium fraxinifolium . Ash-leaved Polypody. The 
pinnate fronds closely resemble the leaves of the tree 
from which the specific name is taken ; the leaflets are 
stalked, narrow lance-shaped and tapering. 
Polypodium verrucosum. Wanted Polypody. Fronds 
slender, pendulous, 4 or 5 feet long, of a brilliant green 
colour. A magnificent fern, peculiar to the Philippine 
Islands. An evergreen. 
Polypodium aureum . Golden Polypody . Fronds large, 
of a glaucous green, pendulous ; caudex thick, hairy, re- 
sembling that of the Hare’s-foot fern. A splendid species, 
bearing abundance of gold-coloured sori. 
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