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long, five-parted ; the lowest pinnae large, and having 
the first inferior leaflet mucli lengthened and pinnatifid, 
so that the fern has somewhat of the three- branched 
character ; its pale glossy green colour, black veins, and 
russet sori give it a charming variety of tint. It grows 
in Brazil, Java, and India. 
Platyloma Brownii. Brown’s Platyloma. Fronds pin- 
nate; leaflets stalked, lanceolate, pointed, entire at the 
margin. A handsome fern, attaining a height of from 
1 to 2 feet. 
Pteris arguta. Madeira Brake . Fronds bipinnate, de- 
licate, and feathery, lance- shaped ; leaflets small, pale 
green, narrow. Madeira, Azores, Portugal. 
Pteris heterophylla . Various-leaved Brake. Fronds re- 
peatedly divided, somewhat triangular in form; the 
barren fronds have oval leaflets, fertile oblong ones; 1 
foot in height. A Jamaica species. 
Pteris lata . Broad Brake. Fronds tri pinnate, trian- 
gular, drooping ; leaflets narrow, lanceolate, deeply ser- 
rated ; caudex creeping. Its home is Brazil. 
Pteris longifolia. Long -leaved Brake. Fronds pinnate ; 
the terminal leaflet much longer than the rest ; hence 
the name; leaflets narrow, slightly stalked. A native 
of the West Indies and Philippine Islands. 
Pteris aspericaalis. Crimson-stemmed Brake. Fronds 
3- or 5-branched, triangular, or fan-shaped. Its peculiar 
attraction is its crimson stems; the segments upon the 
pinnae are numerous, narrow, and regular. 
Pteris macroptera is a 3-branched species, with the 
pinnae so deeply divided as to be pinnatifid; the seg- 
ments are large. 
Doodia is a genus named after Mr. Doody. All the 
species are rough. 
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