naked ; veins in pinnated groups, casually anastomosing ; sori large, in rows
near the main veins.—« / . Sp. 4. p . 84. Caniptodium, Fée. Pacliyderis, J . Sm.
Hab. West Indies.—Habit of Sagenia, with most but not all the sori terminal on free
veinlets.
3. N. (L a s t.) Braunianum, H k . ; st. 1 ft. or more 1., naked, ebeneous ; f r .
12-15 in. 1., 9 in. br., subdeitoid, cut down to a rachis with a broad lobed wing
into pinnatifid pinnæ, of which the lowest p a ir is much the largest, with the
pinnl. of the lower side much developed, the lowest 2-3 in. 1., again deeply
pinnatifid, with toothed oblong lobes J in. br. ; texture papyraceo-herbaceous ;
rachis and under side pilose on the veins ; veinlets of the ult. lobes forked ; sori
small, copious, terminal on the veins.—H k . Sp. 4. p . 84.
H.ab. Columbia.—This also, like the last, has the general habit of Sagenia.
** P in næ entire or
lohed less than one-third o f the way doum to the midrib.
Sp. 4-13.
4. N. (Last.) pusillum, Baker ; St. tufted, 4-12 in. 1., stramineous, pubescent ;
f r . 3-12 iu. 1., 1 in. br., linear, proliferous from the axils of the upper pinnse ;
pinnæ numerous, J - J in. 1., J in. br., oblong, obtuse, the edge slightly crenate,
the base truncate ; texture subcoriaceous ; rachis and under surface pubescent ;
veins simple or the lower ones forked ; sori medial ; invol. membranous, densely
pilose.—Aspid. Mett. Fil. Nov. Oran. p . 216.
Hab. New Granada, Lindig, 92.
5. N. (Last.) semihastatum, Hk. ; st. tufted, 3-4 in. 1., slender, villose ; f r . 6-8
in. 1., I J in. br., oblong-lanceolate ; pinnoe close, | in. 1., J in. hr., blunt, the
edge slightly sinuated, bluntly auricled a t the base, the lower ones growing
smaller gradually, lowest pair deflexed ; texture papyraceo-herbaceous ; rachis
and under surface villose ; upper veins foiked, lower slightly pinnated ; sori
small, scattered.—« / . Sp. 4. p . 87.
Hab. Peru, Pceppig.
6. N. (Last.) decipiens, H k . ; ««.wiry, substramineous ; /®. 8-10 in. 1., 4-5 in.
br., lanceolate-deltoid ; pinnæ spreading, 2-3 in. 1., | in. br., the edge very
slightly and broadly toothed ; lower pair stalked, about equalling the next ;
te ia r e subcoriaceous ; rachis slightly fibrillose; both surfaces n a k e d ; veins
pinnated, inconspicuous ; sori in two rows near the midrib.—« / . Sp. 4. p. 86.
t. 243.
Hab. China, Alexander.
7. N. (Last.) cuspidatum. B a k e r; tt. 1 ft. or more 1., naked, densely scaly at
the base ; f r . 2-3 ft. 1., 8-12 in. br. ; pinnoe 4-6 in. 1., J in. br., the edge sharply
inciso-serrated to depth of J-1 lin. ; texture papyraceo-herbaceous or subcoriaceous
; raohis and both sides naked ; veins in pinnated groups with 3-4
veinlets on a side ; invol. fugacious. — Aspid. Mett. Polyp, elongatum, Wall.
H k . Sp. 4. p . 234.
Hab. N. India, Ceylon.—Specimens recently received show the involucre clearly.
8. N. (Last.) podophyllum, H k . ; st. tufted, 1 ft. 1., naked upwards, scales at
the base black and fibrillose ; f r . 12-18 in. 1., 8-12 in. br. ; pinnoe 4-8 on each
side, erecto-patent, 4-6 in. 1., J - | in. br., the edge nearly entire or with shallow',
broad, blu n t lobes ; texture subcoriaceous ; rachis and both surfaces naked ;
veins pinnate in the lobes, with 2-4 veinlets on a side, with sometimes a sorus on
each distant from the main vein.—H k . Sp. 4. p. 87.
Hab. Chusau and Hong-Kong.—Tbis and the next differ from tbe rest of the group by
having a distinct terminal pinna similar to the lateral ones. In the others the apex of
the frond is pinnatifid.
9. N. (Last.) Sieboldii, Hk. ; caud. tufted, with large brown lanceolate scales ;
St. 6-12 in. ]., scaly below ; f r . witli an entire or sliglitly toothed lanceolate-
oblong terminal p inna 8-12 in. 1., lJ -2 in. br., and 2-4 similar ones on each
side, the lowest shortly stalked ; texture coriaceous ; raehis and botli surfaces
naked ; veins in pinnated groups ; sori large, copious, scattered.—« / . Sp. 4.
p. 87. F il. Ex. t. 31. Pycnopteris, Moore.
Hab. Japan.—Pinnæ larger and fewer than in the last, and scales different.
10. N. (Last.) hirtipes, H k . ; tt. tufted, 1 ft. or more 1., densely clothed witli
long, blackish, fibrillose scales ; f r . 2-3 ft. 1., 8-16 in. br. ; pinnæ 4-8 in. 1.,
j - J in. br., with broad blunt lobes reacliing from a quarter to a third down,
lower ones not reduced ; texture herbaceous ; rachises fibrillose like the stem ;
both surfaces naked ; veinlets 4-5 on a side ; sori medial.—« / . Sp. 4. p . 115.
t. 249. A. atratum, W all.
Hab. Himalayas (up to 6,000 ft.) to Ceylon, Malayan Peninsula and Isles.—This considerably
resembles N. Filix-mas in general habit.
11. N. (Last.) subbiauritum, Hk. ; st. 4-6 in. 1., jointed about halfw'ay down,
firm, nearly naked ; f r . 12-15 in. 1., 4 in. br. ; pinnæ close, spreading, the
longest 2 in. !.. J in. br., the edge with shallow, blunt lobes, those on both
sides a t the base larger th an tlie otliers ; texture herbaceous ; rachis and
under side pubescent ; veins pinnate in the lobes, with 3-5 veinlets on a side ;
sori terminal on the veinlets.—H k . Sp. 4. p . 85.
Hab. Bourbon.—This comes nearest N. alhopmnctatum, and has similar white cretaceous
dots above, and a jointed stem, so that it belongs to Arthroptexis of J. Smith.
12. N. (fraai.) punctulatum. B a k e r; rhizome wide-creeping ; st. 6-9 in. 1., dark
cliesnut-brow'n, naked ; f r . 1 ft. or more 1., 4 in. br. ; pinnæ 2-2J in. 1., f - j in.
hr., bluntly lobed about a quarter of the way down in tlie lower p a rt ; texture
coriaceous ; rachis and both surfaces naked, tlie upper marked with white
cretaceous dots ; veins in pinnated groups with 4-6 veinlets on a side ; sori
terminating lateral veinlets ; invol. distinctly stalked, persistent.
Hab. Cameroon Mountains (4,500 ft.), G. Mann.-
-This has very distinct white dots
above, but the stem does not appear to be jointed.
1.3. N. (L a st.) macrotis, H k . ; st. tufted, 12-18 in. 1., slender, pubescent;/®.
18-24 in. 1., 8-10 in. br. ; pinnæ 4-5 iu. 1., f - j in. br., cut about a q uarter of the
way down into b lu n t lobes, tlie apex acuminate, entire, the base with a large
auricle (J-J in. 1.) on the upper side, all falcate, and the lower ones much
deflexed ; texture herbaceous ; rachis and under side pubescent ; veinlets 3-4
on each side ; sori in rows near the main veins.—« / . Sp. 4. p . 86. t. 242. B.
Hab. B. Peru, Spruce, 8979.—In habit this is most like TV. refractum, but different in
colour and clothing. The groups of veins join not unfrequently.
*** P in noe cut more than halfway down to the rachis into close,
entire.
or nearly entire lobes. Sp. 14-73.
Sp. 14-65. Involucre in many, but not all the species, thin
A. Group o f N . patens. Lower pinnæ hardly, i f at all, reduced. Sp. 14-43.
14. N. (Last.) suhohliquaium. B a k e r; st. 12-18 in. 1., firm, erect, naked ; f r .
lJ -2 ft. 1., 6-10 in. br. ; pinnæ 3-5 in. 1., j-1 in. br., unequal-sided below', the
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