and scaly (on the upper side) with firm, intensely hlack, lanceolate, very long-
pointed scales having a pale margin ; f r . large, glabrous, bipinnate, petiolate ;
p in n l. linn-coriaceous, 4-G in. 1., 1 - l i in. w., from a broad base oblong, acuminate,
deeply pinnatifid ; lohes ra th e r distant, oblong-falcate, acute, _ subserrated sori
costal, numerous ; invol. membranaceous, fragile, soon breaking in a very irregular
manner.—f t / . Sp. 1. p . 19. A H - A.
Hab. Peru, Ecuador, alt. 11,000 ft., Spruce, n. 5367. N. Grenada, Schlim, n. 480,
—“ Caud. arboreous, 40 ft. high, 1 ft. in diam. Fr. 7 ft. long, including the stipes.
Pinnæ 12 on each side, excluding the few minute terminal ones.” Spnice.
11. C. gracilis, Griseb. ; sA strongly mnricated at the base_; f r . bipinnate,
glabrous ; prim, and second, pinnae long-jietioled, deltoideo-acuminate, tlie latter
3-4 in. 1., 1 - lJ in. w. a t the base, deeply pinnatifid ; lobes oblong, obtuse, serrated,
sori copious, generally confined to the superior half of the lobes ; invol. dark-
brown, bursting into somewhat regular valves or lobes to near the cup-like base.
—Griseb. F l. B . IV. In d . p . 704.
Hab. Jamaica, Wilson, Purdie. Antioquia,. /errise.—Allied, as Dr. Grisebach says,
to G. divergens, but very distinct. A peculiar feature is given to this plant by the
unusual length of the petioles, generally 2 - 2 4 in. 1., and by the pinnules being truncated
at the base. Next to this species, Griesebach, I. c., places “ G. tenera, Hook.,” as a
W. Indian Fern, by which he probably intends Alsophila tenera, of J . Smith, which I
have placed among “ species dubiæ,” in Sp. Fil. p. 49, But the original specimens are
very imperfect ; and, unless better known to Dr. Griesebach than to me, I should doubt,
the correctness of its being identical with Ilemitelia multiflora, Br. ; the latter, I believe,
is a very dubious plant.
12. C. Mettenii, K a rst, “ caud. arborescent bald (n o t clothed with the bases of
old leaves), squamose above ; St. bruniieo-squarrose a t the base, unarmed ; f r .
lanceolate, 6 ft. and more long, 3-4 ft. w., ovate-lanceolate, acute, bipinnate ;
p in n l. 2 in. \., from a broad base lanceolate, deeply pinnatifid, deciduous; costæ
and veins on both sides squamoso-pilose ; lobes falcate, oblong, obtuse, obsoletely
serrated, glaucous beneatli ; veins generally forked, soriferoiis a t the fork ;
invol. globose, breaking open irregularly.”—/VitreA F l. Oolumb. l . p . 113. A 56.
Hab. Andes of Bogota, alt. 14,200 ft., Karsten. Tarapota, Eastern Peru, Spruce,
n. 4723.—Mr. Spruce’s fronds entirely correspond with the beautiful figure and the
description of Karsten. The stipes is castaneous, and very smooth ; the scales at its
b.ase are unilateral, very large, and point upwards, glossy black, as if varnished, aud have
a ferruginous margin.
13. C. squamipes, Karst. ; st. strongly aculeate, th ick as a child’s wrist below,
and there clothed with long narrow castaneous scales ; raBiis and costæ more or
less inuricated and downy ; f r . 10-12 ft. 1., bipinnate ; pinnæ 12-14 in. 1. ;
pin n l. 2-3 in. 1., h a iry on the veins beneath, 6 lines w., linear-oblong, short-
acuminated ; sori copious, close to the costule ; invol. pale, membranaceous,
globose, opening at the apex by a circular b u t rather irregular mouth.—ftarsA F l.
Columb. A 99 & 100, 3 b.
H.ab. Mountain of Merida, Columbia, alt. 6-9,000 ft., Karsten. Tarapota. E. Peru,
Spruce, n. 4729.
14. C. incana, K a rst. ; “ caud. arborescent, densely scaly ; St. scaly only below,
and tomentose with linear scales ; pinnæ and pinnl. linear-lanceolate,^ deciduous
; lobes oblong, falcate, subacute, fe rtile ones nearly entire, sterile ones slightly
serrated, with the veins generally forked, soriferous a t the fork ; invol. pilose,
membranaceous, irregularly opening a t the apex.”—Karst. F l. Golumb. A 37.
Hab. Andes of Bogota, alt. 15,000 ft., /Carsim.—Beautiful as is the figure, and
laboured as is the descriptive portion of the text, there is such an absence of allusion to
allied species (except slightly to “ C. straminea, Karst.,” and to G. Schanschin of Martius),
that I dare not express any opinion on its validity.
15. C.frondosa, K a rs t.; “ caud. lofty, unarmed, squamose with linear-subulate
emù'véd nenniveined • veins forked, their branches clavato-incrassate a t the
p i . . « ■
pilose.”—ftiirsA F l. Golumb. 1. A /4.
A n d e s of Bovota alt. 1 4 , 4 0 0 ft., &■«(».—Apparently aUied to C. arborea, vav.
pZllda, and té a. Schmvschm; but, unfortunately, no essentially distinguishing featuies
are pointed out.
16 C eauestris Kze.'; <’/ r . vast, coriaceous, bipinnate ; pinii® loiig-petiolate
|.iiÌcéob,te^ S reméte, alternate, petiolate, confluent into au acuminated
miex of thè pinna lower okes divaricato-reflexed, middle ones divergent, supenor
‘ones patent all oblong-lanceolate, pinnatifid, unequal a t the base, acuminated ,
A 70. 7 ft. 1^ 1. l . p . 19. , o
i u s sfm bfieariy l i ’in. br., oblong-acuminated, quite glabrous ; segments very close-
placed, 7 lines 1. by 3-4 br., quite plane.
17 r Tiem-icUana P r. ; St. aculeate and a t the base clothed with long,
brown challV hairs ; fr. ample, subcoriaceous, bipinnate ; rachises and costa
more or less downv ; pi-im. pinnce Ig ft. 1. ; pinnl. 8 -3 | in. 1., sessile, oblong, acuminated
deeply nearly to the costa, pinnatifid ; lobes linear-oblong, subfalcate,
phicosmia, Moore. ,
Hab B r a z i l - I scarcely think it correct to refer this to the AmpJacostma section of
n Z ilM a aTwv Moore has done ; but, indeed, both the genera and species of Cyathe-
" f e r ’ns p“ t ¿ e a t difflcnities in the way of accurate determination. Beynch
looked upon this Fern as an Alsophila ; but that ft cannot be.
1 R C vestita M a rt.; “f r . b ip in n a te ; st. and rachis shortly and sharply
a c M d Z r l i lm e M s a,(d v e i l with ru sty hairs ; pubescen i-villous
beneath, linear-acuminate, deeply pinnatifid the
crenulate with 6-10 sori in eaeW’-M a r t . Ic. F l. Or. p . 7o. A 62. O. Uei^adii,
Fohl. (Moore). ^ -c.,
Hab. Brazil, Martius, Pohl, Gardner, n. 1907 (iIfoore),-There seem to be no tangible
characters to mark this species, if such it be.
19. C. Urtala, M art. ; “f r . bipinnate ; st. sharply aculeate and the r a dm villous
with hrownish hairs and sparingly paleaceous ; pmnl.
on both sides, linear, acute, pinnatifid ; Vne lobes / c » 76’
suhcrenulate or entire ; sori in each segment few and basal. — Mart. I. c., p.
A 63. f t / . Sp. p . 20.
Hab. Brazil, Martius. Guiana, R. Schombm-glc, n. 1124« (according to Kunze and
Moore).—Unknown to me.
20. G. Schanschin, Ma rt ; “f r . bipinnate ; st. and rachis sharply
■IS well ‘IS the rachis and veim, strigoso-villoiis ; pmnl. downy, lineai, cuspidato-
kcuminate, pinnatifid ; lobes linear-oblong, obliquely rotundate, suhcrenulate ,