'Ü
th e c e n t r a l o n e s s h o r t- s ta lk e d , 4 -6 in . 1., J in . b r ., th e a p e x s h a r p ly to o th e d , th e
h a s e ro u n d e d , th e low e s t s h o r te r ; te x tu r e s u b c o r ia c e o u s ; v e in s m o s tly s im p le ;
ra c h is fu r f u r a c e o u s , s lig h t ly m a r g in e d to w a r d s th e a p e x ; f e r t i l e p in n æ d is tin c tly
s ta lk e d , 2 -4 in . 1., 2 -3 l in . \>r.— K s e . t. 2 8 . H e te ro d a n æ a , P r e s l.
H a b . Guadeloupe, L ’Herminier.—O u r description is ta k en from an a u th en tic specimen
communicated by M. F é e . Moore gives th e Mex ic an f t . cuspidata, L iebm., w ith which
we a re n o t a cq u a in ted , as p robably th e same.
10. D . e llip tic a , Sm . ; St. a b o u t 1 f t . 1., n e a r l y n a k e d , w ith 2 -6 n o d e s ; b a r re n
f r . l J - 2 f t. 1., 8 -1 2 in . h r ., w ith C-9 p a i r s o f p in n æ , th e u p p e r se s sile , 4 -6 in . 1.,
'l - 1 4 in . h r ., th e a p e x a c um in a t e , e n t ir e o r s lig h t ly to o th e d , th e b a s e c u n e a te o r
s lig h tly r o u n d e d , th e low e s t s ta lk e d , n o t r e d u c e d ; te x tu r e s u b c o ria c e o u s ; vmn s
fin e a n d close ; ra e h is n a k e d , s lig h t ly w in g e d a t th e to p ; f e r t i l e p in n æ s im ila r ,
b u t n a r r o w e r a n d m o re d i s t in c t ly s ta lk e d .—B fc . é G r . t. 6 1 . D . g e n i c u la t a ,
R a d d i , t. S.
H a b . W e st In d ie s to S o u th B r a z i l .-T h e commonest species, f t . Sellowiana, P re s l, is
p robably a nodeless v a rie ty .
11. D . n odosa, Sm . ; s t. l J - 2 in . 1., s tro n g , e r e c t, n o d o se ; b a r re n f r . 3 -4 f t . 1.,
l J - 2 f t. b r ., w ith 1 0 -1 5 p a i r s o f p in n oe , th e u p p e r o n e s se s sile , th e low e r o n e s
s h o r t- s ta lk e d , n o t r e d u c e d , 6-1 2 in . 1., 1 -2 in . h r ., th e a p e x a c um in a t e , th e ed g e
e n t ir e o r s u b r e p a n d , th e b a s e c u n e a te o r s lig h t ly r o u n d e d ; te x tu r e s u b c o r ia c e o u s ;
ra e h is n a k e d , th e u p p e r p a r t s lig h t ly w in g e d ; v e in s fin e , c lo se , s im p le o r o n c e
fo r k e d ; f e r t i l e p i n n æ 4 -6 in . 1., | - 1 in . h r .— P l u m . t. 1 0 8 . H k . f i G r . t. 51.
H ab . C u b a an d Mexico to B ra z il.—f t. dubia, P re sl, au d f t . longifolia, Desv. (figured
by S tu rm in M a rt. P i. Bras. fasc. 2. 8. t. 11), a re probably nodeless v arieties. P re s l an d
S tu rm make two sections of th e genus, ch a ra cte rized by th e absence o r presence o f th o se
n o d u la r swellings of th e stem, b u t th e ch a ra c te r seems to be a v e ry unsafe one. The
g en u s D a noe o pm o f P re s l is founded u p o n a p in n a fig u red by E a d d i (F il. B ra s . t . 5) with
irre g u la r anastomosing v en a tio n , u n d e r th e n ame of f t. paleacea.
G e n . 7 2 . K a u l f u s s i a , B lum e .
G aps, se s sile , 1 0 -1 5 , q u it e c o n c re te in r a is e d c i r c u l a r m a s s e s , w h ic h a r e h o llow
in th e c e n tre , w i th th e o b lo n g a p e r tu r e s o n th e in n e r fa c e . T a b . IX . fig . 7 2 .
1 . K . æ s e u lifo lia , B l u m e ; s t. 1 2 -1 8 in . 1., h e rb a c e o u s , a u r i c le d a t th e b a s e ;
f r . t e r n a t e o r q u in a to - d ig i ta t e , th e c e n t r a l p i n n a th e la rg e s t, o b lo n g - s p a th u la te ,
6 -1 2 in . 1., 3 -4 in . h r ., th e ed g e s u b e n ti r e , th e o th e r s s im i la r b n t sm a l le r , o fte n
u n e q u a l- s id e d o r lo b e d ; te x tu r e f le sb y -h e rb a c e o u s ; m a in v e in s p in n a t e , w ith
co p io u s im m e r s e d a r e o læ , w i th f r e e in c lu d e d v e in le ts b e tw e e n th em ; s o r i
c o p io u s , s c a t te r e d .— H k . & G r . t. 2 2 9 . K . a s s am ic a . G r i ff.
H a b . Assam, P h ilip p in e s , a n d M a lay Is le s .—A cu rio u s p la n t, w ith a frond lik e a
che snut-leaf, an d th e u n d e r surface d o tte d over w ith copious stomata-like pores. D e
V rie s e makes fo u r species.
S u b -O k d . V I. OPHIOGLOSSACEÆ.
Caps, d e e p ly tw o -v a lv e d , o p e n in g d ow n th e s id e n e a r ly to th e b a se , w i th o u t a
r in g . V e r n a tio n e r e c t. G e n . 7 3 -7 5 .
G e n . 7 3 . O p h io g l o s s u m , Z .
Caps, sessile, a r r a n g e d in tw o roW'S so a s to fo rm a n a r r o w c lo se s p ik e . T a b . IX .
fig . 7 3 .
Euophioglossum. F e r tile sp ik e
Sp. 1-6.
a r is in g f r o m th e base o f th x b a r re n
1. 0 . lu d ta n ic um , L . ; rootstock s lig h t ly t u b e r o u s ; f r . \ - 3 in . 1., th e s te r ile
d iv is io n p la c e d b e low th e c e n tre , J - 1 in . 1., i J - 2 lin . h r ., U n e a r-la n c e o la te , th e p o in t
b lu n t i s h , th e b a s e n a r r o w e d ; te x tu r e t h i c k , n o m id r ib , a n d th e v e in s i n d i s t i n c t ;
fe r t i l e s p ik e J - J in . 1., th e p e d u n c le f irm , J - l J in . 1. w h e n m a tu r e .—« / . f t . .
t. 4 7 . 0 . a z o r i c um , P r e s l .
H ab . Shores of th e M ed ite rran e a n , an d as far n o rth as Gu ernsey, Azores, Madeira,
G u in e a Coast.—T h e E u ro p e an p la n t ia developed in w in te r, w h ilst in B rita in 0 . vul-
gatum is n o t m a tu re till J u n e . 0 . graminenm, Willd ., from N o rth an d P en in su la r In d ia ,
is p robably identic al, an d th e same may he said o f th e A u stra lian an d New Zealand
0 . gramineum, E . B r. T h e N ew Ze alan d 0 . m in im um , Colenso, is n o t more th a n 1 in.
hig h , w ith th e b a rren segm en t 3 lin. 1. by h a lf as broad ; an d th re e closely-allied forms
2. 0 . r u b e ll tim ,W e \ y r . MSS.; rootstock slightly tu b e ro u s; f r . 1-2 in. 1., the
sterile division placed very near the base, roundish, J in. each way, without a
haft, often adpressed to the surface of the ground, th ick in texture, the veining
hidden ; f e r t i l e s p ik e J - f in. 1., the reddish peduncle | - I in. 1. when fully
matured.
H a b . P n n g o A n dongo, An g o la, 2,400-3,800 ft. ; Welwitsch 3 3 .—M o st lik e 0 . bulbosum
b u t smaller, with th e b a rre n segment sub-basal.
3. 0 . bulbosum, Michx. ; rootstock tuberous, J-§ in. thick ; f r . 2-4 in. 1., the
sterile division placed considerably below the middle, J-1 in. 1., g in. br., ovate,
without a h a f t ; te x tu r e stouter th an in 0 . v u lg a tum , the midrib and veining
quite in d is tin c t; f e r t i l e s p ik e J - J in. 1., the peduncle 1 J-2 m. when fully
developed..—0 . crotalophoroides, W a l t . 0 . tuberosum, H k . f i A . U. opacum,
B . B r . H k . £ G r . t. 60.
H a b . L o u isian a au d F lo rid a to Chili a n d T ris ta n d ’A o u n h a ; an d a M alay specimen
from P rof. D e V rie se ag ree s w ith th e American p la n t.
4. O. n u d ic a u le , L. f i l.; rootstock slightly tuberous ; f r . 2-4 in. 1., the sterile
division placed not fa r from the base, J - I J in. 1., J - J in. hr., ovate or oblong,
Q h a f t m - w i t h n n l v a sliffht O n e . the tex tu re th in b n t the veins not
B e d d om e , t. 71.
H a b . Am e ric a from th e S o u th e rn U n ite d S ta te s so u thw a rd to B r a z il; N ew Caledonia,
Malaccas, P en in su la r In d ia , G u in ea Coast, A n g o la.—W h e th e r th is be th e original mlídi-
oaule is n o t q u ite clear, b u t it is th e p la n t figured u n d e r th a t name by Swa rtz an d K u n z e .
To th e ty p e belong 0 . ypamemense, M a rt. t. 73, 0 . sMi'immcMe, E e ich ., and O.flavicame,
K lo tz sch , an d probably 0 . moluccanum, Schlecht. K u n z e ’s fig. a, 0. Wightn, H k . & Gr.,
an d 0 . elUpticum, H k . & Gr. t. 40, a re la rg e r in size, w ith tb e ste rile segmen t as th in
a n d th e ven a tio n as plain as in reticulatum, 2 in. o r m o r e l., | - | in. br., an d th e s tem
longer. 0 . maa-orhizum, K z e . t. 29. fig. 1 (from G u ian a an d Brazil), is a much-reduced
v a rie ty , n o t more th a n 1 i-2 in. high, w ith th e s te rile division n o t more th a n j m. 1.,
i in, b r. T h e Sandwich Is la n d 0. concinnum, Bra ck , t. 44, is most like th is, b u t th e
b a rre n segm en t is fa rth e r from th e base o f th e s tem ; an d this also ap p e ars to be th e
case w ith th e Chilian 0 . melipillense, Een iy .
6. O.
generally placed
1, L . ; rootstock not tu b e ro u s; f r . 6-9 in. 1., the sterile division
about the middle, 2-4 in. 1., |-2 in. br., ovate or ovate-oblong