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1 ' -í í:
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1 f l
when fnlly developed ; panicle close, 1-2 iu. 1., lanceolate-deltoid, bipinnate.—
m . B r . F . t. 48.
H a b . A rc tic E u ro p e an d Ic e lan d to Spain, Ita ly , K am so h a tk a , an d th e H im a lay a s ;
S o u th A u stra lia , Tasmania, Patag o n ia , N . W . America, Greenland.
4. B. ternatum, Sw. ; sl. 1-2 in. 1. ; petiole of the sterile segm. 2-4 in. I., the
latte r 3-6 in. each way, deltoid, tri- or quadripinnatifid ; lower p innoe much the
largest, and pinnl. of the lower side larger th an the others, ohlong or subdeitoid,
stalked, the ult. divisions oblong or obovate, often J in. hr., blunt or acute,
slightly toothed ; fertile peduncle 6-9 in. 1., considerably overtopping the sterile
segm. ; panicle 1-6 in. 1., deltoid, very compound.—Kunze, t. 121. Osmunda,
Thbg. F l. J a p . f . 32.
H a b . N o o tk a an d H u d so n ’s B ay te r r ito ry so u thw ard to N ew G ran ad a , A u stra lia ,
T a sm an ia, N ew Zealand, Lap lan d , to S ib eria, J a p a n , P y ren e e s, an d H u n g a ry .—Of th is
th e E u ro p e an B . mairicarioides, "Willd. {B. l'utoefolium, A. B r. & Koch), an d th e American
B . Imiarioides, Sw. (A. Gray, M an . t. 13), ap p e a r to be smaller, an d th e A u s tra lia n
B . australe, R . B r., an d th e American B , obliquum, M uhl, and B . decompositum, M . &G.,
la rg e r an d more divided forms. B . silaifoUum, P resl, seems also to b elo n g here. B . dissectum,
M u h l, is a curions form or v a rie ty , th in n e r in te x tu r e th a n th e ty p e , w ith th e
u ltim a te divisions a c u te an d sh a rp ly inciso-serrate, which occurs b o th in th e U n ite d
S ta te s an d N ew Zealand.
** Texture thinner. Sp. 6- 6.
6. B. daudfolium, "Wall. ; sf. stout, 6-12 in. 1. ; petiole of sterile segm. 1-6 in. 1.,
the latte r 6-12 in. each way, deltoid, tripinnatifid or tripinnate, the loviev pinnæ
much the largest ; segm. lanceolate-oblong, J-§ in. br., finely toothed ; /erfe’fe
peduncle about equalling the sterile segm. when mature ; panicle 2-4 in. 1.,
tripinnate, not very close.—i f t . é Gr. t. 161. B. subcarnosum, Wall. Moore,
Beddome, t. 78. B. suhbifoliatum, Brack, t. 44.
H a b . H im a lay a s, N eilg h e rrie s, Ceylon, J a p a n , J a v a , Sandwich an d So cie ty Isles.—
D is tin g u ish ed from th e n e x t by its much less fin e ly -cu t fro n d s an d sta lk ed sterile segm
e n t. Th e P o ly n e sian an d J a p a n e s e specimens a re forked conside rably low er down
th a n th e In d ia n ones, an d B rao k e n rid g e ’s p la te rep re sen ts a p a ir o f b a rre n segments to
th e stem.
6. B. virginianum, Sw. ; St. 3-18 in. 1. ; sterile segm. sessile, 4-12 in. each way,
deltoid, quadripinnatifid ; lower pinnoe much the largest ; p in n l. ovate-oblong,
wnen mature, arising irom its base ; panicle 1-4 in. 1., lax, oblong, generally not
more th a n bipinnate.—H k . G. F . t. 29. B. cicutarium, Sw. 15. anthemoides,
Presl. B. brachystachys, Kze. B. lanuginosnm, H k . f i Gr. t. 79.—/3, B .
lanuginosum. W a l l .; surface slightly h a iry , fertile peduncle arising from the
centre of the sterile segm., which the panicle scarcely overtops.—Beddome, t. 77-
H a b . Oregon an d N o r th U n ite d S ta te s to E c u ad o r a n d B r a z il; N o rw ay to A u stria ,
th e H im a lay a s, a n d Tsus-Sima ; f t H im a lay a s (up to 6,000 ft.), N e ilg h e rrie s, Ceylon,—
T h e leaf in cu ttin g resembles th a t of Anthriscus sylvestris.
ADDENDA ET CORRIGENDA.
Page 9, line 26, for Bietyoxiphipium read Dictyoxiphium.
„ 12, § Mertensia=Mecosorus, Hassk. The former name is preoccupied b y a
genus of Boraginacew.
„ „ species 7, glauca (Sw.), the oldest specific name.
and rubiginosa, Mett. in Fil. Nov. Gran. p. 266,
;, as the species is here understood.
appears to he a synonym of divergens.
13, species 17. G.
are varieties
C. Mrtula, Mart., appears to be a form of vestita. The species is
distinguished by its ultimate segments not more than a line broad,
very h a iry frond and rachises, and very fragile involucre.
G. Beyriehiana appears to be Alsophila sttosa, Kaulf., and a Hemitelia,
and therefore should be called H . setosa, Mett. MSS.
19.
26, species 46, for M r. Lindsay read Mount Lindsay (in Q,ueensland).
27, species 27. The Australian plan t is probably C. i
29, species 9, Brazil, Burchell,
„ species 10, for Copensis read (
„ second line from bottom, fo r A. read H.
30, species 14.
H . Moricandiana, Kze. MSS., was previously published
{ H . macrocarpa.
by Pre sl (Die Gefass, p. 44) under the name o:
3 2 , sp e c ie s 3. T w o q u it e d is tin c t p l a n t s a r e h e r e c o n fo u n d e d . T h a t to
w h ic h th e n am e a n d d ia g n o s is q u o te d f r o m M a r t iu s r e f e r is tr ip in n a t e ,
a n d p r o b a b ly id e n tic a l w i th sp e c ie s 11. T h e o th e r a p p e a r s to be
n n d e s c r ib e d , a n d m a y be c h a ra c te r iz e d a s fo llow s
A . p u b e sc en s. B a k e r ; ca u d . 6 -1 0 f t. h ig h ; st. 1 6 -1 8 in . 1., d e n s e ly
p u b e s c e n t, n o t m u r i c a t e d , c lo th e d b e low w ith r ig id o v a te - a c nm in a t e
s c a le s ( f r . o b lo n g -d e lto id , b ip in n a te , 3 f t. 1., m o re th a n 1 f t. h r . ; low e r
p in n æ 6 -8 in . 1., I J in . b r ., c u t d ow n n e a r l y to th e r a c h i s in to close
b lu n t lo b e s J i n . b r . ; te x tu r e h e rb a c e o u s ; ra eh is a n d b o th s id e s d e n s e ly
p u b e s c e n t ; v e in le ts a b o u t 10 o n a s id e , f o r k e d n e a r th e b a s e ; s o r i a t
th e fo rk .
H a b . P e ru , Lechler 2190, Spruce 4712 ; N ew G ran ad a , P u rd ie .
3 3 . S p e c ie s 8 * . A . p ræ e in e ta , K u n z e ; St. 1J f t. h ig h , u n a rm e d , g la h ro u s ,
d a rk - c a s t a n e o u s ; f r . s u h d e lto id , 4 -5 f t) L , 3 f t. h r ., t r i p in n a t i f id ;
p in n æ o b lo n g -la n c e o la te , I J f t. 1., 6 -7 in . h r ., s u h e q u a l b e low ; p i n n l .
lin e a r , 3 - 3 J in . 1., 9 -1 0 lin . h r ., b ro a d e s t a t th e b a s e , c u t d ow n b e low
to a n a r r o w w in g , th e p o in t a c u m in a t e ; segm. lin e a r -o h lo n g , 2 - 2 J
lin . b r ., s u b o b tu s e , n e a r l y s t r a ig h t, th e b a r r e n o n e s c r e n u l a te ; te x tu r e
p a p y r a c e o -h e rh a c e o u s ; h o th sid es q u it e n a k e d ; v e in s 7 -8 o n e a c h sid e
tl
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