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deltoid ; pinnL of the lower side the largest, cu t down nearly to the rachis into
numerous linear-oblong segm.; texture subcoriaceous; rachis like the stipe,
upper surface naked, lower glandular ; sori copious ; invol. pale-brown.—Hk.
Sp. 2.20. 88. t, 96. A.
Hab. Neilgberry Hills, S. Hindostán.—Very near O. Sieberi, of which it is not unlikely
only a larger and more robust variety, and both have a close connection with C. mul-
tifida.
33. C. miiltifida, Swartz ; st. tufted, 3-9 in. b, strong, erect, da rk chesnut-
brown, jiolished, slightly scaly towards the base ; f r . 8-12 in. 1., 2-8 in. hr.,
ovate-lanceolate or deltoid, tri- or quadripinnatifid ; lower pinnl. opposite,
remote, erecto-patent, deltoid, 2-6 in. 1. ; idt. divisions linear-oblong, deeply
lobed and the margin in the fertile plan t mucli recurved ; texture subcoriaceous ;
rachis dark chesnut-brown, naked and polished, both surfaces naked ; sori
terminal on the lobes, small, roundish, slightly confluent ; invol. membranaceous.
— H k . Sp. 2. p . 90. t. 100. B. Gard. F. t. 39.
Hab. Cape Colony northward to Zambesi Land and St. Helena, and sent also from
Java by Dr. Blume.—Dr. Kirk’s tropical specimens are larger and more compound than
those from further south, but appear to be the same plant.
34. C. Wrightii, H k . ; st. 2-4 in. 1., strong, wiry, chesnut-brown, polished,
finely fibrillos'e below when young ; f r . 2-3 in. I., in. br., ovate-lanceolate,
tripinnatifid ; pinnoe in several opposite pairs, the lowest about 1 in. 1., ¿ in. br.,
deltoid ; pinnl. cut about halfw'ay down into oblong-acute lobes ; texture subcoriaceous
; rachis like the stipe, both surfaces naked ; sori copious, the margin
of the fertile fronds much incurved.—H k . Sp. 2. p . 87. t. 90. A.
Hab. Gathered by Mr. Wright in 1849 in an expedition from Texas to New Mexico,
TJ. S. A.—In habit it comes very near the small forms of C. tenuifolia, but the involucres
are iess confluent.
35. C. tenuifolia, Swartz ; st. not tufted, 4-8 in. 1., wiry, flexuose, naked, dark
chesnut-hrown, polished, slightly fibrillose tow'ards the base ; f r . 4-8 in. 1.,
8-4 in. bi%, deltoid, tripinnatifid ; pinnoe in numerous o]>posite pairs, the lowest
2-4 in. 1., 1-2 in. hr., deltoid ; pinnl. on the lowest side tlie largest, the lowest
1 in. L, cut down to the rachis into oblong entire or sinuato-pinnatifid segm. ;
texture subcoriaceous ; rachis polished like the stipe, both surfaces green and
naked ; sori roundish or subcontinuous ; invol. narrow, brownish, more or less
toothed.—H k . Sp. 2. p . 82. t. 87. C.
Hab. Himalayas (sub-tropical region), Madras, Ceylon, Malayan Peninsula and Islands,
S. E. Chiua, Polynesian Islands, New Zealand, Australia, and southward to Van Diemen’s
Land.
is, P re sl (Mvriopteris, Fee). Involucres confluent, idtimate segments
§§§ Piiy
very s m a l l ,
Sp. S6-À8.
86. C. flexuosa, K u n z e ; S t . about 2 in. 1., erect, wiry, da rk cliesnut-brown,
naked, polished ; f r . 2-3 in. 1., ratlie r more th an 1 in. br., ovate-lanceolate,
bipinnate ; p innæ numerous, close, spreading a t right angles from the rachis,
with 8-10 small beadlike nearly sessile pinnl. on each side, which are hardly
more th an J lin. each way and rolled up like a hall ; rachis rigid, chesnut-
brown, glandular ; texture coriaceous ; sori hidden.—H k . Sp. F il. p . 104.
Hab. Brazil.—Our description is taken from Brazilian specimens gathered by Lindberg,
■which are marked hy Mettenius as Kunze’s var. m i n o r . Tlie typical plant is described
as tri- or quadripinnate.
o7. C. i n d u t a , Kunze ; S t. 3-6 in. 1., naked, polislied, chesnut-hrown, clothed
th in ly with linear-lanceolate scales when young ; f r , 3-6 in. 1., 1J-2 in. hr..
ovate-lanceolate, tripinnatifid ; lower pinnæ rather remote, deltoid ; pinnl. J - j in.
I., cut down to the rachis into oblong lobed segm.; rachis polished like the
stipe, but more or less tomentose ; texture subcoriaceous, upper surface naked,
very convex in the mature fertile frond, under surface tomentose like the rachis ;
sori marginal.—H k . Sp. 2. p . 92. t. 102. A.
Hab. Cape Colony ; discovered by M. Drbge.—I t resembles 0. lanuginosa and Szovilzii
in size aud general appearance, but is naked on the upper surface, and not at all matted
beneath.
38. C. lanuginosa, Nuttall ; st. densely tufted, erect, wiry, polislied, dark
chesnut-brown, th in ly clothed with spreading woolly hairs ; f r . 4-8 in. 1.,
1 -lJ in. 5i\, ovate-lanceolate^ bipinnatifid ; pinnæ in opposite pairs, the lower
ones deltoid ; p innl. linear-oblong, contiguous, cut down to tlie racliis into
numerous small roundish or oblong segm.; rachis tomentose ; texture subcoriaceous
; upper surface grass-green, sliglitly tomentose ; lower surface densely
matted witli a coat of pale-brown woolly tomentum, the margin of the segm.
much incurved ; sori copious, marginal.—C. lanosa, Moore. C. vestita. I lk . Sp.
2. p . 99. C. gracilis, Riehl.
Hab. Hlinois and Wisconsin westward and southward to the Rocky Mountains, California,
and New Mexico.
89. C. Szovitzii, Fisch. & Meyer ; st. densely tufted, erect, wiry, polislied,
chesnut-brown, tliinly coated with spreading woolly hairs, mixed with linear
scales ; f r . 3-6 in. 1., I - I J in. hr., ovate-lanceolate, bipinnatifid ; pinnas in
opposite pairs, the lower ones deltoid ; pinnl. linear-oblong, contiguous, cut
down to the rachis below into small roundish beaded segm.; rachis scaly and
tomentose like the stipe ; texture subcoriaceous, upper surface green, slightly
tomentose, lower surface densely matted with a coat of pale-brown woolly hairs,
the margin of the segra. miicli incurved ; sori copious, marginal.—H k . Sp. 2.
p . 98. t. 98. C. fiiubriata, Visiani.
Hab. Asia Minor and Persia southward to N. Hindostán, ascending iu the Himalayas
to 8,500 ft., Italy and Dalmatia.—Very near 0. lanuginosa, from which it only differs
by having distinct scales mixed with the tomentum upon the stipes and rachis. Notho-
Icena pérsica, Bory, is apparently this species.
40. C. gracillima, Eaton ; St. densely tufted, 2-6 in. 1., wiry, slender, dark
chesnut-brown, polished, only slightly scaly towards tlie base ; f r . 3-4 in. 1.,
I in. hr., narrowly ovate-lanceolate, bi- or tripinnatifid ; lower pinnæ opposite,
lanceolate-deltoid, about J in. 1., J in. br., cut down to the rachis into several
linear-ohlong segm. on each side, the largest of which are J in. 1., and the lowest
again slightly divided ; texture subcoriaceous ; rachis slightly fibrillose, upper
surface naked, the lower densely’ matted with pale-brown woolly tomentum, the
margin of the segm. much incurved ; sori copious, inarginal.—Eaton in Report
Mex. Bound. Survey, vol. 2. p . 234. C. Féei, Moore.
Hab. British Columbia, Oregon, California, Missouri, New Mexico, Guatemala.—A
much less hairy and less divided plant than C. lanuginosa, with larger and less distinctly
beaded segmeuts.
41. C. Fendleri, Hk. ; St. scattered, 2-4 in. 1., wiry, chesnut-brown, polished,
slightly scaly ; f r . 3-4 in. 1., I - I J in br., ovate-lanceolate, tripinnatifid ; pinnæ
lanceolate-deltoid, about j in. 1., f in. br. ; p in n l. linear-oblong, cut down to
the rachis into numerous small oblong beaded segm.; rachis densely clothed
above with lanceolate acuminate entire scales, which are bright reddish-brown in
the centre, silvery-white towards the edge ; upper surface quite naked, under
surface scaly only, not matted ; texture subcoriaceous, margin much incurved ;
sori copious, marginal.—Hh. Sp. 2. p . 103. t. 107. H.
Hab. Rocky Mountains southwai'd to California and New Mexico.
te. 3 .