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upon it. The greater number of cells in the breadth of the
frond, and the presence of occasional short ramuli, would seem
to be the characters by which E. Balfsii is to be known from
the true B. percursa. I have no opportunity at present (I write
these lines on the shores of America) of examining other specimens,
of consulting herbaria, or of communicating with more
experienced botanists, and must consequently defer till a future
time entering more fully into the distinctive characters of the
species now proposed.
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