SCOLOPENDRIUM VULGÄRE, V a r . C r e n a t o -l o b a t ü m .
M o o r e .
Smlopenirium— B.art's-iongvLC. Vulgare— Common.
Crenaio-lohatum—Jagged-lobed.
A n o t h e r interesting variety, found in Guernsey by Mr. C.
Jackson; Dorsetshire, by Mr. Wollaston; Oldstead, Yorkshire,
b y Mr. C. Monkman; Devonshire, by the Ecv. J . M. Chanter;
and in Ken t, by Mr. Brent.
The size and outline of this Fe rn is normal, sometimes,
however, as in the Oldstead examples, being widest at the
centre of the frond.
The margin (and more especially in the upper portion) is
distinctly crenato-lobate, and occasionally sub-undulated.
Sori abundant and prominent beneath, and distinctly supra-
soriforous above, the latter often large.
L ength of frond from twelve to fifteen inches.
The specimen illustrated was found at Oldstead, Yorkshire,
and communicated by Mr. C. Monkman, of Malton.
SCOLOPENDRIUM VULGARE, V a r . P a p il l o s u m .
M o o r e .
Scolopendrium—H a rt’s-tongue. Vulgare—Common.
Papillosum—Bearing protuberances.
A P R E T T Y , curious F cm , discovered in Guernsey, by Mr.
Jackson.
The distinctive feature is a series of distinct w-art-like excrescences
on the upper surface of the frond, near the margin,
forming a kin d of border.
Sori oval.
L ength from six or eight inches to eighteen inches.