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tlicii- Ibnn, pimiate, and having lanceolate jiinnæ, wliich arc
deeply pinnatifid, petiolulate, with an entire caudate apex. Lower
pair of pinnæ b ip a rtite ; segments linear, b lu n t, and sub-falcate.
Stipes slightly scaly near the base. Stipes h a lf the length of
the frond. T erminal, adhe ren t to an erect fasciculate rhizoma.
L en g th of frond from th re e to four feet; colour pale green.
My thanks are due to Mr. Thomas Moore, Cura to r of the
Chelsea Botanic Gardens, for a plan t of this species; and to
Miss C a rr, o f Q u a lt R e ctory, for fertile fronds.
I t appears to be only included in the F e rn Catalogue of
hlcssrs. A. H en derson, of Rine-apple Pla c e .
The illustration is from a portion of Miss C a rr’s frond.
GLOSSARY FOR VOL. III.
[The prrsenf: gloss.aiy coiifains descriptions of such terms as arc not dcscriliod in
tJiat for Y’olnme I. It must tliercfore be considered a continuation of that given at
page 147 in the first Volume.]
Antrorsely. Having an upward direction towards the summit.
AreoUs. Having spaces distinctly marked out on the surface.
Auricled. Eared.
m io le d . Divided into two lobes.
Bip a rtite . Deeply divided into two parts.
Cartilaginous. Substance tough or hard.
Chartaceous. Thin, flexible, and membranous.
Continuous sori. When there is no break from uniformity.
Cultriform. Knifo-blade shaped.
Decttmient. Eecliuing, but having a tendency to rise at the extrcmitj’.
Deltoid. Somewhat triangular.
Digitate. Resembling fingers.
Flaccid. Weak or bonding.
Glaucous. When the green colour has a peculiar whitish-blue lustre.
Incurved. Bending from without inwards.
Interrupted sori. Hot continuous.
Muricato-sealrous. Rough, produced by short, hard, stiff pubescence or
scattered tubercles.
Orhicular. Circular.
Palmate. Hand-shaped.
Pinnulets. Leaflets.
Pilose. Hairy.
Plane. Perfectly lev el or flat.
Betieulated. Resembling net-work.
Reflected. Turned back.
Sagittate. Arrow-shaped.
Scalrous. Rough.
Squamiferous. Covered with scales.
Sulhastate. Nearly halbert-shaped.
Siibterraneously. When the rhizoma creeps underground.
Subtrilolate. Nearly divided into three lobes.
Trapezoid. When the sides o f a four-sided lea f are unequal.
Trilohatc. Divided into three lobes.
Triloled. Divided into three lobes.
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