
Side of England, more or less along all our coasts, being
abundant in the soutli-wcst of England, and in AVales, and
only sparingly distributed eLsewlicre. There are tivo inland
localities where it is found, namely, Newton, near Warrhmton
in Lancashire, and at Killai •ney.
Found in France, Spain, North America, En<r]and Wales
Ireland, Channel Islands, Madeira, Teneriffe, Tankers,’ Azores’
Canaries, St. Helena, New Holland and Now Brunswick, Orkney’
Hebrides, and Guernsey.
Amongst the British localities the following may be enumerated:—
Yorkshire, Durham, Berwickshire, Lothian, Forfarshire
H fe , Argyleshire, Shiant, (Ho ly Island,) Harris, Isla, Cantire’
y-ran , Ailsa, Wigtoii, Kircudbright, Cumberland, Westmoreland,
Lancashire, Cheshire, Somerset, Devon, Cornwall, Hampshire’
\7alcs, Dorset, and Sussex. ’
The form of the frond is linear-lanceolate, pinnate, pinnæ
somewhat ovate-oblong, oblique, serrate on the edges, anterior
base truncate and^ sub-auriculate, the posterior base wcd<re-
shaped. ^ Short petioles; the upper pinnæ decurrent, endinVin
a pinnatifid apex. The veins are branched from a stout mid-
vein. Caudex erect, tufted, and densely covered with scales
of a dark brown colour; stipes smooth, channeled on the upper
side.
^ Length of frond varying from six to twelve inches, some-
times three feet long; colour deep green.
Son linear, oblique, large and conspicuous, and eventually
confluent; indusium at first white, then brownish.
An evergreen British Ecni.
Air. AIoore mentions the following v a r ie tie s :-
U l.—Acutum, (AIoore,) more elongated, and tapering to a
point at the apex.
'HwA.— Bichotomum, (AVollaston,) apex forked.
GxA.— Bamosum, (AAYllaston,) branched.
4s\h.— Trapeziforme, (Clapham,) pinnæ trapeziforme. Found
at Scarbro’.
l)i\\.— Crenatum, (AIoore,) short pinnæ.
GÙi.— Cuneaüim, (AIoore,) pinnæ cunéate. Ireland.
iih .—Microdon, (AIoore,) submemhranaceous in texture; pinnæ
undulately lobed, with a denticulated margin; sori small. Found
in Guernsey, by Aliss AVilkinson. Air. AIoore thinks that it
may prove a new species, being very distinct in its characters
from A . marinum.
8th.—Assimile, (AIoore,) lobed, pinnæ elongated.
9th.—Suh-hiqnnnatum, (AIoore,) decfily tiinnatifid. Guernsey.
A full description of each is given in Aloorc’s “ Nature-printed
Ferns.”
Growing on rocks near the sea-side.
I am indebted to Air. K. T. Alillet, and Air. J. Sidebotham,
for jilants of this species; to Air. Sim, of Foot’s Cray, and to
Air. Clapham, of Scarbro’, for plants of the variety trapeziforme ;
and for fronds to Mr. II. J. Gray, of St. Thomas’, Fxctor, and
to Air. Norman, of Hull.
It is in all the Nurserymen’s Catalogues. The varieties of
such as are in cultivation, may be procured of Air. Sim, of Foot’s
Cray, and of Air. Parker, of Holloway.
The illustration is from a plant in my own collection.
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