54 A S F ID IX JM O R EO I’ T E IU S .
In tlie lake districts of AYestmorland and Cumberland it is very
abundant.
Extends over tlie whole of Europe.
Fronds pinnate, lanceolate in form; pinnæ opposite, the basal
ones obtusely triangular, about the centre of the frond linear-
lanceolate.
A'eins forked, and bearing sori near the apices.
Sori moderate-sized, round, forming a sub-marginal scries.
Indusium small and thin.
Length of frond from one to three feet. Colour brilliant
green. ,
The fronds of this species are fragrant.
Mr. Moore, in the “ Nature-printed Ferns,” gives two varieties:
1st.— Truncata, AYollaston. Found near Tunbridge AA'ells by
Mr. AVollaston. A monstrosity, having the apices of the frond
and pinnæ ending abruptly.
2nd.— Crispa, Moore. Found on the Clova Mountains by
Dr. Balfour. The pinnules are undulated.
Plants of this Fern I have gathered wild at Oxton Bogs
and Bulwell, Nottinghamshire; at Wincham,. near Northwich,
Cheshire; and about AmblesMe and Grasmere. For other
specimens I am indebted to Sir Oswald Mosley, Bart., of
Rolleston H a ll; and to Mr. Joseph Sidebotham, of Manchester.
I t is in the following Catalogues:—-Messrs. Veitch, of Chelsea;
Rollisson, of Tooting; Sim,, of Foot’s Cray; Cutbush, of Hig h gate;
Kennedy, of Covent Garden; Stansfield, of Todmorden;
E. G. Henderson, of St. Jo h n ’s AVood; Cooling, of Derby; A.
Henderson, of Pine-apple Place; and Young, of Taunton.
The illustration is from a plant in my own collection.