in one part of the frond, or pinnae, and furnished with a pore,
or depression, at the extremity. The colour is a deep purplish
red ; the substance is firm and horny. Dr. Greville
remarks that the plate given by Mr. Turner of this species
will be of little assistance to the British botanist in determining
our native plant: but we have had occasion to observe,
in the British Ffara, that it well agrees with numerous
specimens which we possess from the Mediterranean, and
which we believe to be identical with the original plant of
Wulfen. So that it is a question with us, whether the plant
of our shores ought not to be considered distinct from the
foreign specimens, which are of an olive green colour when
dry, are copiously once or twice pinnated, and of a very
lubricous texture, so as to adhere firmly to paper.—W. J . H.
