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out of oppofite fides of the Stalk, being five Foot long, and braach’d a 
Foot from its beginning, the Foot-Stalk and Branches being of a gray colour, 
covercd witha rufty Mofs. The Branches come out alternatively, at two 
Inch’s diftance afunder, thofe next the Stalk or undermoft, being the largeft 
and longeft. ‘Ihe Twigs have their Piamule, which are large, whole, broad, 
obtufe, frequent, leaving {carce any empty or void {pace between them, be- 
ing cut in to the very middle Rib, on the undermoft Branches, but on the 
upper join’d to their ends almoft, and of a fhining green colour. 
Ic grew in the inland Woods on the Roads fide between Guanaboa and Colo- 
nel Bourden’s Plantation, on the fide of Mount Diablo, and Archers Ridge 
- very plentifully. 
Whether this be really differing otherwife than in magnitude from the 
Filix non vamo(a fcandens pinnilis, Gc. isto me doubtful, this being defcribed 
for that by Mr. Bobart. ’Tis really ramofe. 
XCV. Filix ramofa major, caule {pinofo, foliis fen pinnulis rotundis, profunde 
Laciniatis, fou cerefolii foliis. Cat. p.23, Tab. 61. Filix ramofa Famaicenfis fu- 
marie foliis, pediculis & rachi medio aculeatis Plukenet. Alm. p.156. Eas 
dem non [pinofa levis Ejufd. ibid. Bob. hift. Ox. part.3. p. 584. . 
This has a long Root like Polypody, towards the top covered with fer- 
rugineous Hair or Mofs, at the bottom of which are feveral Filaments or 
Threads of a dark brown colour. From this Root rife feveral Foot-Stalks 
cornered on one fide, and round on the other, of the bignefs of a Swans- 
Quill, of a gray colour. This Stalk is thick fet with fhort fharp prickles, 
as well as the Branches, which go out oppofite to onc another, at fix Inch’s 
diflance, the Stalk rifing three or four Foot high. ‘The Branches have their 
Twigs fet alternatively. Onwhich are the Pinnule or Leaves, being roundifh, 
and very deeply cut in on the the edges, after the manner of Chervil, 
to which it is like, being of a yellowilh green colour, having the Seed 
in little Spots on the ends of the Segments of the back fide of the 
Leaves. _ 
It grew near the open Ground by Rio @ Oro, near Mr Philpot’s Plan- 
tation. | 
XCVI. Filix ramofa major, pinnulis crebris, brevibus, latis, obtufts, fubrotundis. 
Cat. p.23. Filix Famaicenfis few polypodiuns Cicutaria latifolias fatidiffime folits 
uodammodo conveniens, pinnulis amplis, mucronatts, circa margines, ferris latiufcalis 
profunde finuofts. Plukenet. Almag. p. 153. Phyt. Tab.r89. Fig. 4.  Filix non 
ramofa major Famaicenfis, lobis longis quercinis polypodsi divifura. Bob. hift. Ox. 
part. 3. p.574» Forte, Filix arborefcens candice {pinofo, ramofa, alis latis musrona 
tis, polypodii divifura, Ejufd. hift. Ox. part.3. p.583.- 
The Root of this Fern is roundifh, large, having a great many black fi- 
bers, and its top covered: with a reddifh Mots or Hair, as well as the Stalks ac 
their beginning. They rifeto be two.or three Foot high, being light coloured 
green, having Branches rarely placd at two Inches. diftance, for the moft 
part oppofite to one another, tho fometimes alternatively. The lowermoft 
Branches are the largeft, being divided into two Inch long ‘Twigs, like Oak 
Leaves, whofe Pinnule ox little Leaves, are at the undermoft divifions 
longer than the others, being fet onto the very Twig and indented; but on 
thofe above broad, fhort, obtufe, whole, and for the moft part united al- 
moft tothe very ends, fo that I was very much in doubt whether I fhould 
not call this whole Twig an indented Piszaula, and. reduce this to the 
not ramofe Kind, It has very many ferrugineous Spots on the back-fides of 
the Leaves. 3 
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