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S. Jorge, I observed some fragments closely agreeing in form and 

 venation with the leaflets of this Woodwardia. 



Pteris aquilina, L. Very common in the island. 



Pteris arguta, Vahl. In tlie wet shady ravines, very common 

 on the north side of the island, down nearly to the sea-level ; 

 extremely abundant and fine at Eibeiro Frio (3000 feet), and in 

 the woods at the head of the Serra d'Agoa valley. On the south 

 side : in great plenty and luxuriance in the Sauta Luzia ravine ; 

 in a dwarf state on rocks in the Little Curral. 



CheilantTies fragrans (Hook. Spec. Fil. : Ch. Maderensis^Jjov^e). 

 On old walls at Funchal, sparingly ; sometimes in company with 

 I^otJiocMcena lanuginosa. 



Adiantum reniforme. Under the shade of overhanging rocks, 

 and on rocks constantly wet with tlie spray of waterfalls and tor- 

 rents ; plentiful in many of the ravines of the north side of the 

 island, mostly at a low or moderate level, but certainly not (as 

 represented by M. Hull) confined to the region of the Cacti. At 

 Eibeiro Frio (thougli very sparingly), and on the precipice imme- 

 diately below Pico Grande, at an elevation probably exceeding 

 4000 feet. Very local on the southern side, though plentiful in 

 some particular ravines, es2:)ecially in that of Santa Luzia. 



Adiantum Capillus-Veneris. Very common on both sides of 

 Madeira, chiefly in the coast region, but ascending to nearly 2GQ0 

 feet in the Santa Luzia ravine. Particularly fine and luxuriant in 

 some of the wet ravines of the north coast. 



Asplenium palmatutn. Very plentiful along the northern coast, 

 generally below, or not much above, 1000 feet of elevation, de- 

 scending indeed to a very low level ; but I saw it also in the 

 mountain woods at the head of the Serra d' Agoa valley, and I was 

 told it had been found at Eibeiro Frio. I never saw it to the 

 south of the central range of mountains. 



Asplenium ancejys, Lowe. Seemingly very general in the island, 

 from the rocks of the coast region (between Funchal and Camara 

 dos Lobos) to the Laurel forests at 3000 feet and even higher. 

 The figure in the ' Icones Tilicum ' represents an extreme speci- 

 men ; tlie ordinary Madeira state of the plant is much more like 



-^. Tricliomanps. 



Asplenium momnthemum, Sm. 3Iuch more local than the pre- 

 ceding, but abundant in some places : particularly abundant and 

 fine at Eibeiro Frio (about 3000 feet). In some lanes near 

 S. Jorge and Santa Anna, perhaps below 1000 feet. On the 

 amifVi airin r.f +1,^ mrMinfains • in comnanv with Woodtcardia radi- 



