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Plates I. IL HI. 



THE COMMON POLYPODY (Polypomdji vulgaue). 



POLYPODIUM, IJnnmts. 



9 of Sport-cases circular, without covers, growing from tho back of (ho veins, 

 *rminal, or nearly so. Veins disunited at their extremities, their 



terminal, or nearly so. 



(venules) simple, forked or rarely pinnate, 



branches 



P. vutOARE; fronds deeply pinnalifid, linear-oblong or ovate-oblong acuminate; the 

 lobes linear-oblong, blnntiah or acute, obscurely serrate, 



1113; E*f!U* *T«%t, 2 oJ. ir. 2tf7. Baton, Fttk** BHt**nit<r, «2, L is. J**ti a . FM^plh BriUn*i<« 9 

 It. 87. Jl<xA€r«»JAr»tft w ffntit\Fl*r* t l>W. II<M*?t4* t M****I<f}tritU)>Jht«*y t W& SomfyFirn* 

 */ Grtnt Brfob, 0, t L Jf^rf, //tfitJfo^ o/ ft-ftfcl tf™. 2 «l., 13. Jfchiy, FUr* 7/iWafei, M37. 

 &Ai*«li- t Krfpto$**itcle 0n*M»r, 12, t. 11. m/Un**. %**r* Finntonm, \\ 172. ^m^ri, ^rf™ 

 VtytiMKwm, ir. 5i JV«J B ftnta*-* iYmAyrqilto, 179. /*>, tf^rro HUaw, 235. 



PoLTrOhlUN titer ni emit, /ftvnm, Muw A pt**t+ t fiO* 



P*LTtt>niUM CaMiroO, WVtfoVao*, IferUri**, IflGir (Pfrtl); «*J tfptrJc**. 



PoLTroiULM rtMlSUtfVaf, o/o*r-fr** ( P of I.innni^ *ho quotoa under IWr/oJmat rtytataawl, * fiffuro of 

 Mi«ri»*n and of lluaux r, tbe former apparvntlv rrprwtttiatf a amal! itato of FdfptJIun r*/o*rr, tht latter 

 l'ttfjnJitK tMftmtm, Irx/o b no aporim+n in the L(nna»an Herbarium.) 



FOMtviiiru K*xwmxnxmt t A. Br*** t If&i /Janata-a, /«** iVfr.-. 73 (tfort Van Hontte). 

 FPoLTfO&IFV lynavtMtv, Ifwlrr sad Ar*<rtt t Titfany *f llt*t\t/i Foy*jf t #& 



ClMOrTWt* TCWa*t»,AVlrow» > ^^.V^^ 



Tar. sbmilaceeux; froiiils pinimtifid and fertile above, bipinnatifid below; lobules 

 distinct linear, acute, serrate. 



Poi*YivniVal nrtOiEE RtwiucMini, £M t Sftkm Vw Bmti*n*** t 127, 



POLTPOOIUM VCLOXHC IIIliEftXtCn. Jfiw*> //-WW tf Unit* Ftr** t 2 cJ +J 44 AWrfy, ttr« */ 0,™* 

 Britain, 10. 



PoMWDltM VtLOlM MjrtTATtw, Fmcw, AwtfM <ffte Itritith Frtnt, 4 (0, 22 (not of Wflldeoow). 



PoLtrOPiLM u'lo*re heuuathu, iM> w Mtr**i JW/TMmci. 



Polt i*onu it vuLOiRC CilllBlGtu, 6W*. JtyttA /'for*, <A 2 f it. 2CS (in part). 



PPoLTrOMt'M Alimti. f'/r, Centra ftfteuat. ZM. 



Var. cambric™ ; fronds barren, bipinnatifid throughout; lobules crowded, linear or 

 linear-lanceolate, acuminate, serrate. 



Polti-omum tropin cuibmcitu, nVlbantfSpniftPUMttrit^YAtb. Jfoto* t ittm Britanaic* t t.%L&*. 

 Smitk, OflM Ff#n, 2 cd^ iv. »tt (in part). Jfem>, IfanJtnk o/ BrXUh Ftrms, 2 od, 1 I, 



PoLTrObtCU 0UDRICOI, JjnK**t f fy+rltt PUnturvm, 1516. 

 PoLTPODm LlCIVtATCU, Z4MJA'i. 47w¥ Frtt*^iMC T ». M. 



EXPLANATION OF THE PLATES. 

 PliTT I*— PotrtODtnt rctfl*«; A, from Majfon!. Surrt^-; X J/I B, fnwi wail at Morrow, Sunvy^ T. JT 0, from 



Tovi-suio tt^ll at 0> 1 ltpjcr, Pffilwhire; T- Jf, 0, fruw Tmrr*iuiJ, Slirtin^hiw; T. 31. £ r PoLVroplcu Ti7Li»RK 



acittcu; fl«n Co»pta| Surrey; T* JA F, POLVrotniTsi VOUAII laTUltfx; from St. Martha's Hill. Sunvy; 21 J/, 

 Plate II.- A, J'oMPoimy VGLOiRI ftKMlLAClliCJi ; culliratcil; O. A WolUttvn, B r P. tvloark tmuttiu; from 

 llavtiag^ Suih*x; & 0. Or*y. 



Pute 111.— A, PoLiro^iv« vi'i/iAui: rtvnntcrv; ttUtiratttlt (7- It. Well**&m. 9, P. TVLCibe tus.mj; from 

 Saltucod Gftttlrv Krtit ; & ft Gray. 



HABITAT,— Common oo rt<l», l»njt\ old uaHsoml irw fttiitn^ tliroitgtiout Orral ItnUui ami Irobml ; oorurrlng from ikr 

 coo«t Imvl in llio wo#l of Knf^lanJ, to ait clcintxiii of about 2lOJ fivt m tho Ilip l Kland« of Skx^llanJ, 



0E00RA14J1CAL D1SHE11JLTI0N.— Thi* oomman Kurfi^li Pom apprar* U> bo »W abundant ortt Kuropo, cxtcodinc from 



Ike Sctiikilimitian Itinajiloai* tbroughout IVtitral an4 \\V"Un* Kiropo to SaniittU. Sirilj.Italr. unit Corfu (//A. Hcokfr) 



4B tho MotiitcrmiM^n aido,and to Spain nr*1 Portugal on tbo Atlrmtii* ridp; whrocv it rvtcndi into Africa by tho 

 Afora, Madeira, an*! Ihr CiraarJ Ww, oocumug along the northern #hi-«* of tho ContiTHm1,u at Algiirv, and n^ain 

 apjH'ariDg iu Soul!i ATri^a, in tho oaontrj of tho Kafln. In Aaia, it it fotin-i in SiU<rin t ainl Ibonoo fantwanui to 

 Kamtohntka^ and »r>l»af<J[» oicr Iho mountaina of Wr»tcro Ar£a to KrffnHim (//^ Li*Jtty) t but appfarv «antio^ on 

 tho i*j-|Mtiito ildo of thi> Contim*ti1 r th^tv l^nnj no certain in^rmitioti of iw occurrraoo vitbrr m Ouna or India. In 

 KotilMPBrt Awrrica it ia wiilrij difpmed, bcinj found at Port Molgnvr', Sitka, and tho Saw Riv^r (//*. i/*otff) ; 

 llimor through Columbia {til. Ifwlrr *«J LUJtty) to <*oxiadi ai*l tho VinXcA Btato, on tlie« ono band; and to 

 California (//*, //oo*Sr n»J JJnJTey}— to* IVjpoJtair* *a//r**^fiya* t JEo-Aor and Amott,— Mciwo and tJuiUicata 

 ^tho P&tvnodiitm Knttnni^inMnm^ A. Hraun, on tbo olh«r. P&tyforfivt* ifl/rrwrtfiffM from Cnlilomia i* *omo»h»l 

 Lirgor in it* ttartp*, and haa tbr ion aontcwhat oblong and tbo aoiiib occftROtinlt^, tltnu^li rwjr mrvlr, anattomoaaog 

 noar tho ntarrin ; but tl*ia oocura in ao «!il;1i! and in<uoitnnt a *kgroo, aa if br nocident, and tbo other ftatnrva alluUnl 

 to aru itKt with in native forms of P. rvtjar* ; ao llint wo ran icarvdy bolicir tho two to bo diitim-t » 



