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fect ones, which we now possess through the kindness of Dr. 
Wallich, are a foot or more in height, with an ample frond 
‘exceeding the raceme in length. In general the insertion 
of the scape is above the lower primary division of the frond. 
In these characters, therefore, and in the woolly base of the 
. stipes, the plant differs from the B. Virginicum. 
13. B. daucifolium. Wall. Cat. No. 49.—Hook. et Grev: Ic. 
Fil. t. 161. 
Has. Nepal, Dr. Wallich. 
14. B. silaifolium. Presl. Relig. Henk. p. '19. 
Has. Nootka Sound, Henke.—A very distinct species, 
as appears from the description. "The frond solitary, tripin- 
nate, with a cordato-ovate outline, about a foot in height. 
The scape naked, of the same height as the frond. The 
fructification forming a branched secund panicle. 
MARATTIACEJE. 
1l. MARATTIA. Sw. 
Receptacula dorsalia submarginalia ovalia fornicata superne 
longitudinaliter dehiscentia. Capsule in duplicem se- 
riem connate interius rima hiantes. 
1. M. alata. Sm. Icon. Pl. Ined. t. 46. 
Has. Jamaica, Swartz. Guadaloupe, Parker. Wooahoo, 
Macrae. Sandwich Islands, Messrs. Lay and Collie in Captain 
Beechey's Expedition. _ 
2. M. levis, Sm. Icon. Pl. Ined. p. 47. 
Has. Dominica, Swartz. Brasil, Macrae.— This is dis- 
tinguished from M. alata by its more delicate texture, brighter 
green colour ; by the pinnules being deeply lobed at the mar- 
gins, so as to be actually pinnatifid, the segments or lobes 
blunt, occasionally toothed, the teeth always very obtuse. 
We have it only from Brasil, gathered by Raddi, (and 
it consequently is his M. alata «æ. and &.—the latter being only 
distinguished by the absence of chaffy scales,) and by Mac- 
rae. It is likewise the M. /evis described by Kaulfuss. We 
