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p. 1. t. 101, Poly podium davallioides, Mett., and Anagramma davalli- 



oides, Fee, doubtfully placed as synonyms. These are one and the same 

 plant, a Polypodium, according to our views, long ago and largely dis- 

 tributed by Dr. Wallich under the name of Polypodium coniifolium, 

 Wall. (Cat. n. 326) ; the same as Aspidium subdigitatum of Blume, En. 

 Fil. Jav., above alluded to (as I am assured by authentic specimens), 

 considered by that author as very like his Aspid. nodosum ; and the same 

 species has recently been well figured and described by Dr. Blume him- 

 self, in his fine work, 'Flora Javee Fil.' p. 196.' t. 93. The author 

 remarks that he was led in the c Enumeratio ' to refer it to Aspidium 

 from its general resemblance to his Aspid. nodosum. 



On the whole I see no reason to regret my having placed our present 

 plant in Davallia in the Gen. et Sp. Fil. ; but I would incline to refer 

 it to the Microlepia rather than the Leucostegia section (if there be any 

 valid distinction between them). The affinity with Oystopteris confirms 

 the correctness of the observation under that genus in Gen. et Sp. Fil. 

 i. p. 197, namely that it {Oystopteris) may be considered a connecting 

 link between the Davalliacece and Aspidiacece, harmonizing better with 

 the former than with the latter. 



Tab. X. Portions of a plant, nat. size. Fig. 1. Sterile portion of a 

 frond. 2. Single fertile pinnule, and bracteal scale : — magnified. 



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of South Afi 



We 



the able author of 'The Geneva of South African Plants/ printed at 

 the Cape in 1838, has it in contemplation to publish a complete Flora 

 of that extensive Colony, and that he has already commenced the task. 

 Such a work cannot fail to be of great importance to the colonists 

 themselves, as well as to the scientific botanist ; and all who have the 

 means of contributing towards the perfecting of this work, by speci- 

 mens or otherwise, will do well to communicate with Dr. Harvey, Pro- 

 fessor of Botany, Trinity College, Dublin. 



