rOLYPODIACE^. 



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scales are all very similar to those of the species, from which this may not 

 be regarded as a distinct species nor even as a variety. 



Dryopteris (Eudryopteris) subiecipiens HAYATA sp. nov. (Fig. 119). 

 Rhizoma suberectum apice dense squamatiun, 

 squamis ovato-lanceolatis nigris nitidis 

 apice lineari-acuminatis plus 2 cm. longis 

 5mm. latis. Stipes 30crn. lorigns basi 

 dense sursum parce sqnamatus, squamis 

 inferioribus vel mediis liuearibus 8 mm. longis 

 basi 1 mm. latis subcordatis margine subin- 

 tegris basi parce fimbriatis. Frons ovata 45 

 cm. louga 30 cm. lata apice cuspidata basi 

 rotuudata pmuata, piunis mediis longissimis 

 liueari-lauceolatis 15 cm. lougis 3 cm. latis 

 apice acuminatissimis basi late truncatis 

 sessilibus margiue 

 crenato- lob u latis 

 sursum ad acumen 

 serratis, lobulis ro- 

 tundatis ascendeu- 

 tibus 5 mm. lougis 

 7 mm. latis latere 

 superiore 1-2-muc- 

 rouatis, pinuis sub- 

 oppositis a rhachi- 

 bus angulo 80 

 divaricatis, inferi- 

 oribus 3-4 cm. a se 

 remotis versus 

 apicem falcatis, 

 costis supra im- 

 pressis subtus 

 elevatis, venis lateralibus a ss circ. 6 mm. remotis a costa angulo 50 egressis 



119, Dryopteris suMedplens HAYATA; a, the plant; b, 

 a scale on 1 the apical portion oE the stipe ; c, cl, scales on the 

 frond rhachis ; e, a hair on the costule of a pinna ; f , basal por- 

 tion of a pinna ; g, apical portion of the same. 



