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tenericaulis, Moore, Ind. Fil. p. 107, from Tahiti (Banks and Solander ! Nelson ! Barclay!), and New Hebrides, 
Tana and Aneitum (M‘Gillivray!). 2. L. truncata, Brack. U. S. Expl. Exped. Filices, p. 195. t. 27, from 
Sandwich Islands (Nelson! Strickland! Hillebrand!). 3. L. globulifera, Brack. 1. c. p. 194, from Sandwich 
Islands (Macrae! Hillebrand! U. S. Expl. Exped.). 4. LL. glabra, Brack. l.c. p. 200, from Sandwich 
Islands (Barclay! n. 1220, Strickland! Hillebrand!). 5. Z. Barclayi, Carr. ms.; stipitibus nigricanti- 
bus, basi paleis lanceolatis acuminatis onustis, eum ramificationibus fusco-pubescentibus ; frondibus ovatis, 
pinnatis, supra glabris, subtus pubescentibus; pinnis oppositis, subpetiolatis, lineari-lanceolatis, acuminatis, 
pinna terminali magna, margine irregulariter sinuata v. lobata; lateralibus margine sinuatis, basi superiore 
lobatis ; inferioribus inzequaliter inciso-pinnatifidis, v. pinnatis; costis prominulis, venulis liberis numerosis ; 
soris biserialibus ad apicem venularum in areolis positis.—New Ireland (Labillardiére! Barclay !). 
l. L. Harveyi, Carr. ms. in Herb. Mus. Brit.; stipitibus semiteretibus, supra sulcatis, nitidis ; 
frondibus membranaceis, ovato-lanceolatis, acuminatis, pinnatis ; pinnis superioribus alternis approxi- 
matis, inferioribus oppositis, remotis, lineari-acuminatis similibus, pinnatifidis, apice attenuatis, basi 
truncatis v. obtuse cuneatis; laciniis oblongis, obtusis, subpatentibus; rachi cum ramificationibus 
hirsuto, venis supra setosis; soris marginalibus, indusio glabro integro.—Nephrodium patens, Auct. 
(partim).— Viti (Harvey! Sir E. Home!). Also from Upolu, Navigators’ Islands (Sir E. Home !). 
2. L. Brackenridgii, Carr. ms.; stipitibus levis, sulcatis; frondibus pinnatis, pinnis alternis 
oblongo-lanceolatis, caudato-acuminatis, pinnatipartitis, apice serrulatis, supra glabris, subtus glan- 
duloso-pubescentibus ; laciniis oblongo-lanceolatis, acutis, faleatis, latere inferiore brevioribus, basi . 
diminuendis; costa utrinque pubescente; soris parvis, biserialibus, costze approximatis, indusio 
leviformi piloso, sporangiis sessilibus glanduliferis.—Aspidium Brackenridgii, Mett. Ann. Sc. Nat. 
ser. 4. vol. xv. p. 75. L. attenuata, Brack. U. S. Expl. Exped. Filices, p. 193. t. 26. fig. 2. Ne- 
phrodium inequilaterale, Baker, Syn. Fil. p. 454.—Viti (Milne!). Also from Tahiti (Banks and 
Solander ! Nelson! Collie!) and Aneitum (M‘Gillivray !) 
3. L. Prenticei, Carr. ms. in Herb. Mus. Brit.; frondibus glabris, subtus pallidioribus, acu- 
minatis, pinnatis; pinnis sessilibus, lineari-lanceolatis, acuminatis, basi elongato-cuneatis, erecto- 
patentibus, pinnatifidis, lobis triangulato-oblongis, patenti-falcatis, margine integris, sparse setosis ; 
rachi stramineo glabro; costis primariis infra glabris, supra hispidis, venis simplicibus anterioribus 
elongatis; soris distinctis, subcostalibus; indusio integro, glabro.— Viti (M‘Gillivray !). 
The materials on whieh this species is established are somewhat imperfect, consisting of only the upper 
pro of two fronds, but they are sufficient to show that it is very distinct from any hitherto described. 
have associated with it the name of C. Prentice, Esq., who noted it as new in the Herbarium of the 
British Museum. 
4. L. articulata, Brack. U. S. Expl. Exped. Filices, p. 191. t. 26. fig. 1 ; rhizomate repente nigro, 
sparse squamoso ; stipitibus remotis, teretibus, articulatis, rufo-pubescentibus ; frondibus subcoriaceis, 
lineari-lanceolatis, pinnatis; pinnis sessilibus, alternis, oblongo-lanceolatis, pinnatifidis, supra pubes- 
centibus, apice subacuto serratis, basi truncato-cuneatis, superioribus coadunatis crenato-dentatis, 
laciniis semioblongis obtusis; costa venisque utrinque rufo-pubescentibus; soris sparsis; indusio 
reniformi-orbiculato, lacero.— Viti (Seemann! n. 721, Milne! U.S. Expl. Exped.) Allied to L. 
albo-punctata, Presl, but distinguished by its long filiform rhizome, the position of the articulation 
of the stipes, the subcostal sori, and other characters. os 
5. L. squamigera, Brack. U. S. Expl. Exped. Filices, p. 198; rhizomate brevi, erecto ; stipitibus 
rachibus costisque subtus squamis reticulatis fimbriatis adpressis dense obsitis; frondibus ovato- 
deltoideis, pinnatis, basi bipinnatis; pinnis lanceolatis, acuminatis, pinnatifidis; venis fureatis; soris 
magnis, inter costam et marginem equidistantibus—Nephrodium squamigerum, Hook. et Arn. 
Beechey's Voy. p. 106.— Viti (U. S. Expl. Exped.). Also from Sandwich Islands (Collie! Seemann ! 
Strickland !). ; . 
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