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hvachiatiims, one uncrested but tripinnate with the brachiate 

 character well developed, the side fronds being about half 

 the size of the central frond ; a very handsome and dark 

 coloured stib-phiniosum, with very broad fronds ; several 

 gvandiceps forms which may be seedlings from Moly's 

 original find, of which latter a quantity have declared 

 themselves. There are also Divisilohes not yet identified, 

 and many others which have not yet fully developed their 

 character. 



One of the happiest resuscitations was Moly's original 

 plant of decomposituni splendens, found by Moly in 1875, 

 and from which the late Colonel Jones and Dr. Fox raised 

 the beautiful plujiioso-divisilohumSj Deiisum, Rohustuin, Laxiim, 

 etc. Mr. Moly particularly drew my attention to this plant, 

 pronouncing it as historic. He related Colonel Jones' visit 

 when he took away spores, and when doubt was cast upon 

 the parentage of the seedlings by the late ]\Ir. Lowe, a 

 farther supply of spores was sown wnth a like result. I 

 believe the exact history was conveyed to the Editor by 

 the late Dr. Fox by letter. The letter was sent to the late 

 I\Ir. Lowe to convince him of the truth of the descent, and 

 it was either lost or inadvertently destroyed by that gentle- 

 man, much to the regret of the sender. Unfortunately 

 there are now none of those living who participated in the 

 triumph. The plant when it came into my possession was 

 in a sorry state. I labelled it INIoly's parent, and as such the 

 small plants are still marked. When the first small fronds 

 appeared, it was to all appearances a normal angulave, and 

 the Editor was more than sceptical, I might almost say 

 rudely so, of my cherished treasures, but as the strongest 

 of the seven plants began to grow away the character began 

 to declare itself on a few of the basal pinnules until last 

 season one plant assumed quite a different character, and, as 

 it was fertile, I have sown spores which may or may not 

 reproduce the phimoso divisilohuin section, should it do so 

 there will hardly be longer doubt as to the parentage of 

 those grand forms. Another brand saved from the burning 



