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cm. long, closely covered with brown ovate, acute or acuminate scales. 

 Fronds 8-15 cm. long, 3—4 cm. acrosss, ovate oblong, subacute acumi- 

 nate, bipinnate, glabrous above, scattered with minute scales under- 

 neatli. Primary and secondary rhachis grooved above, furnished with 

 brown scales underneath. Primary pinnes 10—28 mm. long, 8—10 mm. 

 broad, ovate oblong, subsessile, subacuminate. ; secondary or ultimate 

 pinnas 8 mm. long, 3 mm. broad, ovate acute, cuneate at the base, 

 subpetiolulate, pinnatifid. Segments linear or subspathulate, mucronate, 

 simple or bifid ; veinlets solitary in each segment bearing a sorus below 

 the apex of the segment, capsules not very numerous in each sorus. 

 (At the foot). 



The species is allied to Polvpodium (Phegopteris) darcseforme 

 Hook. It is a very pretty fern, and may be a new plant, but I am 

 not in position to propose a new name. 



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