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subobtuse, a line long, nearly equal- sided, ciliated at the base on the 

 uppex- side ; leaves of the upper plane one-half to one-third as long, 

 ovate, apiculate. Spikes short, resupiuate ; bracts of the upper 

 plane ovate-lanceolate, acute ; of the lower plane ascending, broad 

 ovate, cuspidate. 



Hab. Port Praslin, New Ireland, Commerson ! 



283. S. Kurzii, n. sp. — Stems suberect, 3-4 in. long, pale 

 straw-coloured, stronger than in S. chrysurhizos, copiously pinnate, 

 the short erecto-patent branches copiously compound. Leaves of 

 the lower plane contiguous on the branchlets, rather spaced on the 

 main stem, all erecto-patent, ovate-lanceolate, acute, pale green, 

 membranous, rather more produced on the upper side of the midrib, 

 broadly rounded, shortly ciliated, and much imbricated over the 

 stem on the upper side at the base ; leaves of the upper plane half 

 as long, ovate, with a large cusp. Spikes copious, short, resupinate, 

 1 lin. diam. ; bracts very dimorphous, those of the upper plane 

 ovate-lanceolate, erecto-patent ; of the lower plane ovate, acute, 

 ascending, strongly keeled. 



Hab. Forests of Pegu, luirz 3187 ! Midway between glauca 

 and alutacea. 



284. S. MiNiATospoRA Baker. — Lycopodium miniatosporum 

 Dalzell in Hook. Kew Journ. iv. 114. — Stems very slender, erect, 

 3-4 in. long, copiously pinnate, the branches erecto-patent, the 



,ower copiously compound. Leaves of the lower plane much spaced, 

 ascending, except in the lower part of the main stem, ovate-oblong, 

 obtuse, f-1 lin. long, bright green, membranous, very unequal- 

 sided, cordate, serrulate, and much imbricated over the stem on the 

 upper side at the base ; leaves of the upper plane very small, ovate, 

 cuspidate. Spikes copious, short, resupinate, above 1 lin. diam. ; 

 bracts very dimorphous, those of the upper plane crowded, lanceo- 

 late-rhomboid, bright green, the lower subpateut ; those of the 

 lower plane ascending, suborbicular, with a large cusp. 



Hab. Bombay Ghauts, Dalzell ! A near ally of S. chrysorhizos. 



285. S. AUREOLA Spring Mon. ii. 244. — Stems densely tufted, 

 slender, erect, 4-6 in. long, copiously pinnate, the branches erecto- 

 patent, the lower copiously compound. Leaves of the lower plane 

 spaced even on the branchlets, rather ascending, ovate-oblong, 

 obtuse, ^ lin. long, bright green, membranous, unequal-sided, more 

 produced on the upper side of the midrib, not ciliated, broadly 

 rounded on the upper side at the base, and imbricated over the 

 stem ; leaves of the upper plane very small, ovate-cuspidate. Spikes 

 ^-J in. long, ^ lin. diam., resupinate ; bracts obscurely dimorphous, 

 those of the upper plane lanceolate-rhomboid, erecto-patent, only 

 projecting beyond the ovate acute ascending bracts of the lower 

 half of the spikes. 



Hab. Khasia Mountains, Griffith ! 



286. S. Dalzellh Baker. — Lycopodium caspitosum Dalz. in Hook. 

 Kew Journ. iv. 114, non Blume. — Stems erect, tufted, slender, pale 

 straw-coloured, 4-6 in. long, copiously pinnate, the branches 

 erecto-patent, the lower copiously compound. Leaves of the lower 

 plane nearly contiguous on the branchlets, spaced on the main 



