440 ART. I.—B. HAYATA: 
it published. While working here at Kew, I have examined the 
plant and found that it comes very near to A. resectum, from 
which it can not be regarded as specifically different. I have, 
therefore, thought it better to describe it myself, as representing 
a variety of the same species. 
Asplenium tozanense [Tayata sp. nov. Rhizoma ascendens, sub- 
erectum, gemmis turbulenter revolutis, squamis dense obtectis 
squamis lanceolatis basi latissimis 5 mm. longis 1 mm. latis vel 
longioribus fulvo-rubescentibus. Stipites caespitosi erecti graciles 
18 em. longi stramineo-flavescentes, basi fusconigricantes semitere- 
tes, supra late suleate, 1 mm. lati, subtus convexi, plus minus nitidi, 
tenues, a basi usque ad medium paucissime squamati, (squamis 
minoribus), sursum nudi. F'rondes tenues, herbace, virides, lan- 
ceolate, vel oblongo-triangulares, plus minus falcato-recurvate, vel 
recta, stipitem in longitudine eequantes, apice acuminate, basi trun- 
cate, latissimee, vel a medio usque ad basin eequilate, a medio sursum 
sensim angustatee, a medio deorsum bipinnate sursum simpliciter 
pinnate, prope apicem pinnatifide, pinnis utraque latere cire. 20, 
inferioribus 3 em. longis, a se 1§ cm. remotis, superioribus ascenden- 
tibus, mediocribus horizontaliter patentibus, inferioribus  reflexo- 
patentibus, infimis angulo 120° a rhachi divaricatis, pinnis alternis, 
mediocribus elongato-triangu laribus 5 cm. longis 11mm. latis petiola- 
tis (petiolis 14 mm. longis) basi remote pinnatis apice pinnati-fidis, 
pinnulis inferioribus oblique obovatis 7-8 mm. longis 4 mm. latis apice 
obtusis basi breve attenuatis vel cuneato-acutis utraque latere 3-4- 
dentatis, dentibus obtusis vel acutis ; pinnulis utraque latere 8-9, 
inferioribus 3 mm. a se remotis apice pinnati-fidis, lobis serriformibus 
ascendentibus. Rhaches frondium complanatz, supra sulcatee, subtus 
convex, subglabre vel parcissime pubescentes, sursum subala- 
