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very thicke and close together on the nerve, that you cannot see 

 betweene them, with marvellous small nickes by their sides, and on 

 their round tops: each leafe hath also two rowes of dusty seed 

 scales ; the figures set forth by Lobel, Tabern., and Gerard, under 

 the title of Felix mas, do well resemble this Feme. This growes 

 plentifully in most places in shadowie woods and copses. — MS. 

 f. 139; Ger. emac. 1129-30. 



Nephrodium Filix-mas, Sw., var. affinis (Newm.). 

 Filix mas non ramosa pinnulis angustis, raris, profunde dentatis. 



4 Julii 1633 

 The leaves are of a deepe greene, not closely set together on the 

 nerve, but you may far off see betwixt them, deeply indented by 

 the sides, ending with a point not altogether sharpe : each leafe 

 hath also two rowes of dusty seed scales. I have not scene any 

 figure well resembling this plant. This groweth also in many 

 places in the shade. — MS. f. 140; Gcr. emac. ii3o. 



Prickly Shield-fern. Polystichum aculeahim Sw. 



var. lobatum Syme ; or Angular Shield-fern. P. 



angtdare Presl. 

 Filix mas non ramosa pinnulis latis auriculatis spinosis. 



4 Julii 1633 

 The leaves are of a deeper greene than either of the two last 

 described, placed on the nerve not very close together, but that 

 you may plainly see between them ; each leafe (especially those 

 next the stalke) having on that side farthest off the stalk a large 

 eare or outgrowing ending, with a sharp pricke like a haire, as doth 

 also the top of the leafe : some of the sides of the leaves are also 

 nicked, ending with the like pricke or haire. Each leafe hath two 

 rowes of dusty seed scales. This I take to be Filix mas acideata 

 maior Bauhini. Neither haue I scene any figure resembling this 

 plant. It groweth abundantly on the shadowie moist rockes by 

 Mapledurham neere Petersfield in Hampshire. — MS. f. 140 ; Ger. 

 emac. J 130. 



Marsh Shield-fern. Dryopteris Thelypteris Asa Gray. 

 Dryopteris Penae & Lobelii. 6 Julii 1633 



The roots creepe in the ground or mire, neere the turfe or upper 

 part thereof, and fold amongst themselves, as the roots of Poly- 

 podium, do, almost as big as a wheat straw, and about five, six, 

 or seven inches long, coal blacke without, and white within, of 

 a binding taste inclining to sweetnesse, with an innumerable com- 



