30 Baker. A Summary of the new Ferns 



Genus 25. CHEILANTHES Sw. 

 Subgenus Adiantopsis. 



1*. C. Fordii, Baker, in Journ. Bot. 1879, 304. Canton, Ford. 

 6*. C. Duthiei, Baker, n. sp. Stipes densely tufted, castaneous, 

 glabrous, i-ij in. long, with a few paleae towards the base. 

 Frond oblong-deltoid, membranous, glabrous, 2 in. long, 

 green on both surfaces. Pinnae oblong-deltoid, sessile: 

 lowest the largest, produced on the lower side. Pinnules 

 oblong, \-\ in, broad. Sori placed all round the edge of the 

 pinnules, usually orbicular, rarely confluent. Indusium grey, 

 glabrous, orbicular-reniform, persistent. British Garwhal, 

 Duthie, 5144. Cutting of C. subvillosa, but indusium of this 

 subgenus. 



11. C. Schimperi, Kunze. Has been gathered in the Usugura 

 Mountains by the late Bishop Hannington and in the Shire* 

 Highlands by Mr. J. T. Last. Known before only in Abyssinia. 



12*. C. Eeesii, Jenm., in Journ. Bot. 1886, 267. Jamaica, Rev. 

 J. L. Rees. Cutting of C. microphylla ; sori and indusium of 

 this subgenus. 



13*. C. madagascariensis, Baker, in Journ. Linn. Soc. XVI, 198. 

 Madagascar, Miss Helen Gilpin, 



Subgenus Eucheilanthes. 



15*. C. depauperata, Baker, n. sp. Stipes densely tufted, wiry, 

 castaneous, naked, 3-4 in. long. Frond lanceolate, bipinnate, 

 rigid, 46 in. long, ^ \ in. broad, green and glabrous on the 

 upper surface; rachis castaneous, scabrous, viscose. Pinnae 

 numerous, small, deltoid, with many linear lobes with strongly 

 recurved edges. Sori hidden by the recurved margin. Cape 

 Colony ; Central Karroo region, Sir H. Barkly, Bolus. 



16*. C. moncloviensis, Baker, n. sp. Stipes naked, tufted, cas- 

 taneous, 3-4 in. long. Frond deltoid, tripinnate, glabrous, 

 23 in. long, moderately firm, green and naked on both 

 sides. Lower pinnae the largest, deltoid ; rachises castaneous, 

 furnished with many ovate or lanceolate pale membranous 

 paleae. Final segments obovate-cuneate, T V-rV m - broad. 

 Indusium broad, rigid, glabrous. North Mexico; Coahuila 



