38 Baker. A Summary of the new Ferns 



62*. Pteris Burtoni, Baker, n. sp. Stipe naked, castaneous, 2-4 in. 

 long, winged in the upper half. Frond deltoid, simply pinnate, 

 \ ft. long, moderately firm, glabrous ; rachis winged. Pinnae 

 3-7, lanceolate, entire, sessile, the largest 3-4 in. long, f-i in. 

 broad. Veins forming 2-3 rows of areolae between the midrib 

 and margin. Fruit not seen. Gold Coast, Burton $ Cameron. 

 Near P. splendent, Kaulf. 



62. P. splendens, Kaulf. var. Mterstt, Baker. Pinnae only in. 

 broad, more numerous than in the type; veins much less 

 conspicuous than in the type ; areolae fewer. Rio Janeiro, 

 Miers. 



62*. P. dominicensis, Baker, in Hook. Ic. tab. 1642. Dominica, 

 Baron JEggers, 960. 



63*. P. platyodon, Baker, in Journ. Linn. Soc. XV, 415. Central 

 Madagascar, Pool. 



66. P. denticulata, Sw. I place P. Enderi, Regel, as a variety of 

 this species. 



66*. P. Pearcei, Baker, n. sp. Stipe long, naked. Frond lanceo- 

 late-deltoid, simply pinnate, ij ft. long, moderately firm: 

 rachis stramineous. Pinnae distant, ascending, linear : lowest 

 the largest, 8-9 in. long, with 1-4 irregular lanceolate lobes 

 on the lower side. Veins very distinct, forming 2-3 rows of 

 hexagonal areolae between the midrib and edge. Indusium 

 narrow, glabrous. South America, probably South Brazil, 

 Pearce, 271. Near P. splendens. 



66*. P. Johnston!, Baker, n. sp. Stipe naked, slender, castaneous, 

 nearly a foot long. Frond deltoid-caudate, simply pinnate, 

 bright green, glabrous, 6-8 in. long, chartaceous. Lower 

 pinnae sessile, forked at the base ; upper lanceolate, entire, 

 2^-3 in. long, in. broad, decurrent in a narrow wing to the 

 rachis. Veins fine, distinct, forming 2-3 rows of areolae 

 between the midrib and edge. Fruit not seen. Sierra Leone, 

 Dr. Halcro Johnston. Habit of P. cretica. 



73*. P. similis, Kuhn, in Reise Decken Bot. 21. Niam-niam land, 

 Schweinfurth, 3311. Much larger than P. airovirens: final 

 segments 2 in. long. Rachis very spinulose. 



74*. P. villosa, Hort. Linden. Stipe long, naked. Frond deltoid, 

 2-3-pinnatifid, i-i| ft. long, membranous, very hairy. Lower 

 pinnae largest, forked at the base, lanceolate, \ ft. long, ij 



