discovered or described since 1874. 57 



10. N. hirtipes, Hook. Found in China by Hancock, and Samoa 

 by Whitmee. Polypodium Scottii, Beddome, Ferns Brit. 

 Ind. t. 345, appears to be a form without indusium. 



10*. N. trichophlebium, Baker, in Journ. Linn. Soc. XVI, 201. 

 Central Madagascar, Mrs. Pool. 



10*. N. flbrillosum, Baker, in Journ. Linn. Soc. XV, 418. Central 

 Madagascar, Pool. 



15*. N. semilunatum, Sodiro, Recens. Crypt. Vase. Prov. Quit. 46. 

 Andes of Ecuador. Near N. inst'gne, Baker. 



16. N. gracilescens, Hook. Clarke, in Trans. Linn. Soc. ser. 2, 

 Bot. I, 514, describes three Himalayan varieties, decipiens, 

 hirsutipes, didymochlcenoides. I have not seen Aspidium 

 laxum, Franch. et Savat. Enum. Jap. II, 237. 



16*. N. Humblotii, Baker, in Bull. Linn. Soc. Paris, 534. Comoro 

 Isles, Humblot, 274. Allied to N. albo-punctatum and sub- 

 biauritum. 



16*. N. mongolicum, Baker. Aspidium mongolicum, Franchet, in 

 David, Exsic. No. 2273. South Mongolia, Father David. 



16*. N. ochrorachis, Baker, in Journ. Bot. 1854, 142. North-east 

 Madagascar, Humblot, 272. 



17*. N. Fournieri, Baker. Aspidium flaccidum, Fourn. in Bull. Soc. 

 Bot. France, 1880, 328. Mexico. 



17*. N. pubirachis, Baker, in Journ. Bot. 1876, 344. Samoa, 

 Whitmee. 



17*. N. Holmei, Baker, n. sp. Rootstock not seen. Stipe \ ft. 

 long, substramineous, glabrous, naked. Frond oblong-lanceo- 

 late, bipinnatifid, membranous, a foot long, densely pilose on 

 the rachis, and main ribs ; rachis not scaly. Pinnae lanceolate, 

 sessile, the largest 3 in. long, f in. broad, cut down nearly to 

 the rachis into entire oblong segments \-\ in. broad ; lower 

 pinnae reduced at the base. Veins very distinct, 8-p-jugate, 

 simple. Sori few, medial. Indusium minute hispid, fugacious. 

 Montserrat, Rev. H. R. Holme. 



17*. N. borbonicum, Baker, n. sp. Rootstock not seen. Pinnae 

 naked, 4-5 in. long, brown at the base, stramineous above it. 

 Frond oblong-deltoid, bipinnate, \ ft. long, thick, with a few 

 small bullate scales on the under surface. Pinnae lanceolate, 

 sessile or shortly petioled, the lowest not reduced, iJ-2 in. 

 long, |-| in. broad ; segments entire, ^ in. broad ; lowest 



