discovered or described since 1874. 65 



141*. N. megaphyllum, Baker, in Journ. Linn. Soc. XXII, 227. 

 Sarawak, Borneo, Bishop Hose. 



142*. N. myriolepis, Baker, in Journ. Bot. 1888, 34. St. Do- 

 mingo, Baron Eggers, 1575. Near N. amplum. 



145*. N. setulosum, Baker, in Journ. Bot. 1890, 265. Tonquin, 

 JBalansa, 1856. Habit of N. villosum. 



146. N. arborescens, Baker. I had much correspondence with 

 the late Rev. T. Powell about this plant, and finally he came 

 to the conclusion that he had made a mistake in reporting 

 it as arborescent. I propose therefore to drop the name and 

 keep up two nearly-allied Samoan species, as follows. 



146*. N. Powellii, Baker, n. sp. Caudex erect. Stipes tufted, 

 densely clothed with linear paleae, of which the lower are 1 4 

 in. long. Frond deltoid, decompound, firm, glabrous, 2^-3 ft. 

 long. Lower pinnae the largest, deltoid, a foot long. Pin- 

 nules oblong-lanceolate; tertiary segments lanceolate, deeply 

 pinnatifid, cuneate-truncate on the lower side at the base; 

 lobes obtuse. Veins pinnate in the quaternary lobes ; vein- 

 lets simple, erecto-patent. Sori medial. Indusium firm, 

 glabrous, persistent. Samoa, Powell, 245. 



146*. N. ludens, Baker, n. sp. Rootstock decumbent. Stipes 1-2 

 ft. long : basal paleae linear, the lowest i-i^in. long. Fronds 

 oblong-deltoid, decompound, moderately firm, glabrous, 4-4! 

 ft. long. Pinnae deltoid ; quaternary segments oblong, cre- 

 nate. Veins pinnate in the quaternary lobes. Sori medial. 

 Indusium firm, glabrous, persistent. Samoa, Powell, 87, 167. 



146*. XT. maximum, Baker, in Journ. Bot. 1884, 162. Fiji, Sir 

 J. B, Thurston. 



151*. N. ochropteroides, Baker, n. sp. Stipe stramineous, a foot 

 long, furnished towards the base with copious spreading 

 lanceolate brown paleae. Frond deltoid, subcoriaceous, gla- 

 brous, tripinnate, a foot long. Pinnae cut away on the lower 

 side at the base ; lowest the largest, deltoid, unequal-sided ; 

 final segments ovate or lanceolate, contiguous, acute, at most 

 \ in. long. Veins pinnate ; veinlets obscure, erecto-patent. 

 Sori medial. Indusium firm, reniform, persistent. Fox's gap, 

 Jamaica, Hart. 



153*. N. magnum, Baker, in Hook. Icones, tab. 1663. North- 

 east Madagascar, Humblot, 265. 



