l.ASTKEA FII,IX-MAS. 



Fig. 184 —Apex. 



Fig. 185. 



Jervisii, Moore. (Figs. 184 and 185.) — A variety of the 

 original Lastrea Jilix-mas. Found near Darlaston Hall, Staf- 

 fordshire, by Mr. Swynfen Jervis. A large-growing tasseled 

 Fern, having wide lanceolate fronds, four feet in length, with 

 acuminated apices. Pinna? elongated, and the margin somewhat 

 irregular, the basal portion divided into acute pinnules with 

 serrated edges, the upper portion cut into shallow acute lobes, 

 which point forwards, and extend to the base of the tassel. 

 Tassel spread out and subcristate, yet not so much tufted as 

 in other crested forms. In many respects this Fern is almost 

 typical. Being a coarse-growing variety, it has a fine appearance 



