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LASTREA niLATATA. 



sometimes only represented by a lobe or altogether wanting; 

 very various in form, and conspicuously dentate. Stipes and 

 rachis only slightly scaly. My thanks are due to Mr. Barnes 

 for the illustration. 



Fig. 2oG.— Apices. 



Si'ARSTFOLTA, IjOV'o. (Fig. 256.) — Found in Scotland, in Cal- 

 lender Woods, September 14th., 1864, by Mr. P. Neill Fraser, 

 Canonmills Lodge, Edinburgh. The present variety takes its 

 name from the scanty number of pinnules on the upper half 

 of the frond. An interesting variety of medium size. Length 

 of frond thirty inches, of which the stipes is fifteen inches, 

 width in the widest part seven inches and a half Stipes 

 copiously scaly. Rachis sparingly scaly. Pinna? subopposite 



