LASTREA DTLATATA. S16 



strong for tlie size of the frond. Pinnae ascending, at an 



angle of 45°, subopposite below, alternate above. Pinnules 



large, crowded, and overlapping. The illustration is from 

 Mr. Dadds' fronds. 



Fig. 262. — Portion of middle pinna. Portion of middle pinna. 



(Padley's.) 



MiCROMERA, Moore. (Fig. 262.) — Found near Ilfracombc, 

 Devonshire, by the Rev. J. M. Chanter; Barnstaple by the 

 late Mr. C. Jackson; Littleham, North Devonshire, by the 

 Rev. C. Padley, of Bulwell Hall; Castle Malgwyn, Pembroke- 

 shire, by Mr. W. Hutchison; and at Glen Croe, Argyleshire 

 by ]Mr. Thomas Moore. This form differs in being more 

 finely divided, and is a most interesting Fern. The stipes is 

 thick, and covered with very large dark scales. The form is 

 ovate-lanceolate. Length of frond twenty-four inches. The 

 fronds, though small in comparison with some of the varieties, 

 are almost quadripinnate. The lobes are small, and on their 

 margins are many small sharp teeth. Mr. Padley 's plants 

 differ somewhat, the pinnae and pinnules being wider apart. 

 Length of frond thirty-one inches, width twelve inches. Pinnse 

 subopposite, about twenty pairs. My obligations are due to 

 Mr. E. Cooling, of Mile-ash Nursen,', Derby, for plants; and 

 to the Rev. J. M. Chanter, of Barnstaple; the Rev. Charles 



