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ATHYRIUM FILTX-F(EMIXA. 



Fig. 322— Pinn.T. 



Dareoides, Moore, (originally named Davallioides by Mr. 

 G. B. Wollaston.) (Fig. 322.) — Discovered in Ireland in the 

 year 1854, near Castle Kelly, County Dublin, by my late 

 mucb respected friend Dr. Kinalian; and subsequently a 

 somewhat similar variety has been found near Todmorden by 

 Mr. Stansfield. A singular distinct Darea-\ook\ng variety, 

 having the pinnules pinnatifid, the indentations entire at their 

 edges, and having the sori situated in the angle, causing the 

 spore-cases to project beyond the margin of the frond. The 

 pinnules also bulge forwards. Mr. Stansfield's plant has fronds 

 eighteen inches in length, and nine inches in breadth, ovate- 

 lanceolate in form, with approximate pinnse and somewhat 

 distant pinnules. The pinnce overlap each other, and are 

 broad linear-oblong, tapering to a long point. Pinnules distinct, 

 ovate-oblong in shape, jsrofoundly pinnatifid; lobes narrow, 

 and only toothed at the end, and having very open sinuses. 

 Some lobes have merely a single vein, the sorus being situated 

 on a short fork near the base, other lobes have two, three, 

 or four branch veins. Sori small, forming a single row on 

 either side of and near to the costa, and just abutting on 

 the sinus. 



Decompositum, Moore. — Found in Cornwall, at Penryn, by 

 Mr. G. Dawson; in Somersetshire, near Nettlecombe, by Mr. 

 C. Elworthy; in Kent, at Chiselhurst, by Mr. G. B. AVoUaston; 

 in Hampshire, at Basingstoke, by Mr. F. Y. Brocas; in Wor- 

 cestershire, at Daylesford, by Mr. H. Buckley; in Denbighshire, 

 at Ruthin, by Mr. T. Pritchard. In Ireland at Lisdoonvarna, 

 County Clare, by Mr. R. Barrington; and at Chaigeley Manor, 



