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ATHYRIUM FILTX-FOEMINA. 



Barnes. The name is hardly an appropriate one, although the 

 superior basal pinnule is nearly twice the length of any of the 

 others. Fronds symmetrical in form. Pinnae approximate, 

 caudately acuminate near the apex. The superior basal pinnule 

 exceedingly large, and distinctly stalked, the lobes of the pinnules 

 deeply cut; and copiously, minutely, yet distinctly dentate. My 

 thanks are due to Mr. Barnes for fronds. 



Fig. 335.— Shewing form of frouJ. 



Fig. 336.— Pinna. 



Elworthii, Moore. (Figs. 335 and SSQ.) — A magnificent 

 multifid Fern, found near Nettlecombe by Mr. Charles Elworthy. 

 Fronds thirty inches in length, and seven inches in width in 

 the widest part; stout in substance. Pinnae ascending and 

 arching gracefully, as if bent by the weight of the heavy fan- 

 shaped multifid apex of each pinna; opposite below and 

 alternate above. Pinnules linear-oblong, flat or dilated at the 



