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ATHYRIUM riLIX-rCEMINA. 



•whicli pyramidal, sub-opposite below, alternate above; occasional 

 fronds sub-opposite throughout; some of the pinnae much 

 depauperated, others wanting. Pinnules on the basal half of 

 the frond, leafy and imbricate, above distinct, and divided to 

 the costa; the abnormal pinnules various in size and form, 

 and much laciniated. The illustration is from Mr. P. Neill 

 Eraser's fronds. 



Fig. 374. — Middle portion of Frond. 



Lacineato-truncatum, Moore. (Fig. 374.) — An interesting 

 well-marked truncate form of laciniatum. Length of frond 

 twelve or thirteen inches, width only two inches. Slender. 

 Pinnae distant on the lower half of the frond, and more 

 approximate upwards, their apices ending abruptly in large 

 dilated terminal pinnules. Pinnae largest in the centre of the 

 frond, being minute at the base and narrowing to the apex. 

 Pinnules laciniate, and various in size and shape. The 

 illustration is from Messrs. Stansfield. 





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Fig. 375. — Middle pinna;. 



Laciniato-Padleyi, Lotve. (Pig. 375.) — Found at Exeter 

 by the Rev. Charles Padley, of Bulwell Hall. A charming 



