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ATHYRIUM FILIX-FCEMINA. 



PoLYCLADON-EROSUM, Stunsjielcl. — Found near Cor-wen, in 

 North Wales, in August, 1864, by Mr, A. Stansfield, Jun. 

 A slender arose form, with fronds eighteen inches long, and 

 six inches broad in the centre. The pinnae mostly normal, 

 the pinnules various in size, frequently -wanting. My thanks 

 are due to Messrs. Stansfield for fronds. An illustration is 

 unnecessary. 



Fig. 457. — Middle portion. 



FiELDi^-LANCiroLiUM, Ivenj. (Fig. 457.) — An interesting 

 form of FieldicB, with fronds two feet in length, and only 

 one inch and a half wide. The apex of the frond acuminate. 

 The basal pinnae two inches and a half in length. Pinnae 

 branching near the rachis, and both ascending and descending, 

 and being crowded, crossing each other. The pinnae are 

 long in the lower half of the frond; and only half an inch, 

 and much more branched in the upper half. My thanks are 

 due to Mr. Ivery, of Dorking, for fronds. 



