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Fig. 4o9.— Pinna. 



Gracile, Moore. (Fig. 459.)— Brought into notice by Dr. 

 Lyall, of Newburgli, Fifeshire. A handsome variety, in the 

 possession of Messrs. Parker and Williams, of Holloway. 

 Slender, lax, dwarf, and drooping. The fronds (excluding 

 the stipites) twelve inches long, and six inches broad. Lanceolate. 

 Pinnoe distant and caiidately acuminate. Pinnules linear-oblong; 

 teeth linear-acute. Secondary rachides very slender. 





Fig. 4G0.— Apex. 



DiLACERATUM, Moore. (Fig. 460.) — Found in 1864 in the 

 Vale of Todmorden by Mr. A. Stansfield. A singular dwarf 

 form. Length of frond four to six inches. Pinnae and pinnules 

 very various in size and form, and much lacerated throughout 

 the frond. I am indebted to Messrs. Stansfield, of Vale 

 Nursery, Todmorden, for fronds. 



