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SCOLOPENDRIUM VULGARE. 



the base, widening to two inches and a half six inches below 

 the apex, then suddenly contracting to three quarters of an 

 inch, with a marginate and niinutely-lobate edge. Raised from 

 spores by Mr. Elworthy. 



MuLTiFiDUM, Gray. (Fig. 646.) — Found at Littlehanipton 

 by Mr. G. B. Wollaston; Nettlecombe by Mr. C. Elworthy; 

 Frenchay, near Bristol, by Mr. T. H. Thomas; Coninbrough 

 Cliffs by Mr. .J. Hardy; in Cumberland by Mr. R. Morris; 

 Ruthin by Mr. T. Pritchard; Colin Glen, Belfast, by Mr. A. 

 Crawford; Kilmoganny, Kilkenny, and Black Head, Clare, 

 by Mr. J. R. Kinahan. Normal below, and divided at the 

 apex into several multifidly-cleft branches, spreading out into 

 a broadish dense flattish tuft. It differs from lohatum in the 

 primary apical divisions being dilated and split into several 

 sinaller segments. 



Fig. 647 



Fig. C48. 



DisTORTUM, Moore. (Fig. 647.)— Raised from spores by Mr. 

 Elworthv. A singular distorted form. Stipites bent, frond 



