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Brainea, in honour of C. Braine, Esq., who introduced the first 

 plant. 



Callipteris, kallos, beautiful, and pteris, beautiful fern. 



Campyloneurum, kamptos, arched, neuron, a nerve ; the veins 

 forming arches. 



Cerato pteris, keras, keratos, a horn, pt eris ; horned fern. 



Ceterach, a name given by Persian physicians. 



Cheilanthes, clieilos, lip or margin, antlios, flower ; the fructifi- 

 cation on the margin. 



Cibotium, kibotos, a casket or coffer; the form of the 

 indusium. 



Cincinalis, meaning unknown. 



Colysis,kolysis, separation, a species separated from other genera. 



Coniogramma, konis, dust, gramma, a line ; imperfect sporangia, 

 but not applicable in perfect specimens. 



Cryptogramma, kryptpa, hidden, gramma, a line or writing ; the 

 lines of fructification being hidden. 



Cyathea, kyathos, a cup ; the form of indusium. 



Cyclodium, kyklos, circle ; the form of indusium. 



Cyclopeltis, kyklos, circular, peltis, shield ; the form of indu- 

 sium. 

 }ystopteris, kystos, a bladder ; the inflated indusium. 



)anasa, in honour of Pierre Martin Dana, a Piedmont 



botanist. 



ivallia, in honour of Edmond Davall, a Swiss botanist. 

 Dicksonia, in honour of James Dickson, a British crypto- 



gamist. 

 Dicranoglossum, dikranos, forked, glossa, tongue ; the fronds 



forked and pendulous. 



Dictymia, diktyon, a net ; the netted venation. 

 Dictyogramma, diktyon, gramma, a line ; the sori reticulated. 

 Dictyopteris, diktyon, pteris ; the veins reticulated. 

 Dictyoxiphium, diktyon, xiphion, sword; the veins reticulated,* 



and the form of the frond. 

 Didymochlasna, didymos, two or double, chlaena, a cloak ; the 



indusium being double. 

 Diplazium, diplazo, to be double ; two indusia on the same 



receptacle. 

 Doodia, in honour of Samuel Doody, a London apothecary, and 



British cryptogamist. 



