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entire iindulato-crisped especially at the racliis, involucres 

 copious all terminal campanulate free sessile 2-valved to the 

 base, the valves somewhat plaited truncate fimbriato-dentate, 

 stipes winged almost to the very base, the wings much crisp- 

 ed. (Tab. XXXVI. C.) — J. Sm. FU. PJiilipp. I. c. p. 418, 

 natfie onhj. 



Ilab. Luzon, Cumimj, n. 218. — Stipes 2 — 3 inches ; frond 4 — 5 inclies. 

 A good deal resembling //. Javanicum, but the fructifications are very dif- 

 ferent. 



52. ll.fuci/orme, Sw.; tall rigid (from the stoutness of the 

 stipes and rachis) erect, fronds broadly lanceolate acuminate 

 tripinnatilid somewhat glossy, the segments broadly linear 

 obtuse rounded bifid or sometimes emarginate ultimate ones 

 attenuated, involucres supraaxillary marginal rarely substi- 

 pitate very small ovate 2-valved to the base free, the valves 

 entire, rece]itacles in age and even the capsules from the 

 spreading of the valves exserted, rachis with a very broad 

 wing, stipes (pale-colored) stout compressed almost sulcatc 

 when dry strongly winged above. (Tab. XXX VT. D.) ,Siv. 

 Si/n. Fit. p. 148. Willd. Sp. PL v. 529. II. fucoides, Cav. 

 Prccl. 1801, w. 686 {not Sivariz). 



Hab. Chiloc {Caininillcs) Cuming, n. 7. Shady woods, Valdivia, Bridges, 

 n. 7i);3. Trunks of trees in mountain woods, Juan Fernandez, Bertvro, n. 

 1841. — Tliis is unquestionably the finest and most striking species of this 

 beautiful genus of Ferns. Specimens from Bertero are more tlian 2 feet 

 long, the stipes one-third of that length, and, as well as the rachis, peculi- 

 arly stout, so as to give a lirm rigid character to the entire plant. The 

 leafy or winged j)urtion of the rachis is very broad ; the ultimate segments 

 are acuminated ; the involucres always lateral and resembling the siliculae- 

 form fruit of many Algce, — and, what is remarkable, even before the full 

 maturity of the fructification, while the capsules are upon the receptacle, 

 they are exposed to view by the spreading and shrinking of the valves. Its 

 atlinity is with //. dilatalum. 



5,3. H. pulchcrrunum, Colenso ; rather large erect, fronds 

 ovato-lanceolate tri-quadripinnatifid, the segments rather 

 short somewhat spreading entire linear obtuse bifid, the mar- 

 gins waved, secondary rachis flcxuose, involucres sessile ax- 

 illary or on very short segments small orbicular quite Iree 

 2-valved to the very base, the valves convex entire, rece]Ha- 

 cles included, stipes compressed winged to the base and as 

 well as the rachis of the same color with the frond. (Tab. 

 XXXVII. K.)— Colenso in Tasm. Phil. Jonrn. 



Hab. Trunks of trees, Waikare lake, N. Zealand, Colenso. — Stipes 3—5 

 inches ; frond 8 — lU inches, 4 — 5 inches broad. In the pale color of the ra- 

 chis and stipes, in the compressed and strongly winged character of the latter, 

 and in the almost equal size of the entire plant, this has a great aflinity w ith 

 //. dilatatum : l)ut the fronds arc very dift'crent, of a soft and flaccid nature. 



