URYMOGt.OSSUM. 189 



The P/nris Iricuxpidata, L. {Cuspidal a tricmpis. Foe, Ptpropsis, Pr., Tdtniopais, 

 Moore), fomideil on an extravagant figure of Plum. Fil. t. 110, is probably some 

 Vittaria with a trifid apex, and is only known from that figure. 



10. Drymoglossum, iV. 



(Hook. Gkx. Fil. tab. LXXVllI. A. Nothochkcna?, 

 lVa.ll.,ii\\ Tcenitis ? Leinmaphyllum,/V. Schizolepton, Moore.) 



Sori linear, elongated, continuous, rarely interrupted, si- 

 tuated between the costa and the margin and parallel with 

 them, often near the margin, scarcely immersed. Veins co- 

 piously anastomosing, often obscure, the areoles usually in- 

 cluding free veinlets. — Caudex creeping, filiform. Fronds 

 simple, stipitate, small, dimorptious ; the fertile ones narrow, 

 sublinear ; the sterile ones shorter but broad. 



Nearly allied to Tcenitis, but habit different ; the fronds are dimorphous. 



1, D. carnosum, Hook. ; caudex long filiform wiry clothed 

 with peltate toothed scales, stipites 2 lines to 1 inch long (in 

 t\\Q fertile frond) distant slender, fronds simple of two kinds; 

 sterile ones from h an inch (and then generally orbicular or 

 subcordate) to 2 and even 3 inches long and then elliptical 

 or obovate or spathulate or even lanceolate and acuminate 

 thick and fleshy coriaceous when dry faintly costate on the 

 under side, veins anastomosing, the areoles including free 

 generally simple veinlets; fertile fronds l-2-2i inches long 

 linear-spathulate obtuse, sori linear continuous forming a 

 line intermediate between the costa and the margin soon 

 confluent and representing one broad band nearly as broad 

 as the frond, when young covered by numerous peltate 

 pedicellated scales. — Var. major; fronds 1-2 inches long, 

 sterile ones elliptical or obovato-spathulate rarely lanceolate. 

 D. carnosum, Hook. Gen. Fil. t. 78. A. Fee, Vittar, p. 29. 

 Nothochleena ? (Tcenitis?) carnosa, IFall. Cat. n. 131. Lem- 

 maphyllum, Pr. Epim. Hot. p. 158. Tsenitis, Metten. — Var. 

 minor ; fronds much sunk smaller, sterile ones suborbicular 

 (often sessile) or sul)cor(late rarely obovato-spathulate. D. 

 subcordatum. Fee, (ten. Fil. p. 91. t. 9. A.f 1. Lemmaphyl- 

 lum microphyllum, Pr. Epim. Bot. p. 2G3. Pteris pilosel- 

 loides, Thunb. Fl. Jap. p. 331. Banks, Ic. lUempf. /. 31. 



Ilab. Var. major. Nepal, WaUich,n. 138. Sikkim, Hooker fil. and Thoni' 

 son, Griffith. Ijoochoo Islands and Kekeah Island, Japan (smaller than the 

 samples from British India), ('. H'riylit. Japan, Mixs Nelson (intermediate 

 between major aiul minor). — Var. minor. North China and Japan, al)undaut, 

 Tlinntiprg, Oldham, llnliiuf/ton, //'/V/'y/v/ (Hongkong), ('. U'riijht. I'ort Hamilton, 

 IVilf'ord. Formosa, Swinhoc (the small var., but the sterile frauds obovato-spa- 



