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ceolate, Itiiiinnatiful ; pinna; in numerous pairs, the lower ones opposite, often 

 n-2 in. apart, 1-li- in. 1., | in. br., deltoid acuminate, cut down to tiie racliis in 

 tlie lower part into oblong or linear-oblon"^ entire or slightly toothed lobes ; 

 texture herbaceous ; racMs like the stipe, both surfaces naked ; sori copious, 

 continuous ; invol. narrow, membranaceous. — Ilk. iSj}. 2. p. 8'J. t. 1)3. A. C. 

 Malaccensis, Fee. 



Hab. HiEoalayas, ascending to 2-3,000 ft., Malayan Peninsula, Luzon, S. Cbina. 



28. C. subviHosa, Hk. ; st. densely tufted, 2-4 in. 1., polished, naked, bright 

 chesnnt-brown, rather ])rittle, clothed with lanceolate acuminate scales below ; 

 fr, G-12 in. 1., 2-3 in. br., ovate-lanceolate, tripinnatifid ; 2)inn(e in numerous 

 pairs, the lower ones distant, H in. 1., more than 1 in. br., deltoid ; jnnnl. on 

 the lower side the largest, sometimes 1 in. 1., oblong-lanceolate, cut down to 

 the rachls below into oblong lobes ; texture herbaceous ; rachis bright chesnut- 

 brown, slightly pubescent, upper surface naked, lower villose, especially on the 

 costa ; sori copious ; invol. greenish. — Hk. Sp. 2. p. 87. t. 98. B. 



Hab. Pabur Valley and Simla, Himalayas ; gathered by|Mr. Edgeworth. — This species 

 and C. Dalhousice differ from all the rest of the subgenus in their broada- segments and 

 more herbaceous texture, in which they agree with Adiantopsis capensis and K'ukii. 



29. C. Dalhousice, Hk. ; st. densely tufted, 3-6 in. 1., wiry, polished, dark 

 chesnnt-brown, when young clothed with linear scales ; fr. 6-12 in. 1., 3-4 in. br., 

 ovate-lanceolate or subdeltoid, tripinnatifid ; pinnce in numerous opposite pairs, 

 the lowest 2-3 in. 1., 1-H in. br. ; jnmil. on the lowest side the largest, 

 sometimes 1 in. 1., linear-oblong, blunt, deeply sinuato-pinnatifid ; texture 

 herbaceous ; rachis and costa naked and glossy like the stipe ; both surfaces 

 naked ; sori numerous, roundish, small. — Hk, Sp. 2. p. 80. 



Hab. Nort^ of Hindostan, ascending in the Himalayas to 10,000 ft. — Gathered also 

 lately by Mr. White in New Granada, and doubtless only a denudate variety of 

 farinosa. 



80. C. aUosiiroides, Metten. ; st. tufted, densely fibrillose at the base, 2-3 in. 1., 

 wiry, erect, chesnut-brown, polished ; fr. 4-6 in. 1., 2 in. br., ovate-lanceolate, 

 bipinnatifid ; pinnce alternate, about 1 in. 1., \ in. br., lanceolate, cut down to 

 the rachis into several ovate-acute pinnl., which are cuneate at the base and 

 slightly lobed below ; texture subcoriaceous ; rachis like the stipe, slightly hairy 

 above when young, glabrous when mature ; invol. narrow, greenish, nearly con- 

 tinuous. — 3Iett. Cheil. p. 82. 



Hab. Mexico.-^Our description is taken from specimens gathered by Schaffner. It 

 comes nearest C. Siebcri in habit, but is less rigid, and the involucre is more continuous. 



81. C. Sieberi, Kunze ; st. densely tufted, 3-6 in. 1., strong, wiry, polished, 

 dark chesnut-brown, fibrillose towards the base ; fr. 3-6 in. 1., 1-1^ in br., 

 oblong-acuminate, tripinnatifid ; jnnnce in pairs, the lowest often distant, |-]^in. 

 1., |-| in. br., deltoid, Avith several opposite oblong-deltoid ^92«?i^., which are 

 cut down to the rachis in the lower part ; texture subcoriaceous ; rachis wiry, 

 naked, polished, both surfaces naked ; invol. small, narrow, pale-brown, roundish 

 and separate, or combined. — Hk. Sp, 2. p. 83. t. 97. B. C. Preissiana, Kunze. 

 Hk. Sp, 2. p. 83. 



Hab. Australia, New Zealand, New Caledonia, Isle of Pines. — Species 31 to 35 form a 

 group of very closely allied plants. 



32. C. bullosa, Kunze ; st. densely tufted, 4-8 in. I., dark chesnut-brown, 

 polished, wiry, slightly tomentose below, and clothed with lanceolate scales ; fr. 

 (i-9 in. 1., 2-3 in. br., ovate-lanceolate, tripinnatifid ; pinnce in numerous opposite 

 pairs, the lower ones ]-l| in. apart, 1^ in. 1., |-1 in. br., lanceolate or sub- 



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