1896.] Filices Mexicane. 259 
hand did not warrant the step I have now taken it was deemed 
best to put it under A. ctcutarium as a possible variety of that 
species to which it is closely related. It is one of the most 
elegant of the Asplenia, the rich furfuraceous vestiture of the 
frond giving to it a peculiar charm, while that character and 
the cartilaginous teeth clearly separate it specifically from A. 
cicutarium 
Ihave long wished for an opportunity to dedicate some 
suitable fern to Prof. Eaton who rendered such splendid ser- 
vice to American pteridology, and to whose many kindnesses 
and courtesies I have personally been so greatly indebted, 
and I have taken advantage of the pre-occupation of its var- 
ietal name in this genus to name for him a fern as beautiful as 
was his own soul. 
ASPLENIUM SERRA L. & F. 
5597, on trees, hills above Orizaba, Feb. 6, 1895. 
CHEILANTHES AURANTIACA Moore. 
( ochracea Hook. 
Pteris lutea Cav. 
6i92. A rare fern, seldom collected. Neither the descrip- 
tion in Sp. nor Seni Fil. accurately describes Mr. Pringle’s 
‘pecimens, but Hooker's figure in Ic. Plant. p/. 904, leaves no 
doubt as to their identity. 
CYATHEA SCHANSCHIN Mart. 
6088, eet hills above Orizaba, 4,300", Jan. 26, 1895. 
My specimen represents a single pinna only from a plant 
vith stall 10" tall and fronds (lamina) 5 to 8* long.” 
GLEICHENIA LONGISSIMA BI. 
pr 6, w Pi ravines, Orizaba, 4,300%, Jan. 26, 1895. 
Inne 3-4" lon 
P See PUBESCENS HBK. 
ne '29, 6130, the first a smoothish form, damp banks of soil 
*t Orizaba, 4, 300", Feb. 7, 1895. Plants 2 to § high. 
C Gy» MNOGRAMME CALOMELANOS KIf. 
Hym LLUM oe ane a 
5592, on trees, Orizaba, Feb. 7, 1895. 
bo HYMENOPHYLLUM HIRSUTUM Swz 
19, shaded ahs of hills above Orizaba, Jan, aa oa 
