VITTARIA LINEATA 187 
1824. V. graminifolia Kaulf. Enum. Fil. 192. 
1837. V. stipitata Kze. Analect. pteridogr. 28. pl. 18. f. ۰ 
1851. V. Gardneriana Fée, Mem. des Foug. 3: 15. Pl. 5. f. 1. 
1851. V. filifolia Fée, Mem. des Foug. 3: 20. pl. 3. f. 6. 
1851. V. Ruisiana Fée, Mem. des Foug. 3: 16. pl. 3. f. 3. 
1851. V. scabrida Klotsch ; Fée, Mem. des Foug. 3: 20. 
1854. V. remota Fée, Mem. des Foug. 7: 26. pl. 20. f. r. 
1854. V. curvidentata CM. Bot. Zeitung, 12: 546. pl. 13. f. 1. 
1854. V. dimorpha CM. 1. c. 547. pl. r3. f. 3. 
1854. V. pachydictyon CM. L. c. 547. pl. 13. f. 4. 
1854. V. Deppeana CM. 4. c. 547. pl. 13. f. 6. 
1864. V. Karsteniana Mett. Ann. Sc. Nat. V. 2: 206. 
1864. V. Moritziana Mett. l. c., 207. . 
1869. V. Orbignyana Mett. Linnaea, 36 : 67. 
1869. V. gracilis Moritz, Linnaea, 36 : 67. 
1877. V. intramarginalis Baker, Journ. Bot. 15: 266. 
1893. V. longipes Sodiro, Crypt. Vasc. Quit. 423. 
Of these V. filiformis, V. angustifrons, V. Schkuhrit and ۰ 
curvidentata have been referred to V. lineata as synonyms, and V. 
graminifolia has been reduced to a variety of both V. Zneata and 
of V. curvidentata. _Mettenius* expressed the opinion that V. 
graminifolia and V. filifolia were the same species, and figured ۰ 
filifolia with a cross-section of the leaf. The type of V. gramini- 
folia should be found either at the University of Leipzig or in the 
herbarium of Count du Roemer at Dresden and the type of V. 
filifolia in the Cosson herbarium at Paris. Fée says it is remark- 
able for its long stipe. V. Gardneriana and V. remota are too 
closely allied and need more study; V. Ruisiana is said to be a 
synonym of V. Moritsiana by Mettenius and if so has priority 
over that species; V. scabrida has not been figured, and is ap- 
parently closely related to V. dimorpha in size; F. Deppeana has 
been referred to V. filifolia, by Mettenius, but is apparently distinct ; 
V. gracilis and V. intramarginalis should be compared with Y. 
filifolia ; and V. longipes should be compared with V. Orbignyana. 
Karl Müller f has shown that the character of the scales sur- 
rounding the base of the leaves vary in different species, and may 
* Mett. Fil. Hort. Bot. Lips. 25-27. .از‎ 21, 22. 1856. 
+ Bot. Zeitung, 12: 537-548. Al. 13. 1854. 
