370 FiLiCES. [Lastrea. 



Woods, banks, heaths, &c. ; common. Fl. July to Sep- 

 tember. 



An abundant species. The variety " Borreri," known by its 

 blunt and squareish pinnules, and the numerous ruddy scales 

 of the stipes, is frequent on heaths and open banks. In 

 woods and shady glens, the pinnules are much broader and 

 variously cut, so as in some cases to resemble narrow forms 

 • of L. spinvhsa. The variety " abbreviatd" appears to be rare 

 in Ireland, and is simply a dwarf form occurring in moun- 

 tainous situations. 



4. L. spiniilosa (Presl.) — Lesser Broad-Fern. 

 Lophodium spinosmn (Newman), Aspidiwm spinulosum (Willd.), 



Aspidium dilatcdum var. Brit. Flor. 

 Districts 1 2 - 4 - 6 7 8 9 10 11? 12 

 Lat. 51°-56°. Prom South to North of Ireland, sparsely. 

 Type in G-reat Britain, English, inclining to British. 



Woods and shady banks, and on the side of bog drains ; 

 rare. Fl. July to September. 



1. Killarney ; Moore Nat. Pr. Cahirciveen ; Kindhari. — 

 2. Curraghmore, Portia w,Waterford; Kinahan. — 4. Wicklow; 

 Moore Nat. Pr. and B.M. — 6. Near Birr, in Tipperary ; 

 Kinahan. — 7. Ladiston, Mnllingar ! D. M. — 8. Connemara ; 

 Moore Nat. Pr. Drumman Wood, near Lough Cullin, Mayo ; 

 A. G. M. — 9. Hollymount, Mayo, sparingly; A. 0. M. 

 Hazlewood, but rare ; the late Mr. J. Wynne. — 10. Dartrey, 

 Monaghan ; Newman. — 11 ? Glen ColumbkU, &c. ; Flor. 

 Ulst. (Not found in Donegal by A. G. M.) — 12. Dungiven, 

 &c., Derry ; D. M. 



5. ii. dilatata (Presl.) — Broad Fern. 

 Lophodium multijlorum, (Newman), Aspidium dilatatum (Sw.) 



Brit. Flor., Aspidium spinulosum var, Bentham. ' 

 Districts 123456789 10 11 12 

 Lat. 51°-56° Throughout Ireland. 

 Type in Great Britain, British. 



Heaths, and boggy places, woods, banks, mountains, &c. ; 

 common. Fl. July to September 



