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Found at Charleston, near St. Austell, in Cornwall. Somewhat 

 similar plants have been found in Staffordshire and Devonshire. 

 4. — Prolifera^ Wollaston. Tasselled like Cristata, but more 

 crisped, depauperated, and laciniated. It also bears bulbils. 



5. — Dichotoma, Wollaston. Somewhat resembles Multifida, but 

 has not the golden scales of that variety. 



6. — Incisa, Moore. (Var. JErosum, Hooker and Arnott, Doll, 

 Newman; ^?cc. Affinis^ Newman.) Upright in habit, larger than 

 the normal form, common, distinctly bipinnate, and sori covering 

 nearly the whole length of the pinnules. 



7. — Erosa, Wollaston. Laciniated, looking as if nibbled by 

 insects. 



8. — Deorso-lohata, Moore. A common large Fern in the 

 Incisa group. 



9. — Producta, Moore. Large, and somewhat analogous to 

 Incisa; sori confined to the upper third of the frond. Found 

 at Wrekin, in Shropshire, by the Rev. W. A. Leighton. 



10. — Triangularis^ Moore. In the Incisa group, somewhat 

 resembling Lastrea cristata. Found in Kent by Dr. Allchin. 



11. — Polydactyla, Moore. Differs from Cristata in the pinnae 

 not being shortened, and do not narrow much until quite close 

 to the tasselled ends. Found at Bromsgrove, in Worcestershire, 

 by" Mr. B. Maund. 



^-^ 12. — Ahhreviata, Babington, Johnson, and Newman. Dwarf, 

 glandular, and fragrant with larger pinnules than in Pumila. 

 Sori mostly uniserial. Found at Snowdon, Ingleborough, Tees- 

 dale, and Wyck, (Gloucestershire.) Lately I saw many plants 

 on the hills to the east of Grasmere Lake. 



13. — Pumila., Moore. (Var. Ahhreviata of Moore, and Recur- 

 vum of Francis.) Somewhat similar to Ahhreviata. The points 

 of the pinnae and pinnules recurve, giving a concave appearance 

 on the upper surface. A dwarf species, confined to North Wales 

 and alpine districts. Mr. Wollaston considers it a distinct species, 

 in which I perfectly agree, and have consequently figured it 

 under the name of Aspidium pumilum. 



14. — Suhintegra, Moore. Closely allied to Ahhreviata and Pu- 

 mila. Abundant at Ennis, County Clare, Ireland, where it was 

 found by the Bev. J. Baird. 



The three last-mentioned varieties of Mr. Moore's list appear 

 to be diffeient forms of the same Fern, and this a distinct 



