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Lindsaea, in honour of Dr. Lindsay, of Jamaica, a writer on 



the germination of mosses and Ferns. 

 Lithobroehia, lithos, a stone, brocJia, spots ; the aeroles of 



the reticulated veins lite pavement. 

 Llavea, named by Lagasca after a Mexican traveller. 

 Lomaphlebia, loinma, a margin, pMehia, a vein ; marginal 



vein. 

 Lomaria, loma, a fringe or border ; relating to the indusium. 

 Lomariopsis, lomaria, opsis, like ; like Lomaria. 

 Lonchitis, logche, a lance ; form of pumte. 

 Lopholepis, lophos, a crest, lepis, scale ; the sori being fur- 

 nished with a tuft of slender scales. 

 Lophosoria, lophos, crest or tuft ; sori furnished with hairs 



like a tuft. 

 Lorinseria, in honour of Gustavo Lorinser, a Bohemian 



physician. 

 Loxsoma, loxos, oblique, soma, band ; the oblique broad rino- 



of the sporangium. 

 Loxoscaphe, lo.ms, oblique, scaphe, a scathe ; the form of the 



sori. 

 Lygodinm, lygodes, flexible ; climbing plant. 



Marattia, in honour of J. F. Maratti, of Tuscany, who wrote 



on Ferns. 

 Matonia, in honour of Dr. Maton, an eminent London 



physician. 

 Meniscium, memsJcos, crescent ; shape of the fructification. 

 Mesochlaena, mesos, middle, chhxna, a cloak; attachment of 



the indusium. 

 Microgramme, mikros, small, gramma, a line ; sori in short 



lines. 

 Microlepia, mikros, small, Upis, scale ; the indusium small. 

 Micropodium. Small footed. In allusion to the stipes. 



