Scolopendiium.] polypodiace.^i;. 633 



On walls, rocks, and on dry hedgebanks ; apparently of rare occurrence in this 

 island. 



E. Med. — On the S.E. side of Quarr-ahbey walls, in some plenty, 1850. Near 

 the foot of Messley down, where the road turns off to Newchurch and Knighton, 

 on a bank, sparingly. 



W. Med. — Walls of Carisbrooke castle, 1839. Plentiful in a lane facing the 

 ' Sun ' public-house. At Ohale, 1840. Between Chale and Atherfield, Dr. Mar- 

 tin. Mirables, Albert Hambrough, Esq. ! [On the church at Shorwell, plenti- 

 fully, Rev. E. McAll, Kdrs.] 



3. A. marinum,!^. Sea Spleenwort. " Fronds piiinate, pinnae 

 oblong-obtuse inciso- serrate, the superior base rounded and sub- 

 auriculated, the inferior one truncated." — Br. Fl. p. 573. E. B. 

 t. 576. 



Found sparingly amongst the rooks at Niton, 1845, Miss Kirhpatric/cH! 



4. A. Ruta-muraria, L. Rue-leaved Spleenwort. Wall Rue. 

 "Fronds bipinnate especially below, pinnules obovato-cuneate 

 lobed or bluntly toothed, involucre jagged at the margin." — Br. 

 Fl. p. 573. E. B. t. 150. 



On walls, churches, &c. ; not very common. 



E. Med. — At E. Cowes, on a wall. On a wall in the Spencer road, Kyde, in 

 tolerable plenty, 1847. On Arreton church. 



W. Med. — On Calbourne and Freshwater churches. On rocks at Niton, O. 

 Kirkpatriek, Esq. 



VI. Athyeium, Roth. Lady-fern. 



" Sori oblong, reniform. Indusium opening towards the central 

 nerve or midrib, margin free." — Bab. Man. 



1. A. Filix-fcemina, Eoth. Common Lady-fern. " Fronds 

 broadly lanceolate bipinnate, pinnules linear-oblong acute often 

 drooping inciso-serrate, serratures bi-tridentate acute, lower one 

 at the upper margin large auricled, sori oblong at length arched 

 at the ha.se."— Br. Fl. p. 574. Aspidium. E. B. t. 1459. 



On moist rocks and in wet boggy or heathy places; frequent. 



E.Med. — Very abundantly on damp hedgebanks on the skirts of Blackpan 

 common and parts adjacent, 1848. Very luxuriant in Shanklin chine. Rev. G. 

 E. Smith. 



W. Med. — [Moortown bog, Brighstone, A. G. More, Esq., Edrs.] 



VII. ScoLOPENDEiuM, Sm. Hart's-tonguc. 



" Sori linear, transverse, on lateral veins. Involucre double, 

 occupying both sides of the sorus, opening, as it were, by a longi- 

 tudinal suture. Veins forked." — Br. Fl. 



1. S. vulgare, Sym. Common Hart's-tongue. " Fronds simple 

 oblong-ligulate acute heart-shaped at the base, stipes scaly." — 

 Br. Fl. p. 574. E. B. t. 1150. 



/3. Fronds hi- or tripartite at the extremity. 



In moist shady woods, on hedgebanks, and in clefts of rocks ; aluuidant. 



Very fine in Undercliff. Shanklin. 



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