38. ASPLENItril, §§ EUASPLESIUM. 195 



Hab. Pern ; gathered by by Poeppig. — Habit of AnagcUlis tenella, but mach more 

 slender. 



26. A. viride, Huds. ; -si. densely tufted, 2-4 in. 1., naked, the lower part 

 chesnut-brown ; fr. 4-6 in. I., 5 in. br., with 12 to 20 subsessile pinnw on each 

 side, which are between ovate and rhomboidal in general ontline, the upper edge 

 narrowed suddenly at the base, the lower one obliquely truncate, the outer part 

 deeply crenated ; texture herbaceous ; raehis green, naked ; veins subflabellate ; 

 sori copious, linear-oblong, oblique. — Si. Sp. 3. p. 144. Brit. F. t. 30. 



Hab. Arctic Earope to the FyreDees, Dalmatia, Sitcha, and the Himalayas 

 (12^000 ft.) ; N. America, Becky Mountains, British Colambia, New Brunswick. 



27. A. KraussH, Moore ; st. tufted, slender, green, ^ in. I. ; fr. 3-4 in. 1., f in. 

 br., linear, with about 12 pairs of sessile pinnce on each side, which are under 

 ^' in. each way, cuneato-flabellate or subrhomboidal in general outline, the 

 upper and outer edge sharply toothed, the lower straight and entire ; texture 

 herbaceous ; racMs green ; veins fiabeUate ; sori linear-oblong, 1-3 to a pinna, 

 obUque.— 5i. Sp. 3. p. 147. t. 180. A. 



Hab. Natal, Krauss, 25. — ^Very near A. viride, of which it may be a form, but the 

 piimse are more dimidiate and more sharply toothed. 



28. h..fragiLe, Presl ; st. tufted, 2-4 in. 1., slender, flexuose, green or brownish, 

 sometimes gemmiferous ; fr. 6-9 in. I., |-| in. br., with 12 to 20 sessile />inK<B on 

 each side, which are J in. br., nearly as deep, subrhomboidal in outline, the 

 upper and outer edge toothed, the former narrowed suddenly at the base, the 

 lower edge entire, nearly straight from the base ; texture herbaceous ; raehis 

 green, naked ; veins pinnate ; sori short oblique. — Hk. Sp. 3. p. 145. Ic. t. 932. 



Hab. Along the Andes from ilexico and Peru. — A. rJuymboideum, Brack., which 

 grows also in the Sandwich Islands, has fronds 12-18 in. 1., with pinnae not so dimidiate 

 and often deeply lobed on the npper side near the base. This also comes very near 

 A. viride in habit and texture. 



29. A. GiUiesianum, Hk. ; st. tufted, very slender, 1-2 in. L, green ; fr. 4-8 in. 

 1., J in. or rather more br., with 10 to 20 distant subsessile pinnce on each side, 

 which are J-§ in. br., J in. deep, rhomboidal in general outline, the upper and 

 onter edge deeply and sharply toothed, the lower truncate in a straight or 

 decurved line ; texture thinly herbaceous ; veins fine and copious, snbfiabellate ; 

 sori irregular,'not reaching the edge. — Si. Sp. 3. p. 146. Si. 4" Gri"- le- 1. 73. 



Hab. Andes of Peru and Bolivia. — This comes very near A. fragile, but is a more 

 slender plant, with the pinnae sharply and irre^larly cut. 



30. A. vagans. Baker ; «*. tufted, 1-2 in. 1., firm, naked, pale-green ; fr. 3-4 

 in. 1., ^-f in. br., wide-straggling, elongated and rooting at the apex, with 8-12 

 sessile pinnce on each side, which are j in. br. by less deep, subrhomboidal in 

 general outline, the upper and outer edge deeply crenated, the base narrowed 

 suddenly, the lower edge straight and entire ; texture coriaceous ; raehis stout, 

 compressed, and slightly winged upwards ; veins immersed ; sori 2-3 to a pinna, 

 short, linear-oblong, placed near the margin. A. punctatum and Melleri, Mett. 



Hab. Island of St. Thomas, West Tropical Africa, G. Mann ; Madagascar, Dr. Meller. 

 — This seems a very distinct species, nearest JUibeltifolium, in habit, bat very different in 

 size, texture, and shape of the pinns. 



31. A. flabeUi/o!i'^m, Cav. ; si. tufted, 3-6 in. 1., slender, green or chesnut- 

 browii, flexuose ; fr. procumbent, wide-straggling, elongated, and rooting at the 

 apex, 6-12 in. 1., j^l in. br., with 10 to 15 sessile flabellate pinnm on each side, 

 which are j-^ in. each way, broadlj- lobed and the lobes sharply toothed, the 



