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BRITISH FERNS 



Fig. 153. L. dil. hymenophylloides 

 (tip of frond). 



Fig. 154. L. dil. hymenophylloides 

 (pinna). 



Hymenophylloides (Figs. 153, 154).— A dwarf, congested form, 

 found byj'Mr. Dadds at Ilfracombe. 



Fig- 155- ■£. lepidola (pinna;). 



Lepidota (Fig. 155, Plate XVI). — Said to have been found in 

 Yorkshire ; it is an extremely distinct and beautiful form, all the 

 pinnae being contracted and narrow, giving the whole plant a very 

 light and delicate appearance ; it is very scaly, whence the name ; 

 the pinna; shown in Fig. 155 are rather more foliose than usual. 



L. CRISTATA. — Presumably a cross, raised by Messrs. Stansfield ; 

 a true lepidota, with pretty crests throughout. 



Polydactyla Turner. — With pointed crests at all tips. 



Ramo-cristata Barnes. — Another fine form raised by Mr. 

 Barnes in which the fronds branch as well as crest. 



