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F2UNS : BRITISH AND FOREIGN. 



alternate, the lower exterior branch free, the others acutely 

 anastomosing, producing from their junctions free or anasto- 

 mosing Teinlets. Receptacles punctiform on or below their 



Genus 68.— Portion of mature frond, under slue. 



apices or points of junction of the venules. Sori round, 

 transversely nniscrial, or numerous and oblique-serial. Inchi- 

 siwm orbicular. 



1 C? , faleatum, Presl. Polypodium falcatum, Linn. ; Tliunh, 

 Fl. Jap. t. 36. Aspidium falcatum, Sw. ; Lang, et 

 Fisch. t. 15 ; Lowe's Ferns, 6, t. 9 ; Hooh. Fil. Exot. 

 t. 92. — Japan, China. 



