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BraSnea, in honour of C. Braine, Esq., who introduced the first 



plant. 



Ciillipteris, hallos, beautiful, and pteris, beautiful fern. 



Campy Ion eurum, kamptos, arched, neivron, a nerve ; the veins 

 forming arches. 



Ceratopteris, Iceras, keratos, a horn, pteris; horned fern. 



Ceterach, a name given by Persian physicians. 



Cheilanthes, clieilos, lip or margin, anthos, flower ; the fructifi- 

 cation on the margin. 



Oibotium, kibotos, a casket or coffer; the form of the 

 indusium. 



Cincinalis, meaning unknown. 



Coly sis, Jcolysis, separation , a species separated from other genera. 



Coniogramma, konis, dust, gramma, aline; imperfect sporangia, 

 but not applicable in perfect specimens. 



Cryptogramma, hryptos, hidden, gramma, a line or writing ; the 

 lines of fructification being hidden. 



Cyathea, hyathos, a cup ; the form of indusium. 



Cyclodium, Icyhlos, circle ; the form of indusium. 



Cyclopeltis, kyklos, circular, poltis, shield ; the form of indu- 

 sium. 



Cystopteris, kystos, a bladder ; the inflated indusium. 



Dansea, in honour of Pierre Martin Dana, a Piedmont 



botanist. 

 Davallia, in honour of Edmond Davall, a Swiss botanist. 

 Dicksonia, in honour of James Dickson, a British crypto- 



gamist. 

 Dicranoglossum, dikranos, forked, glossa, tongue ; the fronds 



forked and pendulous. 

 Dictymia, diktyon, a net; the netted venation. 

 Dictyogramma, diktyon, gramma, a line; the sori reticulated. 

 Dictyopteris, diktyon, pteris ; the veins reticulated. 

 Dictyoxiphium, diktyon, xiphion, sword ; the veins reticulated, 



and the form of the frond. 

 Didymochhena, didymos, two or double, chlasna, a cloak ; the 



indusium being double. 

 Diplazium, diplazo, to be double; two indusia on the same 



receptacle." 

 Doodia, in honour of Samuel Doody, a London apothecary, and 



Brilish cryptogamist. 



