Algeria, Madeira, Caiiaries, Azores. 9 



Asplenium — continued, 

 tade valley, and near tlie Santa Luzia waterfall. Canaries and 

 Azores. 



A. (Hemidictyum) Ceterach, Linn. Hab. ; Madeira ; on walls 

 here and there in the neighbourhood of Funohal ; occurs sparingly. 

 Canaries and Azores. 

 Scolopendrium. 



S. vulgare, Sm. Hab. : Madeira ; but seemingly rare. It grows 

 in the Santa Luzia ravine, sparingly and small. Azores, in Fayal 

 and Flores, Algeria. 

 ilspldiam. 



A. (Polystichum) falcinellum, Stiz. Hab. : Madeira ; in the chest- 

 nut woods at Jardim da Serra, and in a more dwarfish state amidst 

 the crowning rocks of the Arrebentao Peak, at the elevation of more 

 than 3,800 feet. $. 



A. (Polyst), aculeatum, /Sh). (A. angulare, (Sm.). Plab. : Madeira; 

 very common in the mountain woods ; also in lanes and hedge- 

 banks on the north side of the island. Canaries, Azores, in Fayal 

 and Flores, Algeria. 



A. (Polyst.) frondosum, Loioe. Hab. : Madeira ; rocky places, 

 R. de St. Jorge ; elevation, 8,500 feet. 

 Hepbrodluin. 



N. (Lastrea) Filix-mas, -RjcA. Hab.. Madeira; here and there 

 in the chestnut woods, at 2,000 feet and upwards, but sparingly. 

 (Nephrodium affine, Lowe, does not appear distinct from N. Filix- 

 mas.j Canaries, Azores, Algeria. 



N. (Last.) spinulosum, Desv. Hab. : Madeira ; common in moist 

 shady places in the mountain woods ; particularly fine by the side 

 of the levada, near Ribeiro Frio. (Nephrodium elongatum, Lowe.) 

 Azores. 



N. (Last.) semulum, Baker (N.Fcenisecii, Lowe). Hab. : Madeira; 

 very plentiful in the laurel forests of the Metade valley and Ribeiro 

 Frio ; also above the forests, amidst the bushes of Vaccinium padifo- 

 lium, Sm., quite up to the JPoizo Pass; nearly 4,600 feet above the 

 sea. Azores, in Fayal, Flores, and Pico. 



N. (Last.) unitum, R. Br. (now Sieb.). Hab. ; Algeria. 



N. moUe, Desv. Hab. : Madeira ; on wet banks and under dripping 

 rocks, in the neighbourhood of Funohal ; mostly, if not exclusively, 

 below 1,000 feet of elevation. Azores, in Fayal, Flores, Algeria. 

 Polyp odium. 



P. (Phegopteris) drepanum, Hook. Hab. : Madeira, Rio de St. 

 Jorge. Alt., 3,000 feet. 



P. vulgare, Linn. Hab. ; Madeira, Canaries ; most abundant in 

 Teneriffe, Azores, in Fayal and Flores, Algeria. 

 Ifotliocblseiia. 



N. Lanuginosa, Besv. Hab. : Madeira, in the crevices of old 

 walls here and there in the city of Funchal. Teneriffe, Algeria. 



N. Marast£e, R. Br. Hab. : Madeira ; very scarce ; Canaries, in 

 Teneriffe ; abundant, in the coast region, up to about 1,000 feet of 

 elevation. — C. Bmihury. Azores, Barbary States. 

 Gymnogramme. 



G. (Leptogramme) Totta, SchUcht (G. Lowei, Hook.). Hab. : 



