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1 4.— CER ATOPTERIS. 



C. thalictroides, Brongn. ; Hook, et Bak. 1. c. 174. East Point, 

 Happy Valley, Little Hongkong, Sheko, and elsewhere, 

 Hongkong ; Gindrinkers' Bay, Hongkong New Territory. 



15.— LOMARIA. 



L. Matthewii, Christ ; Plagiogyria tenuifolia, Copel. in Philipp. 

 Journ. Sci. Bot. iii. 281. Maonshan at 1500 ft., Hong- 

 kong New Territory ; Kwaisin at 2500 ft., Hoifung. 



16.— BLEOHNUM. 



1. B. orientale, Linn. ; Hook, et Bak. Syn. Fil. 186. Very 

 comnaon on the hills in Hongkong and Hongkong New 

 Territory ; Swatow ; Lofoushan. 



17.— WOODWARDIA. 



Key to species. 



1. Fronds once pinnatifid ... ... 3. Harlandii. 



Fronds pinnate or bipinnatifid ... 2. 



2. Fronds bipinnatifid ... ... ... 4. Kempii. 



Fronds pinnate ... ... ... ... 3. 



3. Pinnae cut down nearly to the rachis... 1. orientalis. 

 Pinnae cut ;| or f down to the rachis... 2. japonica. 



1. W. orientalis, Swartz ; Hook, et Bak. 1. c. 188. Victoria Peak, 



Mt. Parker and Aberdeen, Hongkong ; hillside and river 

 bank near Chaochaufu ; North Eiver. 



2. W. japonica, Swartz; Hook, et Bak. 1. c. 188. Mt. Davis, 



Happy Valley woods, Aberdeen and Mt. Gough, Hong- 

 kong ; Hongkong New Territory without locality ; on the 

 bank of the Han River and slopes of the Phoenix Mt., 

 Swatow ; Kwaisin, Hoifung ; Filoitze woods. North Eiver. 



3. W. Harlandii, Hook. ; Hook, et Bak. 1. c. 189. In long grass, 



Mt. Victoria, Mt. Gough and Mt. Parker, Hongkong ; 

 Taimoshan ; slopes of the Phoenix Mt., Swatow ; Lofoushan. 



4. W. Kempii, Copel. in Philipp. Journ. Sci. Bot. iii. 280. 



Taimoshan, Hongkong New Territory ; near Chaochaufu. 



18.— ASPLENIUM. 

 Key to species. 



1. Fronds entire 2. 



Fronds lobed, pinnatifid or once or 



more pinnate ... ... ... 5. 



2. Fronds 2 or 4 feet long I. Nidus. 



Fronds 1 to li feet long 3. 



3. Lower part of frond gradually narrowed 



into stipes ... ... ... ... 4. 



Lower part of frond abruptly narrowed 



into stipes ... ... ... ... 23. lanceum. 



