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and Brittou and Brown and has grown in fa^'or. Xcplirb- 

 (liiiiu, meaning kidney-like, favored by Da^-enport, Waters 

 and, of late, Chite, is a most fitting name. Thelypteius, 

 meaning lady fern, is found to he the earliest name in use 

 and according to rule the correct one. 



I Ik M il-li I MIL Is, ,/,„,„ llnuijl,,,- 



Fronds pinnate, lanceolate, slightly or not at all nar- 

 rowed at the base. Pinnte horizontal or sliglitly recur^'ed, 

 linear-lanceolate and deei)ly pinnatifiil. Fobes obtuse, 

 but ap])ear acute when their margins are refiexed over the 

 sori. Veins once forked. Indusium minute. Stipes tall, 



