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linear-lanceolate, from 12 to 20 inches in length, 3 to 4 lines broad, 

 attenuated very much towards the base, wrinkled and shining on the 

 upper surface. Costa of a pale yellow colour, prominent on both sides. 

 Sori in a single row, with sometimes a few distant ones, forming a 

 kind of a second row between the costa and margin. 



8. GONIOPHLEBIUM CATHAPJNiE. 



Polypodium Catharine, Langs*. & Fisch. Ic. Fil. p. 9, t. 9; Willd. Spec. PI. 5, 



p. 172. 

 P. glaucum, Baddi, Plant. Brasil. p. 20, t. 29, f. 1? 



Hab. Organ Mountains, Brazil: on rocks and trunks of trees. 



This has very much the habit of the Poly podium vulgare, Linn.; 

 with a more lengthened terminal segment. 



9. GONIOPHLEBIUM L.ETUM. 

 Poli/podium latum, Raddi, Plant. Brasil. p. 19, t. 28. 

 Hab. Organ Mountains, Brazil. 



All the specimens of this plant in the collection are very young, of 

 a pale green colour, and a membranaceous texture. 



10. GONIOPHLEBIUM NEFJIFOLIUM, Hook. 



Goniophlebium neriifolium, Hook. G-en. Fil. t. 70, B. 



Polypodia **W*m,*w. By*. Fil- p. 37; Willd. Spec. PI. 5, p. 194 , Rridi, 

 Plant. Brasil. p. 22, t. 31, bis 5 Gaud. Bot. Freyc. Voy. p. 357. 



Hab. On the Corcovado, near Rio Janeiro, Brazil : in forests. 



Gaudichaud, with a doubt, refers to this species the Mypodium 

 meniscifolium of Langsdorff and Fischer; with what propriety we 

 cannot decide, not having specimens or a figure of the latter plant 



