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2. Phlebodium elongatum, /. Sm. 



Phlebodium elongatum, J. Sm. in Hook. Jour. Bot. 4, p. 59. 

 Grammitis elongata, Raddi, Plant. Brasil. p. 11. 



Hab. Organ Mountains, Brazil. 



Rootstock slender, creeping, rufous-tomentose. Fronds coriaceous, 

 with scattered stellate scales on the upper and under surface, 4 to 6 

 inches long, linear-lanceolate, the point frequently attenuate, the base 

 always so, on a very short stipe. Sori few, oblong-linear, partially 

 sunken, equidistant between the margin and the costa, and parallel 

 with the latter, which is about equally prominent on both sides. 



3. Phlebodium angustatum, J. Sm. 



Phlebodium, angustatum, J. Sm. in Hook. Jour. Bot. 4, p. 59. 



Polypodium pleopeltifolium, Raddi, Plant. Brasil. p. 16, t. 21, f. 2 ; Gaud. Bot. 

 Freyc. Voy. p. 350. 



Hab. Vicinity of Rio Janeiro, Brazil. 



Raddi describes and figures the fronds of this species as being deeply 

 pinnatifid; but we find a great variety of forms among our specimens. 

 A large portion of them may be said to be digitato-bi-tripartite, as 

 in Drynaria [Polypodium) tridactyhtm of Wallich. 



§ 2. PHLEBODIUM verum, J. Sm. 



4. Phlebodium aureum, J". Sm, 



Phlebodium aureum, J. Sm. in Hook. Jour. Bot. 4, p. 59. 

 Polypodium majus aureum. Plum. Plant, de L'Ameriq. t. 35. 

 P. aureum, Sw. Syn. Fil. p. 32 j Willd. Spec. PI. 5, p. 169. 



Hab. Organ Mountains, Brazil. 



The figure of this beautiful Fern in Plumier's Plantes de L'Ameri- 



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