apex, subtripinnate, coriaceous in texture, naked and more or less nitid 

 above, more or less minutely scaly towards the costse of pinnules beneath, 

 viridescent when dried ; main rachis slender, scaly ; pinnae 3 to 5 on each 

 side, patulous or erect-patent, laxly placed, shortly petioled, narrowly lanceolate, 

 slightly falcate, acuminate, often albescent at the centre, the lowest one 

 largest and each with a large branch pinna at the base on the outside ; 

 pinnules numerous, closely placed, patulous, oblong-lanceolate, slightly falcate, 

 very shortly pedicellate or sessile, obliquely cuneate at the base, obtuse with 

 a spinulose tooth at the apex, spinulosely lobulate-serrulate, the inferior 

 ones usually subpiunate or pinnatifid. Sori copious, larger than those of 

 the typica, arranged nearer the margin than the costa of pinnules. 



Bob. Prov. Tosa: Takaoka-gori (T. Makinol 1884,1889), Tokano 

 (7 7 . Makinol May 18, 1889.), Yasui (Y. Yoshinaga\ herb. Sc. Coll. Imp. 

 Univ. Tokyo) ; Prov. Iyo : Nametoko (Z. Umemura ! June 28, 1896) ; 

 Prov. Ise : Hikawa-mura in Ichishi-gori (Z. Umemura I Oct. 13, 1895). 



It has the simpler form than the type, and in appearance it is like 

 Aspidium amabile Blume. 



Nephrodium Filix-mas Rich. var. polylepis Makino. 



Aspidium polylepis Franch. et Sav. Enum. PI. Jap. II. pp. 236, 631. 



Nom. Jap. Miyama-kumaioarabi. 



Hab. Prov. Shinano : Mt. Ondake (R. Yalabe ! herb. Sc. Coll. Imp. 

 Univ. Tokyo, July 27, 1880) ; Prov. Suruga : Mt. Fuzi (R. Yatabe and 

 Z. Matsumural herb. 1. c. July 25, 1881); Prov. Buzen : Mt. Inugadake 

 (Z. Matsumural herb. 1. c. July 18, 1882); Prov. Echigo : Mt. Haruna 

 (R. Yatabe ! and S. Okubo I herb. 1. c. July 17, 1886) ; Prov. Musashi : 

 Mt. Yokami (T. Makino\ July 16, 1888), Mt. Buko (T. Makinol July 20, 

 1888); Prov. Iyo: Mt. Ishidzuchi (S. Yanol Aug. 1888), Mt. Wariishi 

 (R. Yatabe \ herb. I.e. Aug. 11, 1888); Prov. Tosa: Nanokawa (T. Makinol 

 Nov. 1884\ Oku-nanokawa (T. Makinol herb. 1. c. June 10, 1885). 



(To be continued.) 



