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below, is sometimes nearly lost upwards. The spore masses are disposed in 

 broad, continuous, sub-marginal lines, with the firm, unaltered edge of the frond 

 at first wrapped over them. This plant is a native of New Guinea, Malaysia, 

 the Neilgherries, Ceylon, the Seychelles, &c. — Hooker, Species Filicum, v., 

 p. 117. Nicholson, Dictionary of Gardening, iv., p. 188. 



V. (Taeniopsis) Stipitata— Tam-i-op'-sis ; sti-pit-a'-ta (stalked), Kunze. 



The habitat of this species extends from Columbia to Peru. Its fronds, 

 lift, to 2ft. long and scarcely Jin. broad, gradually taper below into a long, 

 slender stem ; they are of firm texture, with an indistinct midrib except 

 towards the base. The spore masses are sunk in a groove within the margin, 

 with the flattened, thickened edge of the frond produced beyond it. — Hooker, 

 Species Filicum, p. 179. 



Y. (Taeniopsis) Strlcta— Tam-i-op'-sis ; stric'-ta (upright), Carmichael. 



A specie? from Tristan d'Acunha, with thick fronds l|ft. long, |in. broad, 

 and narrowed below to a compressed stem ; a stout midrib extends to their 

 summit, the spore masses occupying the whole space between it and the 

 much-reflexed edge. — Hooker, Species Filicum, v., p. 182. 



Y. (Taeniopsis) sulcata— Tam-i-op'-sis ; sul-ca'-ta (furrowed), Kuhn. 



This species, native of Ceylon and the Society Islands, produces from 

 a short-creeping rhizome its strap-shaped, stalkless, blunt fronds, which are 

 narrowed to the. base, 2in. to lin. long, and ^in. broad. The midrib is visible 

 only in the barren lower half of the fronds. The spore masses are disposed 

 in a deep, intramarginal furrow confined to the very much thickened upper 

 half of the frond, where the midrib and veins are quite lost. — Hooker, Synopsis 

 Filicum, p. 518. 



Y. ZOStersefolia — zo-ste-rfe-fol'-i-a (Zostera-fronded). Synonymous with 

 V. elongata. 



In addition to the species above described, we may mention V. (Tamiopsis) 

 d chilis of Kuhn, and V. (T 7 .) pumila of Mettenius, both diminutive plants of 

 botanical interest only. 



