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A. C.-Y. i. Footi— Foot'-i (Foot's), Lowe. 



This is a more vigorous and remarkably handsome form of the preceding 

 variety, found in county Clare by Mr. J. F. Foot, with fronds 1ft. or more 

 long, furnished with ample leaflets of a light green colour and deeply cut. 

 It is somewhat allied to the variety fissum, but is of a much more robust 

 nature, and its much longer fronds, instead of being upright, are grace- 

 fully pendulous. — Lowe, Native Ferns, ii., fig. 833. Nicholson, Dictionary of 

 Gardening, i., p. 25. 



A. C.-Y. Kalon — Ka'-lon, Lowe. 



This is one of the very few forms of A. Cajnllus- Veneris raised artificially 

 from spores in this country. Its distinct fronds are ovate (broadest at the 

 base and gradually narrowing towards their summit), llin. in length, and 

 5in. in breadth ; their large pinnules (leafits) are very leafy and closely set 

 together. — Lowe, Native Ferns, ii., fig. 837. 



A. C.-Y. magnlficum — mag-nif-ic-um (magnificent), Moore. 



In this fine and massive form the fronds often attain If ft. in length and 

 upwards of 4in. in breadth, while their arching character gives the plant 

 a most distinct appearance. They are furnished with pinnules (leafits) much 

 larger than those of the type, and of a softer, rich green colour. Their 

 edges are prettily fringed, and overlap each other. — Nicholson, Dictionary of 

 Gardening, i., p. 25. 



A. C.-Y. Mairisii— Mair-is'-i-i (Mains'), Moore. 



This variety, which requires stove temperature in order to develop 

 its foliage perfectly, and which was raised artificially, has all the appearance 

 of a hybrid between A. Capillus -Veneris and A. cuneatum. Its fronds, 

 quadripinnate (four times divided to the midrib) and triangular, are borne 

 on stiff, upright stalks, and are abundantly produced from a creeping rhizome 

 (prostrate stem) covered with light brown scales. They are furnished with 

 pinnules (leafits) of a most peculiar shape, suggesting the parentage of 

 A. cuneatum, for they are cuneate-trapezoid (wedge-shaped and having their 

 four sides unequal), with their summit irregularly truncate (terminating 

 abruptly) ; those near the ends of the pinnas (leaflets) larger and with 



