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lft. long, and furnished with numerous leaflets of a thin, papery texture and 

 light green colour. These leaflets are 4in. to Gin. long and lin. to l$in, 

 broad, terminating in a sharp point, with the edge lobed and somewhat 

 toothed. A. ambiguum is synonymous with this species.— Hooker, Species 

 Filicum, hi., p. 245. Nicholson, Dictionary of Gardening, i., p. 134. 



A. S. inaequilaterum— in-ai-quil-at'-er-um (unequal-sided), Mettenius. 



This variety differs from the preceding species by the firm texture and 

 the dull colour of its fronds, also by their leaflets being provided with deeper 

 and more uniform lobes, somewhat sickle- shaped, with their two sides unequal, 

 the lower one being unequally truncate at the base. — Hooker, Synopsis Filicum, 

 p. 233. Nicholson, Dictionary of Gardening, i., p. 134. 



A. Shuttleworthianum — Shut-tle-worth-i-a'-num (Shuttleworth's). A 

 form of A. bulbiferum. 



A. (Thamnopteris) Simonsianum— Tham-nop'-ter-is ; Sim-ons-i-a'-num 

 (Simons's), Hooker. 

 A stove species, with entire (undivided) fronds of a leathery texture, 

 lft. to l^ft. long, ljin. broad, tapering above into a sharp point and very 

 gradually below into a short stem ; the midrib, flat on the upper surface, is 

 rounded and prominent below. The abundant sori (spore masses) reach from 

 the midrib to within a short distance of the edge. This species is a native 

 of Southern India, and is found in Khasia and on the Unker Hills.— Hooker, 

 Species Filicum, hi., p. 81. Beddome, Ferns of British Lidia, t. 248. 



A. (Euaspleilium) simplicifrons— Eu-as-ple'-ni-um ; sim-plic'-if-rons 

 (with simple fronds), F. Mueller. 

 A greenhouse species, native of Bockingham Bay, Australia. Its fronds 

 are entire, somewhat leathery in texture, lft. to l|ft. long, fin. broad, 

 narrowed gradually towards both ends, and have their edge entire or slightly 

 undulated. The sori (spore masses) fall short of both midrib and edge. — 

 Hooker, Synopsis Filicum, p. 193. 



A. (Athyrium) Skinneri— Ath-yr'-i-um ; Skin'-ner-i (Skinner's), Baker. 



A stove species, native of Guatemala, much resembling the Mexican 

 A. acltillecefolium, but with piimai and pinnules (leaflets and leafits) less 



