tab. xxviii. 
Asplenium (Etjasplenium) elegantulum, Hook. 
Candice (state) subrobusto horizontali vel declinato ad apicena 
naleaceo squamulis subulatis fuscis, stipitibus aggregate 
brevibus 1-2-3-uncialibus rachiquc submarginata viridibus, 
frondibus 4-pollicaribus ad spithamseam elongatodanceo- 
iatis acuminatis membranaceis flavo-viridibus_ bipinnatis 
inferue augustatis cum pinnis nanis flabelli-vel reni- 
formibus, reliquis | ad unciam longis. ovatis seu ovato- 
lanceolatis subsessifibus iterum pinnatis basin versus prrn- 
cipue apice pinnatifidis, pinnulis ovatis subrhomboideis 
obovatisve l-li lineam longis acute denticulato-serratis, 
venis furcatis subpatentibus in pinnis infimis subflabellatis, 
soris copiosis demum confluent-ibus, involucris pallidis ob- 
longis laxis subathyroideis. 
Asplenium elagantulum, Hook, Sp. Fil. 3.p. 190. 
Aspl. lanceolatum ? var. elegans, Hook Florula Irlong-Kong. 
in Kew Gard. Miscell. 9./>. 342. Meiten. Asplen. p. 141. 
Atbyrium fontanum, Eaton , in Asa Gray’s Hot of Japan , 
vi. N. Ser. of Mem. Acad, of Arts Sc. p. 421 436. 
Hab. Island near Cliusan, Alexander ; Port Hamilton, and 
Tsus Sima, Strait of Korea, Wilford, n. 753 ; Japan j 
Nangasaki, Miss Kelson, Babington ; Hakodadi, Dr. Baines ; 
Simoda, C. Wright. 
Late events have contributed to the opening up to us of 
tlm Botany of N. China and Japan, whose geographical- 
position naturally led us to expect European forms of Perns. 
Ike present species was at first considered by me to be a 
state of Aspl. lanceolatum, while Mr. Eaton looked upon it 
as moie 1 elated to Aspl. fontanum . More copious specimens 
have satisfied me it is truly distinct from both. The young 
pinme ^ S ™ P 7 ^ cl ° Sel ? P innated > with obliquely ovate 
Fertile Fronds nat size. 
boms : magnified. 
Fig. 1. Pinnule, and f 2. 
Cjkvt. 2. T. 23. 
