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L. Mearnsii Copel. sp. nova. 
Species gregis L. flexuosi et L. japonici ; petiolo pinnae 1 5-9 mm 
longo; pinnis “ sterilibus, circiter 15 cm longis, 12-18 cm. latis; pinnulis 
utroque latere 2-3, majoribus cum petiolulis plus quam 1 cm longis, 
pinnatis; pinnulis” (pinnis lv ) utroque latere 1, peclicellata, quinquefida 
segmentis obtusis, terminate majore lanceolata obscure crenata et crenulis 
denticulatis, glabris, berbaceis; venulis liberis, praestantibus ; pinnis 
fertilibus minoribus, pinnulis 11 ovatis integrioribus, spicis oblongis bre- 
vibus planis. 
Insula Batan, Mearns Bur. Sci., 3136. 
A species nearer on the whole to L. japonicum than to L. flexuosum, though 
the fertile pinnules n are less cut than the sterile ; recognizable by the long 
petiole of the pinna *, the generally obtuse segments, salient venation, and broad, 
flat spikes. 
