106 BRITISH FERNS.— SUB-ORDER II. TRIBE 10. 
Section /3. GRANDICEPS. 
(Racliis dividing near summit, into numerous branches, 
and large heads.) 
1. accumulation, Lowe. Raised from spores by myself. A bold 
grandiceps. An erect grower. 30X10 inches. 
2. capitatum, Clapham (Claphami, Moore; multifidum Clapham, 
Wollaston). Raised by Mr. Clapham in 1864. A dense capitate 
head, 12 inches across. Not cristate, except the head. A splendid 
form. 22 X 7 inches. 
3. capitosum, Lowe. Found at Tatworth by Mr. Moly. Pinnm 
crested. A grandiceps with a head 7 inches across. 28x45 inches. 
*4. coronare, Lowe. Raised from spores given me by the Rev. 
F. Mules. Habit erect. An enormous branched head. Length, 
2 feet. 
5. coronatum, Lowe. Raised by Mr. E. F. Fox. A cross be- 
tween Molyi and plumosum. Pinnae crested ; apex crowned (width 
7 inches). 15x5 inches. 
6. cristatum, Wollaston (marked W. No. 10). Found in Somerset 
by Mr. G. B. Wollaston. Minutely crested, but largely capitate. 
21x5^ inches. 
7. Downense, Lowe. Found at Fermebrogni, Co. Down, by Mr. 
W. H. Phillips. 28 X6| inches. Pinnae cristulate. Apex of frond 
ramulose. Not unlike No. 2. 
8. furcans, Wollaston. An interesting fern. 
9. grandiceps, Moore (grandiceps Talbot, Wollaston). Found 
in 1861, in Co. Cork, by Mr. W. Talbot. A fine form. 
*10. inaequale-furcans, Cowper. Found by Mrs. Cowper near 
Sidmouth. 24x10 inches. Pinnae unequally furcate. A grand 
capitate head, 8 inches across. 
11. Jonesii, Lowe (cristatum Jonesii, Stansfield; grandiceps 
Jacob Jones, Wollaston). Found in Pembrokeshire, about 1869, 
by the late Mr. Jacob Jones. 
12. Molyi, Lowe (grandiceps Moly, Wollaston). Found in 1869, 
in South Somerset, by Mr. Moly. A bold, compactly crested 
variety, with a dense compact head. 19x7^ inches (where widest, 
i.e., at the base). 
13. nudicaule, Lowe (nudicaule-grandiceps, Barrand). Found 
near Barnstaple in 1889. Long bare stalks, and splendid crests. 
Distinct. 
14. orbiculatum, Lowe. Found at Langmoor, Charmouth, in 
1887, by Mr. Moly. 21x4 inches. 
1 5 . Phillipsii, Lowe (capitatum, Phillips). Found at Glendevis by 
Mr. W. H. Phillips. 20x5 inches. Normal, with capitate head. 
16. Praegeri, Lowe (capitatum Praeger, Jones). Found in 1883, 
in Holywood, by Mr. Praeger. 20x4 inches. Normal, with a 
grand crested head, 5 inches wide. 
17. ramulosum, Stansfield. Found in Co. Antrim by Mr. W. 
PI. Phillips. 30x8 inches. Normal, with a dense ramulose head. 
18. scopmoidcs Lowe. History unknown. From Colonel Jones's 
