Il6 BRITISH FERNS.— SUB-ORDER II. TRIBE IO. 
Group III. Compositum, (Subdivision of pinnules.) 
Section a. DECOMPOS 1 TUM. 
(Subdivision on normal lines.) 
1. Clowesii, Lowe (decompositum Clowesii, Moore). Found in 
i860, at Whitbarrow, by Mr. F. Clowes. Robust, dense, plumose, 
with profoundly cut pinnules. A similar variety was iound at 
Arnside by Mr. J. Crossfield. 
2. decompositum, Moule. Found by Mr. Moule in Deson. 
3. Foxii, Lowe (decompositum Fox, Jones). Large. 
4. frondosum, Lowe (frondoso-dccom positum, Jones). A delicate 
foliose form. 24 x9 inches. . 0A 
5. Gillettii, Lowe (tripinnatum Gillett, Jones), round in 1004, 
near Yeovil (Somerset), by Mr. Gillett, of Cirencester. A grand 
form, densely foliose. 27x14 inches. . 
6. grande, Lowe (decompositum grande, Jones). 38x12 inches. 
Found at Torquay by the late Colonel Jones (in 1870-2). 
7. Jonesii, Lowe (decompositum splendens, Jones). Raised by 
the late Colonel Jones. Distinct and fine. 
8. laxum, Lowe (decompositum-laxum, Wollaston). Found m 
1876, at Brislington, near Bristol, by Mr. E. F. Fox. A large, bold 
form. 33x10 inches. 
9. magnifico-polydactylum, Lowe (decompositum magmheum 
poly dacty lum, yz;;z&y). . XT t \ 
10. magnificum, Lowe (decompositum magmficum No. 3, J ones). 
28 X 12 inches. . 
11. Padleyi, Lowe (tripinnatum Padley, Jones). Found in 1872, 
in North Devon, by the late Rev. C. Padley. Colonel Jones remarks, 
“ The divergence of the anterior pinnules from the primary rachis 
is remarkable.” Dense overlapping pinnae. 18 X inches. 
12. Phillipsii, Lowe (decompositum Phillips, Jones). Found in 
Co. Down by Mr. W. H. Phillips. 16x5^ inches. 
13. plumosum, Lowe (pi umoso-decom position, Jones). The late 
Colonel Jones raised -three interesting forms from his multilobum- 
laxum. 15x5 inches. _ 
14. Praegeri, Lowe (tripinnatum ¥ integer, Jones). Found in 1806, 
at Dundonald, by Mr. Praeger. 27 x 7 inches. A distinct tripinnate 
form. . . ... 
15. serrulatum, Wollaston (deltoides-decompositum, Stansjiela). 
Raised by Messrs. F.W. and H.Stansfield. It is stipitate, deltoid, 
and decompound ; with strongly toothed pinnules. 
16. splendens, Lowe (decompositum splendens Moly, Jl ’ollaston). 
Found in 1875, in S. Devon, by Mr. J. Moly. Contrast of develop- 
ment in centre of frond remarkable. 34 X 5 inches. 1 -rom this 
Mr. E. F. Fox raised the grand divisolobums named by the late 
Colonel Jones, densum , robust um, and laxum; described in Section ft. 
1 7. tripinnatum, Moore. A confusion has occurred with regard 
to this plant ; it was originally found by Mr. R. Tracy Millett, 
of Penzance, and named by Mr. Moore. (See page 155, vol. I. 
