SUB-SECTION POLYSTICHUM. I 2 J 
form. 27x9 inches. The late Mr. Elvvorthy, in 1854, found a very 
similar fern. 
6. plumosum, Lowe (deltoideo-plumosum, Moly). Found in 
Dorset by Mr. J. Moly. Length, 2 ft. 3 inches. 
7. proliferum, Lowe (curto-proliferum, Wollaston). Found in 
1863, at Cunsey (Lake district), by Mr. J. A. Wilson. Narrow, and 
bulb-bearing. 
Group II. Narrowed. 
Section a. ANGUSTATUM. (Frond simply narrowed.) 
1. Padleyi, Lowe. A narrow, very lax, slender form, with an acute 
apex. Found in Somerset by myself in 1864. 
2. Phillipsii, Lowe. A narrow form, found at Castlereagh by 
Mr. W. H. Phillips. JX 2,J inches. Pinnules subrotund. 
3. ramo-cristatum, Padley. Found in 1863 by the late Rev. C. 
Padley. i2Xi| inches. Pinnae confluent and dilate. Apex of 
frond crested. 
4. subimbricatum, Lowe (interruptum, Phillips). Found at 
Springfield by Mr. W. H. Phillips. 15x2^ inches. 
Division D. 
ALTERATION IN THE COLOUR OF FROND. 
Group I. Variegated. 
Section a. VARIEGATUM. 
1 aureolum, Lowe. Found at Martin Hoe, Devon, by myself, in 
1885. Narrow, pinnules imbricate at the base of the pinnae ; apex 
of the frond branching. An autumnal golden hue. 24 x 5 inches. 
2. aureum, Jo7ies. Found by the late Colonel Jones. 
3. inaequale, Padley (inaequale variegatum Padley, Wollaston). 
Found by the late Rev. C. Padley. Pinnules (not pinnae) depau- 
perate. 24x6 inches. 
4. Jonesii, Lowe (variegatum, Jones). Found by the late Colonel 
Jones. Mr. Moly has also found a similar one. 
5. leucothea, Lowe. A large fern in Colonel Jones’s collection, 
some fronds entirely white, and others well variegated. 31X7 
inches. 
6. multifidum, Lowe (inaequale variegatum multifidum, Jones). 
Tips of pinnae confluent and slightly crested. A depauperate form. 
22 X 8 inches. 
*7. polydactylum, Lowe (inaequale variegatum polydactylum, 
Jones). Raised by the late Colonel Jones. A cross between No. 3 
and polydactylum grande. Some pinnules very large, others all 
but wanting. A grand variegatum. 36x8 inches. 
8. pulcherrimum, Lowe (pulcherrimum variegatum Moly, Jones). 
Found by Mr. Moly. A variegated pulcherrimum. 28x8 inches. 
A charming variety, with rich golden variegation. 
9. venosum, Padley (venoso- variegatum, Jones). Found by the 
late Rev. C. Padley'. 
