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three years ago. Length, 6 inches. Erect, pinnae large, and so 
crowded together as to appear crested. Costa wavy. 
7. depauperation, Clap ham. Raised by the late Mr. James. 
Length, 12 inches. Much cut and depauperate. 
8. digitatum, Moore. Raised by Mr. O’Brien. 
9. fimbriatum, Jones. Raised in 1872 by Miss Baker. Length 
9 inches. Distinctly fimbriate. 
10. fissum, Moore (alcicorne ?). Dwarf. Length, 6 inches, Pin- 
nules cut into shreds. A great departure from the ordinary form. 
11. Footii, Lowe. Found in County Clare, by Mr. J. F. Foot 
(near Ballyryan). Length, 24 inches. Pinnules varied in length, 
some nearly an inch wide. 
*12. fortnose, Lowe (perfection, Padley). Found in the Crimea, 
and sent to me by Sir Joseph Hooker. Very slender and minute 
in all its parts. 
13. grande, Moore. A fine variety, sent to me by Mr. Jannock. 
8£X2§. Ultimate pinnules large. 
*14. imbricatum, Lowe. Raised by myself. Dwarf and imbricated. 
15. incisum, Moore. Found in several localities, but a much 
more distinct form (incisium-Footii, Lowe') was found in County 
Clare by Mr. J. F. Foot. Length, 15 inches. Pinnules large and 
much incised. 
16. Jonesii, Lowe. Found in the Salt Spring Islands, by Mr. 
G. Lucas. Distinct, stiff, and robust, with an erect, close habit. 
Pinnae thick and leathery, ascending, trapeze form, except the 
ultimate ones. Stipes like polished ebony. 
*17. kalon, Lowe. Raised by myself. 12x6 inches (broadest 
at base, and gradually narrowing). Pinnules rounded, large, and 
overlapping. 
18. luminare, Lowe. Raised by myself. A golden variety. 
19. magnificum, Fraser. Large, bold, making a handsome plant. 
20. Mariesii, Moore. Length, i£ feet. Pinnules wedge-shaped. 
A strong-branching, handsome form. 
21. Moritzianum, Moore. A large form. 
*22. multiceps-dentatum, Lowe. Raised by myself. Length, 
10 inches. Branching. 
*23. nobile, Lowe. Raised by myself. Length, 12 inches. 
Slender, pinnules small, fronds golden yellow. 
24. O’Brienianum, Birkenhead. Length, 1 foot. 
*25. optandum, Lowe. Raised by myself. Length, 2 feet (stipes, 
1 foot). Narrow. Pinnae distant. Pinnules small and cuneate, 
distinct. 
26. Padleyi, Lowe. Found in Devon, by the Rev. C. Padley. 
Length, 5 inches. All the pinnules concave. 
27. Pixyeidon, Lowe (plumosum, Jones). Found in 1869, in 
Cornwall, by Mr. J. Dadds. Length, 9 inches. Very feathery, 
but irregular. Pinnules here and there projecting in long sharp 
pointed strips. 
28. plumosum, Moore. Found in North Devon. Differing 
from Cornubiense in having long acute Pixyeidon-like projections. 
