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2. coronatum, Lowe (setigerum-coronatum, Birkenhead '). 
3. corymbiferum, Lowe (setigerum corymbiferum, Birkenhead). 
4. cristatum, Lowe (pulcherrimum cristatum Hodgson, Jones'). 
A crested form of pulcherrimum found in the Lake District by Mrs. 
Hodgson. 
5. diffissum, Moore. Found originally in Guernsey by the late 
Mr. James. Length 18 inches. Pinnules irregularly cut. 
6. elegans, Phillips. Found at Duneight, Co. Antrim, by the 
Rev. W. D. Pounden. 18x6 inches. A fragile form. 
7. gracile, Phillips. Found at Inch, Co. Down, by the Rev. W. 
D. Pounden, also in Antrim by Mr. Phillips. 20x6^ inches. A 
slender form. 
8. grandiceps, Lowe (setigerum grandiceps, Birkenhead). 
9. Jacksoni, Lowe (pulcherrimum plumosum, Jones), A plumose 
form of pulcherrimum found by the late Mr. Jackson. 
*10. Lowse, Lowe. Raised by myself. Normal in form, fronds 
and pinnae concave. Length, 16 inches. 
*11. Lowse-angustatum, Lowe. Raised by myself. Differs in the 
fronds being very narrow. 
12. pulcherrimum, Jones. Raised in 1868, by Mrs. M. A. Walker. 
14X4! inches. A pretty dwarf, feather-like fern. 
*13. rectangulare, Moore. Found in 1870, in Westmoreland, by 
Mrs. J. Wilson. 21x8 inches, in centre of frond. Apical pinnules 
bidentate ; pinnules so small that the spore-cases are wider. A 
very pretty variety. Doodioides Lowe is very similar. 
14. setigerum, Wollaston. Found in 1878, in Lancashire, by 
Mr. Garnett, nurseryman, Bowness. 20x6 inches, in centre of 
frond. An exquisitely divided form. 
15. spinosum, Lowe. Raised by myself. 15x5 inches. Pin- 
nules deeply split into very dentate thorny lobes. 
16. todeoides, Stansjield. Large and very finely dissected. 
*17. todeoides superbum, Lowe. Raised by myself. Length, 24 
inches. 
Group II. Exiguum. 
(Regular diminution of soft parts.) 
Section a. LAXUM. (Pinnae wide apart.) 
1. foecundulosissimum, Wollaston. Raised from uncum-crista- 
tum in 1882 by Mr. C. T. Druery. Dwarf, densely crested, and 
the crests crowded with bulbils. 
2. laxo-cristatum, Phillips. Found at Ballynahinch, Co. Down, 
by Mr. W. H. Phillips. 21x7 inches. Pinnules linear; pinnae 
crested tips. Distinct. 
3. lineare, Lowe (uncum-lineare, Jones), a very narrow uncum , 
raised by the late Colonel Jones. 12X1J inches. 
4. pannosum, Moore. Found in a number of places. Slender ; 
pinnules irregular and tapering. 
5. scitum, Lowe. Raised in 1877 by myself. A narrow, neat 
uncum. Pinnae slightly crested, apex of frond ramose and crested. 
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