SUB-SECTION POLYSTICHUM. 1 27 
form. 27x9 inches. The late Mr. Elworthy, 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. 7X2J inches. Pinnules subrotund. 
3. ramo-cristatum, Padley. Found in 1863 by the late Rev. C. 
Padley. i2Xif inches. Pinnae confluent and dilate. Apex of 
frond crested. 
4. subimbricatum, Lowe (interruption, 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, Jones. 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. 
