CATALOGUE OE PEEKS. 
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10. BRYMOGLOSSUM, Presl; J. Sm. 
(Pteridis sp., Linn. Notliolaenae sp., Kaulf. Pteropsidis sp., 
Lesv.) 
Fronds simple, 1-4 inches long, opaque, the fertile always con- 
tracted, linear. Veins anastomosing, with free veinlets termi- 
nating in the areoles. Sporangiferous receptacles compital and 
confluent, forming a linear, continuous, longitudinal, medial 
sorus, furnished with stellate squamae. 
1. D. piloselloidesj Presl. Pteris piloselloides, Linn.; Sw. 
Syn. Fil. t. 2. f. 3 ; Settle. Fit. t. 87. Acrostichum hete- 
rophyllum, Linn. Taenitis piloselloides, J R. Br. — East 
Indies. 
11. KEYROBIUMj Fee. 
(Drymoglossi sp., J '. Sm. Gen. Fit. Taenitidis, Sw.) 
Fronds contiguous, simple, lanceolate, 6- 12 inches- long, 
opaque. Veins anastomosing, with free veinlets terminating in 
the areoles. Sporangiferous receptacles compital and confluent, 
forming a linear, continuous, marginal sorus, occupying the 
upper portion of the frond, which is somewhat contracted. 
1. W. lanceolatum 3 Fee, Gen. Fil. t. 8, c. Pteris lanceolata, 
Linn.; Plum. Fil. t . 132. Taenitis lanceolata, Kaulf . — 
West Indies. 
12. ES^MENOKEPIS, Kaulf. 
(G-ymnopteridis sp., Presl. Macroplethi sp., Presl . Aerostichi 
sp., Linn.) 
Fronds linear-lanceolate, smooth, more or less of the upper 
portion abruptly contracted and revolute, forming a fertile linear 
spike. Veins internal, compound anastomosing ; primary veins 
obsolete. Sporangiferous receptacles longitudinally confluent, 
forming a linear sorus, furnished with numerous suborbicular 
hyaline scales. 
1. El. spicata, Presl. Acrostichum spicatum, Linn. ; Sm. ic. 
