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curved instead of forming a stiff, straight line. The lowest 
pinnsD have their leaflets or pinnules sub-divided into other 
smaller ones, and hence the frond is tripinnate. The 
leaflets and lobes are small, yet, small as they are, they are 
larger and wider, though not longer, than those of the 
preceding variety. The mid-stem curves gracefully and is 
densely covered with scales. Though this plant has not yet 
been found in this neighbourhood to be proliferous, Woll- 
aston has no doubt that this will be the case. M. Chard, 
at Tat worth. 
19. Much-lobed A. F. Multilobum, This is a handsome 
and elegant Fern. The frond is often two feet long and 
of a narrow lance-shaped form. The pinnae are longer and 
broader and the leaflets much more subdivided towards the 
centre of the frond than elsewhere. The sub-leaflets or 
little leaves of the leaflets are toothed at their tips. The 
upper leaflets of each pinna, which are close to the mid-stem 
of the frond, have an auricle on each side. These upper 
leaflets are also at right angles to their mid-stem, while 
those underneath are often at an angle of 45°. One more 
circumstance may be mentioned, that the auricles and lobes 
are not so acute as in many other varieties. This Fern 
bears a resemblance to the Decomposite A. F., but sufficient 
has been said to make the distinction clear. Hawkchurch, 
Kilmington, and Monkton Wylde. 
20. Long-stemmed A. F. Longicaule, This differs from 
the Common Fern in having a long stalk, a triangular 
frond, and the basal pinna and leaflets broader than the 
others. M. Axminster and Charmouth. 
21. Bordering A. F. Affine, This resembles a slender 
form of the Common Prickly Fern (aculeatum). It has a 
long stalk, firm substance, a lance-shaped form, and tapers 
at its summit. The leaflets are egg-shaped and hooked at 
the tip, having a blunt auricle and being indistinctly serrate 
and rather convex. M. Monkton Wylde. 
22. Little Beauty A. F. JPulcliellum, This is beautifully 
small in all its divisions or serratures, and has its leaflets 
bi serrated with bristles or spines on the tip of its lobes, 
which much add to its beauty. Monkton Wylde. 
23. Obtuse A. F. Ohtusum, The frond is linear lance- 
shaped and fifteen inches in length. Both the pinnse and 
