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eighteen inches, the lower half of which is tolerably regular, 
though occasionally there may be a shorter pinna between 
two longer, or on one side it may be considerably shorter 
than on the other. The mid-stem both of the frond and 
of the pinnso and the stalk (stipes) are covered with reddish 
scales. The longest pinna, varying from the fourth to the 
seventh from the base, are three or four inches long. The 
leaflets of the lower half, if the auricles were removed, are 
generally oblong, and generally nearly equal in size except 
that at the apex. They are also blunt with a spine at their 
summit. Those at the top of the pinna are frequently 
larger and misshapen. In the upper half of the frond there 
is much greater irregularity. Not only does a pinna 
consist of a single leaflet, or is not a quarter of an inch 
long, or is branched, but the leaflets assume difierent 
shapes. They have often a wedge-shaped base, sometimes 
are triangular, like the letter V, with a line across the top, 
and with little spikes jutting out of that top line. They 
are also lance-shaped, egg-shaped, or nothing more than a 
little line. Here, too, the highest leaf is the largest. 
Mrs. Thompson, of South Lawn, Exeter, discovered this 
Eern growing at Netherton Hall, Farway. 
65. Holy’s A. P. Molyanum. The frond of this plant, 
though irregular, does not appear unsymmetrical, and is 
of a lance-shaped form about a foot long. Sometimes two 
pinnae are placed on one side of the mid-stem, while on the 
other side there is only one, which is rather longer. The 
leaflets are crowded and occasionally lap over each other. 
They are sometimes, and more frequently in the upper part 
of the frond, reduced in size, and are very narrow indeed, 
with or without an auricle ; nay, it may so happen that only 
a line appears. In no case do the stunted leaflets produce 
a gap or hiatus, as in the linear variety, but afford a pleasant 
relief to the eye. The edge of the foliage is thickly fringed 
with fine hair. The very narrow auricle is striking and 
peculiar. The lower pinnae often most gracefully droop. 
The stalk and mid-stem have rusty red scales or hair. The 
leafy portion of the whole plant is thin and of a papery 
texture. Though the pinnae and leaflets vary in size, length, 
and number, still the general effect is most tasteful and 
