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FEENY COMBES. 
Var. lobatum, Narrow lance-shaped: the first 
pair of pinnules distinct, considerably larger than 
the others, and auricled ; the others not auricled 
and decurrent ; very rigid and spiny, generally 
smaller than aculeatum. 
Var. loncJiitidioides. — Vrond once divided, lax; 
pinnae crescent-shaped, occasionally deeply cleft. 
P. aculeatum grows sparingly, as far as we have 
observed, in the north of Devon ; we found it near 
Oakhampton and Tiverton, and at Marwood. 
P. lobatum occurs on the elevated parts of Ex- 
moor, and near Barnstaple. P. lonchitidioides we 
found near Ilfracombe. 
PoLTSTiCHUM AiSTGULABE. Angular 'PricMy Shield 
Fern, (Plate V. Pig. 2.) 
Prond broad lance-shaped, wide at the base ; 
each pinnule with a marked projection on the side 
nearest the midrib, distinctly stalked, serrated ; each 
serrature furnished with a hair soft in texture ; 
pendent. 
There are many named varieties of P. angulare. 
Among others, the following are to be found in 
Devonshire : — 
Var. hastulatim, 2 i>\eTj elegant, light, and feathery 
variety ; the pinnules very narrow, with a strikingly 
long auricle, and spiny. 
