2 o 8 Baker . — A Summary of the new Ferns 
Habit slightly sarmentose. Rachises brown-black, quite 
glabrous. Frond deltoid, tripinnate, 1J-2 ft. long, tinged 
with sulphur when young. Pinnae deltoid, the lowest the 
longest. Rachis flexuose upwards. Final segments J-J in. 
broad, all distinctly stalked, the end one cuneate, the lower 
side ones rounded or nearly truncate at the base. Sori 3-5 
to a segment, roundish or broader than deep. Andes of Peru, 
alt. 12,000 ft. Near aethiopicum . 
42 *. Adiantmn neo-guineense, Moore, in Gard. Chron. 1887, 1 , 12. 
Stipe naked, castaneous, 6-8 in. long. Frond deltoid, tripinnate, 
glabrous, above a foot long and broad. Rachises very slender, 
glabrous, nearly black. End segments cuneate ; lateral tra- 
pezoid, \ in. long, cuneate. Sori orbicular, 3-4 to a segment, 
placed in deep sinuses. New Guinea, Goldie . Recedes from 
aethiopicum in the direction of tenerum . 
43 . A. excisum, Kunze. A. Pacotti, Hort. and A. Weigandii, 
Moore, in Gard. Chron. 1883, II, 748, are forms of garden 
origin, probably derived from this species. 
45 *. A. Wagneri, Mett. (A. decorum , Moore). A. elegans, Moore, in 
Gard. Chron. 1886, I, 200; A. cyclosorum, Moore, in Gard. 
Chron. 1887, I, 547; and A. Oweni, Moore, in Gard. Chron. 
1887, IIO > are forms of garden origin nearly allied to this 
species. 
46 . A. tenerum, Sw. A. Lathomi, Gheisbreghtii, Scutum, Far- 
leyense, Victoriae, Bausei, rhodophyllum, and Princeps, 
of gardens, are probably all of them derived from this species. 
46 *. A. Collisii, Moore, in Gard. Chron. 1886, I, 681. A form of 
garden origin which appears to be intermediate between 
tenerum and cuneatum. 
47 . A. cuneatum, L. & F. A. festum, fragrantissimum, Wal- 
toni, Dadsii, aemulum, gracillimum, and mundulum, of 
Moore, appear to be varieties of this species. 
47*. A. bellum, Moore, in Gard. Chron. 1879, I, 172, Fig. 24. 
Bermuda, Lefroy , Moseley. Intermediate between cuneatum 
and aethiopicum. 
47*. A. Paradiseae, Baker, in Gard. Chron. 1889, II, 558. Bedford, 
Cape Colony, Miss Paradise. 
48 *. A. Cooperi, Baker, in Journ. Bot. 1887, 25. Costa Rica, 
Cooper . Near glaucophyllum y Hook. 
