2i8 Baker . — A Summary of the new Ferns 
62 *. Pteris Burtoni, Baker, n. sp. Stipe naked, castaneous, 2-4 in. 
long, winged in the upper half. Frond deltoid, simply pinnate, 
j ft. long, moderately firm, glabrous ; rachis winged. Pinnae 
3-7, lanceolate, entire, sessile, the largest 3-4 in. long, f-i in. 
broad. Veins forming 2-3 rows of areolae between the midrib 
and margin. Fruit not seen. Gold Coast, Burton <$f Ca?neron. 
Near P. splendens, Kaulf. 
62 . P. splendens, Kaulf. var. Miersii Baker. Pinnae only \ in. 
broad, more numerous than in the type; veins much less 
conspicuous than in the type ; areolae fewer. Rio Janeiro, 
Miers. 
62 *. P. dominicensis, Baker, in Hook. Ic. tab. 1642. Dominica, 
Baron Eggers, 960. 
63 *. P. platyodon, Baker, in Journ. Linn. Soc. XV, 415. Central 
Madagascar, Pool. 
66. P. denticulata, Sw. I place P. Enderi, Regel, as a variety of 
this species. 
66*. P. Pearcei, Baker, n. sp. Stipe long, naked. Frond lanceo- 
late-deltoid, simply pinnate, 1 \ ft. long, moderately firm : 
rachis stramineous. Pinnae distant, ascending, linear: lowest 
the largest, 8-9 in. long, with 1-4 irregular lanceolate lobes 
on the lower side. Veins very distinct, forming 2-3 rows of 
hexagonal areolae between the midrib and edge. Indusium 
narrow, glabrous. South America, probably South Brazil, 
Pearce, 271. Near P. splendens. 
66*. P. Johnstoni, Baker, n. sp. Stipe naked, slender, castaneous, 
nearly a foot long. Frond deltoid-caudate, simply pinnate, 
bright green, glabrous, 6-8 in. long, chartaceous. Lower 
pinnae sessile, forked at the base; upper lanceolate, entire, 
2J-3 in. long, f in. broad, decurrent in a narrow wing to the 
rachis. Veins fine, distinct, forming 2-3 rows of areolae 
between the midrib and edge. Fruit not seen. Sierra Leone, 
Dr. Halcro Johnston. Habit of P. cretica. 
73 *. P. similis, Kuhn, in Reise Decken Bot. 21. Niam-niam land, 
Schweinfurth , 3311. Much larger than P. atrovirens : final 
segments 2 in. long. Rachis very spinulose. 
74 *. P. villosa, Hort. Linden. Stipe long, naked. Frond deltoid, 
2-3-pinnatifid, i-ijft. long, membranous, very hairy. Lower 
pinnae largest, forked at the base, lanceolate, \ ft. long,' ij 
