discovered or described since 1874 . 315 
35. A. ascendens, Sw. Here belongs Nephrodium duale, Donnell 
Smith, in Amer. Bot. Gaz. 1890, 29, tab. 4, gathered in Guate- 
mala by Baron von Turckheim. 
37. A. aristatum, Sw. I place as a variety A. exile, Hance, in 
Journ. Bot. 1883, 268, gathered in Che-Kiang, by Stonach. 
40. A. mnltifidnm, Mett. I cannot separate specifically Poly- 
stiehiim Pearcei, Philippi, in Linnaea, XXXIII, 805, 
gathered in Chili by Pearce. 
41. A. sikkimense, Baker = Nephr odium sikkimense, Clarke, in 
Trans. Linn. Soc. ser. 2, Bot, I, 52. Distributed also as 
Lastrea della , Clarke. Like A . varium , this stands on the line 
between Aspidium and Nephr odium, which I should not in a 
new book keep up as genera. 
42*. A. caruifolium, Baker, in Journ. Bot. 1888, 228. Mount 
Omei, China, alt. 3000-3500 ft., Faber , 1027. 
42*. A. Wattii, Beddome, in Journ. Bot. 1888, 231. Manipur, 
Watt , 6715. 
Subgenus Cyrtomium. 
46*. A. Boydiae, Eaton, in Bullet. Torrey Club, 1879, 359- Hawaii, 
Baldwin. 
Subgenus Euaspidium. 
51*. A. Murrayi, Baker, n. sp. Stipe naked, stramineous. Fronds 
deltoid, membranous, glabrous, a foot long, with a shallowly 
pinnatifid oblong-cuneate end-segment and two pairs of sessile 
pinnae, the lowest produced on the lower side and deeply 
lobed towards the base. Main veins parallel, arcuate, \ in. 
apart, with copious hexagonal areolae between them, with free 
included veinlets. Sori small, copious, scattered irregularly. 
Indusium peltate, persistent, glabrous. St. Lucia, H. B. Murray. 
52*. A. trilobum, Sodiro, Recens. Crypt. Vase. Prov. Quit. 41. 
Andes of Ecuador. 
53*. A. becearianum, Baker, in Malesia, III, 43 ; A. calcareum , 
Cesati, Fil. Polyn. Becc. 4, non Presl. Island of Andai, olf 
the coast of New Guinea, Beccari. 
53*. A. subrepandum, Baker, n. sp. A. repandum , Sodiro, Recens. 
42, non Willd. Stipes tufted, naked, above a foot long. 
Fronds oblong-lanceolate, membranous, glabrous, simply pin- 
nate, above a foot long ; apex pinnatifid. Pinnae 3-4-jugate, 
