490 Baker . — A Summary of the new Ferns 
9 *. A. Miersii, Baker, sp. n. Rhizome short ; paleae dense, lan- 
ceolate, brown, membranous, crisped. Stipe of sterile frond 
1-4 in. long. Sterile frond lanceolate, acuminate, subcoria- 
ceous, naked, 6-8 in. long, an inch broad at the middle, 
narrowed to the base and apex ; edge horny ; veins ascending, 
distinct, moderately close. Fertile blade lanceolate, an inch 
long. Rio Janeiro, Miers. 
9 *. A. beccarianum, Baker, in Malesia, III, 27. Sarawak, Borneo, 
Beccari. Near A. flaccidum. 
9 . A. flaccidum var. stipitatum, Baker, in Journ. Bot. 1887, 26. 
Costa Rica, Cooper. 
10*. A. maerorhizum, Baker, sp. n. Rhizome thick, woody ; paleae 
dense, lanceolate, acuminate, brown, membranous, crisped. 
Stipe of sterile frond 5-6 in. long. Sterile frond lanceolate, 
very thin, quite naked, 1^-2 ft. long, 1J-2 in. broad at the 
middle, narrowed to the base and apex, edge scariose, distinct. 
Veins distant, distinct. Fertile frond linear, under a foot long, 
under an inch broad. Rio Janeiro, Miers. 
10 *. A. castaneum, Baker, in Journ. Bot. 1877, 1 66. Andes of 
Ecuador, Sodiro. New Granada, Kalbreyer. 
11*. A. borneense, Burck, in Ann. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, IV, 98. 
Borneo, Teuscher. Not seen. Near A. Norrisii and melano - 
stic turn. 
16 *. A. pallidum, Baker, in Journ. Bot. 1879, 263. Mountains of 
Jamaica, Jenman. 
19 *. A. maximum, Baker, sp. n. Stipe straminous. Sterile 
frond oblong-lanceolate, acute, subcoriaceous, glabrous, ij ft. 
long, 5-6 in. broad ; veins indistinct, close, rather ascending, 
casually anastomosing. Fertile frond not seen. Andes 
of New Granada, Paton. Like latifolium on a large 
scale. 
19 *. A. versatile, Sodiro, Recens. Crypt. Vase. Prov. Quit. 76. 
Andes of Ecuador, Sodiro. Near A. latifolium. 
19 *. A. subsessile, Baker, in Journ. Bot. 1884, 143. North-east 
Madagascar, Humblot , 568. 
19 *. A. madagascariense, Kuhn, in Hildebr. Plant. Madag. Exsic. 
No. 4167. Madagascar, Hildebr andt. Near A. latifolium. 
21 . A. melanopus, Kunze. I cannot distinguish specifically the 
Mexican A. attenuatum, F£e. 
