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Yar. micromero is remarkable for its finely-cut 
divisions and thick stem. We found this in two 
spots within three or four miles of Ilfracombe. 
Yar. deltoidea has been named from the deltoid 
shape of the pinnae, which form a very acute tri¬ 
angle. 
Yar. dwmetorum is usually a foot or fourteen 
inches high, resembling nana, but differing in 
being glandular. 
There are many other named varieties of dila- 
tata , but as we do not know them from our own 
experience, it would be but copying what others 
have written, and not, as is the case with all the 
other ferns, from descriptions founded on our own 
observations. 
Lastrea Fcexisecii. Say-scented Fern. 
Fronds triangular, thrice divided. The pinnules 
on the lower side of the midrib remarkably long, 
especially those nearest the stem ; pinnules finely 
cut, serrated, spiny; each serrature turned up¬ 
wards, giving the whole plant a crisp and crinkly 
appearance; seeds very prominent and covering 
the under surface of the frond when the seed is 
mature; on the upper surface an indentation shows 
the position of each mass of seed. The barren 
fronds are more crisp than the fertile ones. The 
