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venation; and usually much less prominently toothed. The whole 
growth is singularly distorted. It was found in Guernsey by Mr. 
James. [Plate XCI bis, A.]. 
194. chelefrons (Woll.). This curious little plant is of the lobate 
or multifid group, though from its pigmy size this feature 1s not at 
first very evident. The fronds rarely attain a length of four inches, 
but are more frequently from half an inch to two inches long; the 
base subeordate, the apex of most of them furcate, producing the 
shape of a crab’s-claw, the lobes eurving and overlapping, their 
external margin being smooth, and the internal erenate or dentate. 
It was found at Chislehurst, Kent, by Mr. Wollaston. 
125. multiforme (Woll.). This is a remarkably compound form, 
and embraces within itself the peculiarities of nearly every known . 
form of variation. The stipites are simple or ramose. The fronds 
are dwarf or tall, cordate or unequal or truncate at the base, simple 
lobate or multifid at the apex, sometimes cornute or subulate ; the 
surface marginate, supralineate or undulate ; the margin subentire 
erenate lobate or laciniate, often here and there depauperated ; it is 
so composite and variable that it cannot be better deseribed than by 
reference to the varieties indicated by the foregoing epithets. It 
was found some years ago in Guernsey, by Dr. Allchin, and is a 
permanent form. [Plate LXXXVII B.] 
126. multifurcatum (M.). A singular dwarf form, truncate at the 
base, bearing in the lower part a few distant acute linear projecting 
segments half an inch long or more; higher up the lobes are larger 
and longer and become multifid, spreading out into numerous flat 
pointed segments, and the apex is also multifid, the branches being 
several times divided and the segments short. The frond forms a 
rather confused mass of small acute lobes. It was found at Orchard- 
leigh Park, Frome, Somerset, by Mr. W. P. Ayres. 
127. multifidum (Gray). This is a comprehensive title, including 
all those forms which are normal below, and divided at the apex 
into several branches, which are multifidly cleft at their points, 
spreading out into a broadish more or less dense flattish tuft. The 
plants are not uniformly affected, nor uniformly permanent. It 
differs from. lobatum in having the primary apical divisions dilated 
at the ends, and split into several smaller segments, It is found in 

