96 BRITISH FERNS, 
distinguish the present from any other British fern. 
There is but a very small portion of stalk below the 
pinne, and this is nearly hidden by pale brown scales. 
The pinnules are rounded and slightly crenate:, over 
the entire under surface are Scattered small, yellowish, 
glandular globules, which are adhesive to the touch, 
and emit a powerful but not very agreeable odour: it 
is probably in consequence of this property that the 
branches cease just before the margin of the pinnule: 
the clusters of seeds are circular, and are placed very 
near the extremity of each vein, so as to form a 
nearly marginal series. In some instances, but by 
