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Pteris (To the species and varieties)

To the species and varieties described on pp. 240-5, Vol. III., the following should now be added:

P. Bausei (Bause's). sti. deep chestnut-brown. fronds densely tufted, erect, 12in. to 13in. high; pinnae about 2in. long, the lowermost bipinnate, consisting of four to six broadly linear, deep green pinnules. 1886. A useful, decorative, garden Fern, of very compact habit.

P. longifolia nobilis (noble). fronds evergreen, 4ft. to 5ft. high; pinnae linear, 8in. to 10in. long; rachis pale brown. sori continuous, linear, marginal. South Sea Islands, 1884.

P. serrulata cristata lacerata (torn). fronds 9in. to 12in. long, slender, the margins serrulate; each pinna divided into a tassel-like or corymbose, drooping bunch of lacerated segments. 1882. nana is a dwarf form. P. tremula foliosa (leafy). fronds wavy, larger and broader than in the type. 1886. Garden variety.

P. t. grandiceps (large-crested). fronds semi-dependent, the apices divided into flattish, fimbriately-tasselled crests, made up of four or five principal divisions and numerous multifurcations; pinnae and pinnules also terminating in narrow apices. 1887. Garden origin.