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NOTES ON THE FERN-FLORA OF CHINA. 237
plant, to which he knew no parallel, and not nearly related to A. dimi-
diatum. Mr. Baker (litt. Feb. 1868) says it quite agrees with the
African specimens refen-ed to A. dimidiattm in the ' Synopsis Filicum.'
Finally, Dr. Kuhn, who has recAitly redescribed it, under the impres-
sion that my name was only in manuscript, remarks (Botan. Zeit. 1869,
p. 132) :
"
Diese Art ist nahe verwandt mit J. macrophyllim, Sw.,
jedoch durch so wesentliche Merkmale von ihm verschieden, dass wir
gegen eine Vereinigung gerechte Bedenken tragen wiirden." To me
this Fern appears distinct from either of the species named, but, of the
two, nearer A .macro'pliyllum.
Asplenimn incisnm, Thbg., to which A. eleganttdim, Hook., is re-
duced by Mettenius (in Miq. Ann. Mus. Lugd.-Bat. ii. 234), Baker
and Kuhn, is stated by Milde (Fil. Eur. 63) to be merely A. TricJio-
manes, L.
My Asplenium Pekinense is regarded as a good species by both
Mettenius and Kuhn, but is referred by Baker (in litt.) to A. sepul-
dirale. Hook., which both Milde and Kuhn consider the same as A.
varians, Hook, and Grev. The only specimen of A. sepulchrale I have
seen, gathered by Oldham, and sent me under that name from Kew,
but which exceeds the dimensions given in the ' Synopsis,' appears to
me altogether distinct, by its habit (not unlike that of BavalUa teimi-
folia, Sw.) and very long stipes, and is apparently referable, or at least
very close, to A. solidum, Kze. ; and my. Ceylon specimens of A. vari-
ans do not look at all as if belonging to the same species as either the
Japanese or North Chinese Fern. I have, however, a small Jehol Fern
fi-om Fere Pa\'id, which I have no hesitation in referring to A. variajis.
Probably more plants than one have been confused under the name of
A. sepulcJirale. A. Pekinense is much like the American A. montamim,
Willd.
Of Asplenium Niponicvm, Mett., I possess Fokien specimens from
De Grijs, and others gathered in the Filoitsz woods, along the North
Eiver, province of Kwangtung, by Sampson ;
those from Japan.
they agree perfectly with
Mr. Swinhoe gathered the Japanese Asplenhim Goemigiaimm, Mett.,
at Talienwan ;
and M. David has sent from Jehol a Fern which I can-
not distinguish from A. Hohenackerianum, Kze.
Mr. J. G. Veitch gave me a Japanese specimen of Asplenium
Uiwaitesii, A. Br., which accords in the most perfect manner with those