TRICHOMANES PLUMA.
H o o k e r .
P L A T E L X I I I . A .
Trichomanes—From the Greek, soft hair. Pluma—A feather.
T h i s exceedingly beautiful rare species was found near
Sarawak, in Borneo, by Mr. Thomas Lobb, the indefatigable
traveller of Messrs. Veitch, of the Exotic Nurseries, Exeter
and Chelsea.
The fronds, which are lanceolate, are tripinnate to quadripinnate,
the branches minutely reticulated, and beset with
brief rigid hairs. The segments are all hair-like, and stand
out on all sides, forming a thickened mass. The involucres
are very small, and the receptacle unusually long and thick.
Caudex creeping, thick, short, and setaceo-squamose.
Stalks wiry and erect; fronds rigid.
Lengtli of frond from nine to fifteen inches.
Found growing amongst decayed logs and moss.
Bequires an exceedingly humid atmosphere, and a temperature
ranging between 50° and 70°.
My thanks are due to Messrs. J. Backhouse and Son,
Nurserymen, York, for the frond illustrated.
