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Ma ture Frond?, fertile.
TRICHOMANES KRAUSII.
H o o k e e a n d G r e v il l e .
Trichomanes—Erom th e Greek, soft hair. K ra u sii—'S amad
after Dr. Kraus.
A SM A L L , elegant, creeping Fern, growing o n t h e trunks of
trees.
Nativ-e'of Guiana, Trinidad, Dominica, St. Vincent, Jamaica,
Guadaloupe, Porto Rico, and Berbice.
Fronds profoundly pinnatifid almost to the rachis, oblong
in form, segments linear-oblong, obtuse, sinuate, occasionally
again pinnatifid; stellato-pillose in tbe sinuses; sessile or
stipitate; somewhat wedge-shaped at the base.
Involucres subcylindrical, base attenuated, much sunk in tbe
frond, two-lipped, tbe lips being semiorbicular, exserted, of
large size, and usually tipped with red.
Caudex creeping and very tomentose.
Fronds from one to three inches in length.
Requires a humid airy atmosphere, ranging from 50° to 75°
of temperature.
My thanks are due to Mr. Smith for plants of this Fern.
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Ma ture Froiuls, na tu ra l size.
TRICHOMANES BO.JERI.
H o o k e r a n d G r e v i l l e .
Trichomanes undulatum. W A T .L IC n .
Trichomanes—From the Greek, soft hair. Bojcri—After Bojer.
A V ER Y small species, clothing tbe trunks o f Tree Ferns and
palms.
Native of tbe Mauritius.
Fronds erect, simple, membranaceous, flabelliform, and lobed;
the lobes rounded, snbcrcnatc, and soriferous; the margins
perfectly glabrous.
Veins fiabellate and dicbotomous. Stipes elongated.
Involucres subcylindrical, the base attenuated; entirely buried
in the frond, tbe mouth concave, spread out, scarcely two-lipped;
the receptacles considerably exserted.
Caudex creeping and tomentoso.
Requires a very humid atmosphere, ranging in temperature
between 60» and 80°.
i l y thanks are due to Mr. J . Smith, of Kew, for fronds.