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Portion of mature Frond, under side.
NOTHOCHL^NA TENERA.
T Io o k e k . S m i t h . G i l l i e s . M o o r e a n d I I o h l s t o n .
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Oinciiialis tenera.
ZVoi/iOc/ilffina—Spurious cloak.
F e e .
Tenera—Tender.
T his species is a great favourite amongst F e rn cultivators,
having a compact habit, and producing a dwarf y e t extremely
interesting specimen. I t is a tender, delicate, evergreen stove
species, h u t is n o t difficult to manage by those who are conversant
with the growth of Ferns.
The fronds are glabrous, hipinnate, having on the lower pinnae
bluntly-ohlong pinnules, cordate-ovate, the superior ones b e coming
sessile, and the termina l one lobed.
Sori linear, terminal, and continuous, becoming after a time
confluent, and then forming a broad d ark b elt around the margin
of the frond, giving it a handsome appearance.
The colour of the frond is bluish green, stipes dark and
shining, attached to a short creeping rhizoma; the len g th of
the frond is usually six to eight inches.
In potting this species, care should be taken not to give it
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