too much room, and this applies to most of the smaller F e rn s;
th ey are not so easy to cultivate if over-potted, indeed, no
good is gained by giving a plan t more room than is absolutely
required.
NotliocMcena tenera is a native of Chili.
This F e rn is by no means an expensive species. I t is in the
catalogues of Mr. R. Sim, of the jSTursery, F o o t’s Cray, K e n t;
Messrs. Booth, of H am b u rg ; Mr. E . Cooling, of D e rb y ;
Messrs. Rollisson, of T ooting; and Messrs. Backhouse, of York.
I am indebted to Mr. Henderson, of W en tw o rth ; and to
Messrs. Rollisson, of T ooting; for plants of this Fern .
T he illustration is from a plant in my own collection.
Portion of mature Frond, under side.
NOTHOCHLHINA TOMENTOSA.
J . S m i t h . D e s v a u x . M o o r e a n d H o u l s t o n . P r e s l .
P L A T E X V . n .
Cheilanthes tomentosa, L i n k . H o o k e e .
Nothochlmna—Spurious cloak. Tomentosa—Downy.
A l t h o u g h the present F e rn is in all the principal collections
in Great Britain, still it is not usually seen anywhere else. I t
is very handsome, and deserves to be more generally cultivated.
NotliocMcena tomentosa is a delicate evergreen stove F e rn ,
very woolly in appearance, and differing considerably from any
of the species y e t described.
The fronds are trip in n a te , the pinnules being ohlong-liuear,
and having exceedingly small segments, w'hich are roundish,
distant, and concave, the terminal one being large in comparison
with the others.
The sori are not by any means copious, there being only a
few spore-cases on each segment.
In length the fronds are about twelve inches.
The stipes is attached to a short creeping rhizoma.
In cultivation it is requisite to use great care in watering.