The usual length of the frond is six inches, occasionally they
exceed eight inches, and are two inches and a q u a rte r broad.
Sori terminal, extending all ro u n d each segment of the pinn;e.
An evergreen stove F e rn , growing on rocks.
A native of Mexico and P e ru . A t Cerro del Morro, San
L uis, Argentine Republic.
T h e re are from thirty-four to forty pairs of pinnce; the footstalks
of which are so short as to be h id b y the base of the
pinme.
I am indebted to Mr. H en derson, of Wen tw o rth , for a plant
of this species, and to the same gentleman, and Mr. Norman,
of H u ll, for fructified fronds.
I t is in the F e rn Catalogue of Mr. R. Sim, of the F o o t’s Cray
N u rse ry , K en t. I am not aware that it is contained in any
other British Catalogue.
The illustration is from a plan t in my oivn collection.
