14 r O I . Y F O D l ü M S I ’O R A D O C A I I P U M .
In tro d u c ed into the Koyal Gardens, Ivew, in the year 1843,
having been fonvardcd by Mr. D. Cameron.
Eroiids glaucous, pinnatifid; outline somewhat oval, with stiff
coriaceous, b lunt, nearly lanceolate rep an d segments, having
the margins entire. Young fronds, when partially expanded,
very nearly resemble the wings of a bat.
Veins very pale and semitransparent, with club-shaped apices.
On the up p e r side of the frond, immediately within the
margin, a row of white deciduous scales.
Usually eight or nine pairs of segments, with a terminal one.
Sori large and conspicuous, iiniserial ; colour b rig h t yellowish
b rown; mostly about twenty-eight to thirty-two pairs on each
segment.
L en g th of frond three feet; colour a milky green.
Stipes v ery smooth, brownish green, h a lf the length of the
frond, and having few long white scales near the base.
Fronds lateral, being a rticulated on a th ick , glaucous, scaly,
creeping rhizoma.
F o r plants of this species I am indeb ted to Mr. Henderson,
of "Wentworth; and for fronds to the same gentleman, and to
M r. Norman, of H u ll.
I t may be p rocured of the following N u rse rym en :—Masters,
of C an te rb u ry ; Veitch, of Chelsea; A. H en derson, of P in e apple
P la c e ; Stansfield, of Todmorden; K en n ed y , of Covent
Garden; Rollisson, of T ooting; Osborn, of F u lh am ; and Booth, of
Hamburg.
The illustration is from a plan t in my own collection.