r o r d o n of p in n a of m a tu re I'ro n d—u n d e r side.
POLYPODIUM LEPIDOPODUM.
L in k . K u n z e .
P L A T E X V I . VOL. I I .
Chrysopteris lepidopoda, Link.
P o lyp o d ium—Polypody. Lepidopodum—Scaly-footed.
I n th e S ection D rynaria o r A uthors.
T h e p resent F e rn , regard in g which, so little is known, is a
handsome species with b rillian t green fronds, which are erect
and fleshy; and, when a plan t is well established, so closely
do the fronds rise (from th e spreading rhizoma) to each other,
as to give the appearance of a miniature forest.
Usually tre a ted as a greenhouse or h a lf-hardy species; yet
Air. Booker informs me th a t it grew well in Air. Cla rk e ’s
F e rn e ry at Alatlock, without suffering du rin g winter. I t c e rtainly
requires no h eat, at all events beyond the ord in a ry
protection of a cool greenhouse.
I t is not known from what country this species ivas introduced.
T h e fronds, which are pinnatifid, have an attenuated base.
