L en g th from three to four feet; colour dull bluish green.
Stipes nearly h a lf th e length of the frond.
Veins much more indistinct than in P . Catharince.
Sori uniserial, large, and yellowish brown in colour.
For fronds of this species my thanks are due to M. Schott,
of the Imperial Gardens of Vienna, and to Mr. J . Smith, curator
of the Royal Gardens, Kew.
A plan t sent from H am b u rg , by Messrs. Booth, as this F e rn ,
proved to he the P . Catharinm of Langsdorff and Fischer.
I t does not appear to be in any of the Nu rse rym en ’s collections.
T h e illustration is from the frond forwarded by Mr. Smith,
of Kew.
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