above the soil, or they are very apt to decay, consequently
many plants arc lost through imprope r planting.
An evergreen stove F e rn .
Native of Brazil, Tropical and South America, Surinam, St.
Catherine, and P e ru .
In tro d u c ed into the Royal Gardens, K ew , in the year 1842,
having been received from Air. Henderson.
Fronds nearly erect, simple, lanceolate-acuminate in form,
cuspidate, coriaceous; base attenuated, the surface covered everywhere
with small peltate, fimbriate scales. L ate ra l, articulated
on a scaly, creeping, th in rhizoma.
L en g th of frond from six to twelve inches; b re ad th one inch
and a h a lf; colour b rig h t green and shining, paler beneath.
Sori large and bold, uniserial, situated in dense compact tufts
of narrow scales.
I am indeb ted to Air. R. Sim, of F o o t’s Cray, for a plan t
and fronds of this F e rn .
I t is in the Catalogues of Air. R. Sim, of F o o t’s Gray; Air.
J . AYitch, Ju n ., of Chelsea; and Air. K en n ed y , of Covent Garden.
The illustration is from a plan t in my own collection.