Kacliis above furrowed, and densely pubescent.
Stipes sparingly scattered with scales.
Sori circular, medial; veins pinnatcly forked.
T he form of the frond is so similar to th a t of P . effusum,
th a t an ordinary observer would with difficulty find out the
dift'erence. In P . effusum the se rratures are scarcely acute. The
rachis above scarcely pubescent, and the stipes, especially near
the base, is densely covered with scales.
P . dicergens is a more tender species, the fronds paler and
more yellow in colour, and the pinnules are short and deeply
divided.
L en g th of frond four to five feet.
Aly thanks are due to Air. Smith, Curator of the Koyal
Gardens, Kew, for a frond of this species.
I t is not in the Catalogues of any of our Nurserymen.
The ironds arc proliferous; it is therefore very readily
propagated.
The illustration is from Air. Smith’s tfond.
