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F rom the AFest In d ie s, American Me ridian, Island of
Alauritius, Alartinica, Jamaica, and Hispaniola.
In tro d u c ed into this country in the ye a r 1793, and into the
Royal Gardens, Ivew, in 1831, from Air. D. Cameron.
F ro n d s simple, oblong-lanceolate in form, being attenuated at
the base, and b lu n t at the apices, membranous and undulated.
L a te ra l, a rticulated on a creeping rhizoma, which is scaly.
L en g th of frond from two to four inches; colour rich green,
and shining.
Sori circular and uniserial.
Aly thanks are due to Air. S tra tton, Curator of the Botanic
Gardens, Cambridge; Alessrs. Rollisson, of T ootin g ; and Air.
Josep h H en derson, of AFentworth, for plants of this F e rn ; and
to the la tte r gentleman; Air. Norman, of H u ll; and AI. Schott,
of th e Im p e ria l Gardens, Vien n a , for fronds.
I t is contained in the Catalogues of Alessrs. Veitch, Ju n ., of
Chelsea; Alasters, of C a n te rb u ry ; E . G. Hen d e rso n , of St.
J o h n ’s AVood; R. Sim, of F o o t’s C ray ; Rollisson, of T ooting;
and K en n ed y , of Covent Garden.
T h e illustration is from a frond forwarded b y Air. Joseph
H en derson, of AVentworth.