Lho b arren frond has ovate pinnules, which are obtusely
toothed, whilst those of the fertile frond are moro entire and
acuminate. I h e pinnules nc.xt to the rachis occasionally auricled
at the base, the terminal generally sub-hastate.
Sori linear, continuous.
L en g th of frond from eighteen inches to two feet; colour
dcc]) green.
1 innulcs subpctiolate. Stipes black and glabrous.
I h e Platyloma adiantoides is b e tte r known as the P te ris
adiantoides and P . latifolia o f gardens.
I t differs from P . hastata, in being la rg e r; broadly ovate in
form instead of narrow-lanceolate as in P . hastata. I t also differs
in the form of the pinnules, being ovate or obtuse lanceolate,
ra re ly hastate or crcmilatc.
My thanks arc due to Mr. Joseph Hen d e rso n , of AVentworth,
lor a plan t and fronds of this species, and for information
reg a rd in g this Fern.
I t is in the Catalogues of Alessrs. Stansfield, of T odmorden;
E . G. H en d e rso n , of St. Jo h n ’s AAUod; and Sim, of F o o t’s Cray.
I h c illustration is frond a frond sent b}' Air. Hen d e rso n , of
AA'‘cntworth.
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