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terminal, adhe ren t to a c reeping rhizoma. Sterile pinnæ having
a se rrate margin.
Stipes crowded with long narrow pale-coloured scales; rachis
also with scales.
Sori continuous, and inte rmin g led with hairs. In d u sium
plane.
L en g th of frond from two feet to two feet and a h a lf;
colour a dull he av y green.
F o r plants of this species I am indeb ted to Mr. S tra tton,
of the Cambridge Botanic G a rd en ; Messrs. Eollisson, of Tootin
g ; and to Air. Ila y th o rn , g a rdener to L o rd Aliddleton, of
Wollaton H a ll; and for fronds to AI. Schott, the Dire c to r of
th e Imp e ria l Gardens, Vienna.
I t is in the following Ca ta logue s:—Alessrs. Rollisson, of
T ootin g ; AYitch, of E.xeter; V’’eitch, Ju n ., of Chelsea; Sim, of
Eoot’s C ray ; A. H en d e rso n , of P ine-apple P la c e ; P a rk e r, of
Holloway; Booth, of H am b u rg ; K en n ed y , of Covent G a rd en ;
Cooling, of D e rb y ; and Stansfield and Son, of Todmorden.
The illustration is from a plan t in my own collection.
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