Fronds lateral, adhe ren t to a creeping rhizoma.
Length of frond twelve inches. Colour of frond d ark green
above, paler beneath. The sterile fronds broader.
A difficult F e rn to grow successfully, req u irin g much care,
aud a porous stony soil.
It can be p rocured from ilc s s rs . Rollisson, of T ootin g ; aud
iMr. Sim, of F o o t’s Cray.
My thanks are due to IMr. Sim, of F o o t’s Cray, for a p la n t;
and to Sir W . Ho o k e r, and to h ir . Sim, for fronds.
The illustration is from a frond sent by Sir W . Hooker.
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