i f
7 2 PI , VTYI .OMA P I . l iXUOSA.
being in pali's, about a q u a rte r of an inch apart, and each
pair throe inches a p a rt; somewhat twining in h ab it, with
alternate zig-zag pubescent branches. The pinnules, which arc
small, are ovate in form, glabrous, membranous, semitransp
a ren t, deciduous, cordate at th e base, th e margin being
cartilaginous.
Rachis and stipes g re en when young, eventually becoming-
brown, lateral, ad h e ren t to a creeping rhizoma.
L en g th of frond from four to six feet; colour delicate pale
green.
Sori linear, continuous, at first black, th en changing to
red d ish brown, n o t continued ro u n d the apex or base. In d u sium
v e ry narrow.
Aly thanks are due to Air. Norman, of H u ll, and to Air.
Stra tto n , of the Cambridge Botanic Gardens, for plants of this
F e rn ; and to Air. N orman, and to Air. H en d e rso n , of W e n tworth,
for fronds.
I t is in the F e rn Catalogues of Alessrs. Veitch, Ju n ., of
Chelsea; Booth, of H am b u rg ; Rollisson, of T o o tin g ; P a rk e r,
of H olloway; A. H en d e rso n , of Pin e -ap p le P la c e ; Sim, of
F o o t’s C ray ; Stansfield, of T o dm o rd en ; and K en n ed y , of Covent
Garden.
T h e illustration is from a p lan t in my own collection.
»1.