74 D O O n iA C A U D A TA .
F ro n d s termina l, and adhe ren t to a slightly creeping rhizoma.
T h e base only naked.
Veins fo rk ed ; venules arcuately anastomosing ne a r the base,
d ire c t and free towards th e margin.
Sori usually transverse ly uniserial.
L en g th of sterile frond from four to six inches; len g th of
fertile frond from six to eight inches. Colour pale green.
Doodia caudata can bo pro cu red of every Nurse ryman .
T h e illustration is from a p lan t in my own collection.
Piunæ of maturo Frond—upper side.
DOODIA LUNULATA.
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Poodia media, B r o w n .
“ r.remilafa, S c h o t t .
Poodya lu n u la ta , K u n z e .
Woodwardia lu n u la ta , F e e .
M o o r e a n d H o u l s t o n .
Dondia—NtimeA after Air. Doody, a botanist. i î iH a la ia—Crescent-leaved.
A x evergreen greenhouse species, with a graceful appearance.
Na tiv e of New Z ealand, New H o llan d , and Norfolk Island.
Raised frcm spores in the Roya l Gardens, Kew, in 1834.
I h c fronds, which are slender, pendulous, and narrow lan ceolate
in form, are pinnate, the pinnæ being oblong-obtuse,
rig id , and rugose: supe rior pinnæ sessile, with a spinulose-
se rrate m a rg in ; inferior pinnæ petiolate and cordate-auriculate.
P in næ widest in th e centre of the frond, becoming less both
towards the base and apex. Base of the stipes scaly.
Stipes and rachis pink.
F ro n d s termina l, and ad h e ren t to a b r ie f creeping rhizoma.
Sori u uise rial or biserial.
Veins forked.
L en g th of frond from twelve to eighteen inches, dull green
in colour; the young fronds of a delicate red colour.
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