Gardens, K ew , in th e year 1843, having b een b ro u g h t from
the F a lk lan d Islands, by Dr. J . D. H o o k e r, who was a natu ra list
on th e antarctic expedition under Sir J . C. Ross.
A n evergreen, almost h a rd y F e rn .
Na tiv e of Tasmania, New H o llan d , New Zealand, Cape H o rn ,
F a lk lan d Islands, and Antarctic America.
Fro n d s of two kinds. Sterile fronds lanceolate in form,
glabrous, pinnate, the pinnæ being oblong-obtuse in shape,
adnate; apex circular, sub-falcate, margin entire. F e rtile fronds
contracted, lanceolate in form, pinnate, the pinnæ being linear-
oblong and sub-falcate.
F ro n d s lateral, and adhe ren t to a creeping rhizoma.
V eins forked.
Sori linear and continuous.
L en g th of sterile frond four inches, and of fertile frond six
inches; colour b rig h t green.
F o r plants my thanks are due to Mr. Josep h Hen d e rso n , of
W en tw o rth , and to Messrs. Rollisson, of T ootin g ; and for fronds
to Mr. Josep h H en d e rso n , of W en tw o rth , and to Mr. R o b e rt
Wakefield, of London.
I t is in the Catalogues of Messrs. Veitch, of Chelsea; Rollisson,
of T ooting; A. H en d e rso n , of P ine-apple P la c e ; Sim, of F o o t’s
C ray ; E . G. H en d e rso n , of St. J o h n ’s W o o d ; K en n e d y , of
Covent G a rd en ; Booth, of H am b u rg ; Yo u n g , of T au n to n ;
and Cooling, of Derby.
T he illustration is from a plant in my own collection.
Portion of barren Frond, under side.
LOMARIA SPICANT.
D esvaux. J . Smith. K unze. L ink. Mooee. Withering.
D eakin. N ewman. P resl. Fee. Speengel.
PLATE L I I .— B. VOL. IV.
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Osmunda spicant,
Blechnum boreale.
“ spicant,
Onoclea “
S tru th io p teris spicant,
L oma ria borealis,
Osmunda “
A sp lén ium spicant,
Acrostichum “
“ nemorale,
Stegania borealis,
Spicanta “
L in n æ u s . B o lto n.
J. E. S m it h . Sw a et z .
S c h k u h r . H ooker & A r n o t t .
B a b in g to n . S ow e e b t .
B o t h . M o o e e.
H o f fm a n n .
S c o roLi . W e i s .
L in k .
S a l isbu ry .
B e r n h a r d i.
ViLLAHS.
L amarck.
B . B r ow n .
P r e s l .
L o m a r i a — L o m a — a n edge, in reference to th e posit ion of th e spore
eases o n the f ronds . S picant Spiked.