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lin e a r, witli a broad basal portion, giving the frond a singular
appearance.
Sori linear, continuous, and of a pale red d ish brown colour.
Basal portion of th e frond h irsu te , with long, narrow, h a irlike
scales o f a dark brown colonr.
L en g th of frond from eighteen to twenty inches, th e lower
two or th re e inches being naked. W id th at tvidest p a rt from
two to th re e inches.
F o r fronds of this handsome F e rn I am in d eb ted to Mr.
Josep h Hen d e rso n , of AVentworth; and to Air. E . Sim, of F o o t’s
Cray.
I t is in th e Catalogues of Alessrs. Sim, of F o o t’s C ray ; and
F . G. H en d e rso n , of St. J o h n ’s AAYod.
T h e illustrations are b a rre n and fertile fronds from Air. R.
Sim’s plants.
