Rhizoma u p rig h t, or slightly creeping, and covered with
hrowii scales. ^
Stipes and rachis destitute of scales.
Usual len g th o f frond twenty-four inches, of which the
lower ten inches are naked. Usual b re ad th eighteen inches;
colour a heavy green.
T h e fronds are stout in substance, and more or less erect
ill habit.
F o r a plant of this species I am in d eb ted to Mr. S tra tton,
Curator of the Cambridge Botanic Gardens, and for fronds to
M. Schott, of th e Im p e ria l Gardens of Schon h ru n n , near
Vienna.
I t does n o t appear to he in any of th e F e rn Catalogues.
T h e illustration is from a p lan t in my own collection.
