Pinna of mature Frond, upper *ido.
PTERIS SCABERULA.
R ic h a r d . H o o k e r . L e s s .
PLATE X. VOL. IV.
Allosorus scaherulus, P kesl.
P te r is—Brake. Scaherula— ................. ?
A DWARF p re tty F e rn , well worthy o f cultivation for exhibition.
A n evergreen greenhouse species.
Na tiv e of New Zealand.
Fro n d s trian g u la r and semi-quadripinnate, from four to six
inches w id e ; stalks h a iry and clu ste rin g ; rhizoma creeping.
P in næ elongated, acuminate, opposite below, alternate above,
becoming smaller as they approach the apex. Veins forked.
L en g th of frond from twelve to fifteen inches; colour pale
green.
R a re in cultivation.
I am in d eb ted to Mr. Sim, of F o o t’s Cray, for a frond of
this species.
I t can be pro cu red of Messrs. Sim, of F o o t’s Cray, and E.
G. H en d e rso n , of St. J o h n ’s AVood.
The illustration is from a frond sent by Mr. R. Sim.
