elliptical, crenate, and sto u t; caudex th ick , scaly, and creeping.
Stipes and rachis th ick , ebeneous, shining, and slightly scaly.
Sori copious, and forming a broad marginal red d ish brown
belt. In d u sium membranous, brown, and contiguous.
L en g th of frond from twelve to twenty-six inches.
F o r a plan t my thanks are due to Mr. T. Downs, of
Illsborough T e rra c e , Ilfracombe.
The illustration is from a plan t in my own collection.
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