i w r
Portion of mature Frond—under side.
CIIEILANTIIES PREISSIANA.
K u n z e . H o o k e r . S c h o t t .
P L .V r i i X X IX . V O L . IV .
Cheilantlies— Pvom th e Greek ; a lip, and a flower.
Preissia n a—Named after Preiss.
A R.ARK distinct species.
An evergreen greenhouse F e rn .
N a tiv e of New Z ealand, Now H o llan d , Islan d of Bourbon,
and Swan River.
Fro n d s glabrous, coriaceous, elongate, bipimiato-pinnatifid, or
trip in n a te ; th e piuiiæ triangula r-oblong iu form, inferior ones
distan t and sub-opposite; pinnules ovate; base wedge-shaped.
Rachis and stipes ebeneous, p u rp le , and paleaceo-villose.
Rhizoma brief, horizontal, and fusco-paleaccous.
L en g th of frond twelve inches, of which the lower h a lf is
naked.
Sori sub-continuous.
Aly thanks are due to AI. Schott, Dire c to r of the Imperial
Gardens of Schonbriinn, n ear Vienna, and to Air. R. Sira, of
F o o t’s Cray, for fronds of this species.
T his F e rn does not appear in any of th e N u rse rym en ’s
Catalogues, except th a t of Air. R. Sim, of Foot’s Cray.
Tire illustration is from Air. Sim’s frond.
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