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Pinna of mature Frond, under side.
DIPLAZIUM THELYPTEKOIDES.
P r e s l . J. S m i t u . M o o r e a n d H o u l s t o n .
PLATE LI. VOL. V.
Asplenium tlielypteroides,
A th y r ium thelipteruides,
Michaux. Schkuhr. K unze.
F ee.
D ip la z ium—To double. Tlielypteroides—Thelypteris-like.
A LOVELY s^jecies that should be introduced into every outdoor
Fernery.
Introduced into England in 1823, and into the Royal Gardens,
Kew, in 184.5.
A hardy deciduous Fern.
Native of North America.
The fronds, which are lanceolate in form, are ijiunate, the
under surface scattered over with scaly hairs. Pinnae lanceolate,
¡irofoundly pinnatifid, and sub-sessile; segments oblong, with the
apex rounded, and the margin crenately serrate.
Stipes at the base scaly.
Fronds terminal.
Rhizoma thick and creeping.
Sori linear, sometimes iiroduced on both sides of the veinlets.
