An evergreen greenhouse Fern.
A native of the Island of St. Helena.
Fronds glabrous, ovate-lanceolatc in form, coriaceous, pinnate,
the pinnæ being broad and nearly all viviparous. Pinnæ oblong-
acute, the superior base truncate and parallel with the rachis,
subauriculate, the inferior base obliquely cuneate; bluntly
serrate on the margin. Rachis winged.
Fronds terminal, adherent to an erect rhizoma, the crown of
which is covered with dark brown scales. The midrib of the
pinnule is raised on the iqrjier side, flat beneath. Frequently the
iVond is defective in form.
Length of frond from fourteen to twenty-four inches; colour
a shining bright green.
My thanks are due to Messrs. Parker, of Holloway, and
Booth, of Hamburg, for plants; and to Messrs. Rollisson, of
Tooting, and Sim, of Foot’s Cray, for fronds.
It is in the Fern Catalogues of Messrs. E. G. Henderson, of
S t.J oh n ’s Wood; A. Henderson, of Pine-apple Place; Rollisson,
of Tooting; Parker, of Holloway; and Sim, of Foot’s Cray.
I he illustration is from a jilant in my own collection.
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