being far apart; superior pinnules pinnatifid, having a profound-
crenate edge, aud a decurrent base.
Sori somewhat reniform.
Veins pinnate, the venules anastomosing.
Fronds terminal, adherent to a stout, scaly, and somewhat
creeping rhizoma.
Stipes at the base thickly scattered over with narrow scales.
Length of frond from twenty-four to thirty-six inches; colour
pale green.
Introduced into the Koyal Gardens, Kew, in 1845, by Mr
G. Gardner.
My thanks are due to Mr. J. Henderson, of "Wentworth,
for a plant of this F e rn ; and to Mr. R. Sim, of Foot’s Cray,
for fronds.
I t is in the Catalogues of Messrs. Veitch, of Chelsea; Sim,
of Foot’s Cray; and Booth, of Hamburg.
The illustration is from a frond forwarded by Mr. R. Sim.
GLOSSARY FOR VOL VI.
[Tlio present Glossary conttiins descriptions of sneli terms as arc not described in
the other volumes. I t must be therefore considered as a coniinuatir)n of those
given in the other volumes.]
Alternate.—When apparenllj' disposed witlioiit regularity; tlius
alternate pinnæ are when tlio pinnæ aro not o])posite to each
other.
Anterior —Placed in front of others, or outwardly with respect to the
axis about which they are arranged.
Arlorescent.—The form of a tree. Thus an arborescent caudex has a
tree-like stem.
Aristate —Awned.
Bacciform.—Bearing berries, or havi.ig a succulent nature like tliat of
berries.
Oiliato-serrate.—Wheu marginal serratures liave stiffish hairs.
Circlet.—Placed in a ring.
Channelled.—Hollowed out, resembling a gutter.
Cordate-auriculate.—Having heart-shaped ears
Costoeform.—llib-shaped.
Cuculate.—Hooded. Where the edges are curved inwards, or rolled
up like the point of a slipper.
Decumbent.—Eeclining upon the ground, and rising again from it at
the apex.
Depanperaiecl.—Hmpoverished. When the branches or segments arc
almost wanting.
Excurrent.—Extending beyond Iho usual limits.
Eccentric.—Not having the same centre.
Easoieled.—Where several similar parts originate at the same spot, and
are collected together as in a bundle.
Glandular.—Euruished with glands.
Ineiso-lolate.—Lobes deeply cut, or divided.
Inciso-pinnatifid.—So deeply cut as to approach a pinnate form.
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