the inferior ones tivo-lobed, with rounded base and entire
margin.
F e rtile fronds contracted, semi-erect, and repand, the underside
of the lower pinnæ having one or two profound segments,
and being crenate at the margin.
Stipes scaly at the base.
Fronds terminal, and adherent to an erect rhizoma.
Sori reniforni..
L ength thirty-six inches; colour b rilliant shining green.
F o r a frond my thanks are due to Mr. Joseph Henderson,
of Wentworth.
I t may be procured of Air. E . Sim, of F o o t’s Cray.
T h e illustration is from Air. Sim’s frond.