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Portion of barren I'rond—under side.
lIEiMIONlTIS CORDATA.
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Hemionitis sagittata,
“ cordifolia.
P e e ,
R o x b c e g h .
H em io n itis -W r d e i f r om kemionos, a m u le . C e r d u I u - H e a r t - s lm p e d .
A V E R Y handsome species, and more easily grown than the
Hemionitis palmata.
An evergreen stove Fern.
Native of the F a s t Indies.
The fronds, which arc simple and two inches wide, aie
" " Î a l s ° ^ m d " ' s t Î r b l a c k , and covered with pinkish white
t L veiiis ie tk u la te d , immersed in the frond, and indistinct.
The fronds arc hirsute both above and below; the colour
rich dark green above, pale green beneath. Ih ic k , smooth,
and shilling.
L en g th of frond usually from six to ten inches.