The frond, which is sinqilc, is lanccolate-acumiuate in form,
rich green in colour, b u t ren d e red somewhat glaucous hy the
great number of stellate whitish scales which cover the whole
upjier surface of the fro n d ; beneath these scales arc brownish
red.
AYins internal, indistinct, and forked.
Stipes and rachis scaly; midrib flat above, rounded and
prominent on un d e r side of frond.
Sori amorphous, and covering the whole of the un d e r side
of the frond. F e rtile frond contracted. Sometimes the lower
portion of a frond will be fertile, whilst near the apex it is
b a rre n and broad.
L en g th of frond about fifteen inches, of which the lower-
three inches is th e stipes.
F o r a plant my thanks are due to Messrs. Booth, of H am b u rg ;
and for fronds to Air. G. Norman, of H u ll, and Air. Joseph
Henderson, of AVentworth.
In c lu d ed in the Catalogues of Alessrs. Veitch, of Chelsea;
Eollisson, of Tooting; Jackson, of Kingston; Sim, of Foot’s
Cray ; and Booth, of Hamburg.
The illustrations are from a plan t in my own collection.
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