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WOODSIA MOLLIS.
J. S m it h . H o o k e r . L ie bm a n n . L e e .
PL .A T E X X V I .
Phy sematium molle.
A sp id ium hulhosum,
Woodsia mexicana.
V O L . V I I .
K u n z e . K a u l f u s s .
P r e s l . S c h o t t .
L i n k . (N o t o f G a r d e n s .)
B r o w n . W a l l ic h .
Woodsia— A fte r Woods, a well-known Botanist. MolHs— Soft.
A S P E C IE S th a t flourishes well iu English Gardens.
A deciduous h a rd y Fern .
Native of Mexico—in the temperate regions.
In tro d u c ed into the Royal Gardens, Kew, in 1841, having
been received from tbe Royal Gardens of Berlin.
The fronds, which are lanceolate, are bipinnate and h a iry ;
pinnæ oblong-lanceolate and somewhat b lu n t; pinnules oblong
and sessile; apex rounded, margin crenate.
Sori sub-terminal.
Indusium cup-shaped, ha iry , and fringed on the margin.
Fro n d s terminal, and adherent to a somewhat tufted rluzoma.
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