G L E I C E N I A D I 0 A R P A.
X L V I I I - V o l . 6.
Pinna of mature Frond.
G L E IC H E N IA D IC A I iP A .
B rovyn. H o o k e r . M o o r e . K u n z e . J . S m it h .
P L A T E X L V I I I . V O L . V I I I .
Gleichenia microphylla, S lEBEK.
Gleichenia—Named in honour o f Baron P . F . Von Gleichen, a German
botanist. ZUrajyo—Bearing two crops.
A S O M EW H A T similar-looking elegant species to Gleichenia
hecistophylla, y e t smaller in size.
A warm greenhouse F e rn .
N a tiv e of Tasmania.
F ro n d s dichotomous d iv aricated; branches p in n a te , the pinna;
p in natifid; segments v ery small and orbicular, with a bro ad
re cu rv ed margin.
Branches nearly glabrous.
Eachis very hairy . Veins immersed an d indistinct.
Sori te rmina l, situated at th e apex of a v einlet, and consisting
of two spore-cases, p laced w ith in the hollow of th e segment,
punctiform and naked.
T h is species attains th e h e ig h t of from twelve to eighteen
inches.
F o r fronds my th anks are due to M r. D . Moore, of the
Glasnevin G a rd en s; M r. J . Smith, of th e E o y a l Gardens,
K ew ; M r. Sim, of F o o t’s C ray ; and M r. V e itch , of Chelsea.
This species may he p ro cu re d of Messrs. V e itch , of Chelsea;
Sim, of F o o t’s C ra y ; and F . G. H en d e rso n , of St. Jo h n ’s Wood.
T h e illustration is from fronds sent b y M r. Smith, of Kew.