
and caudate at th e p o in t; p in natifid; below p innate, th e segments
lin e a r, acute, and se rra ted , mostly a lternate below and
opposite above.
Sori medial, consisting of from one to four spore-cases,
punctiform, and naked.
Veins forked from a conspicuous midrib.
Stalks stout, d a rk , rising from stout, brown-scaled, fast-creeping
stems.
T h e branches tap e rin g , p en d en t, slenderly and p rofoundly
cut, from six to nin e inches iu len g th , and about an in ch wide.
E hizoma creeping.
Oleiclienia fla h e lla ta grows to th e h e ig h t of from four to
five feet.
F o r a p lan t o f this species my thanks are due to Mr. E . G.
Hen d e rso n , of St. Jo h n ’s W o o d ; and for fronds to Mr. J .
Smith, Curator of th e E o y a l Gardens, K ew ; Mr. D . Moore,
o f th e Glasnevin Gardens, n e a r D u b lin ; Mr. Sim, of F o o t’s
C ray ; Messrs. Rollisson, of T ootin g ; and M r. V e itch , of Chelsea.
T h e illustration is from fronds sent b y Messrs. V e itch , of
Chelsea.
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