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membranaceous, o p aq u e ; segments somewliat o v a te ; apex b lu n tly
toothed or bifid.
E ronds lateral. Stipes six to twelve inches in len g th , brownish
beneath, gre en above.
E hizoma creeping, downy, and fibrous.
Veins forked, venules d ire c t an d free. Veins indistinct, except
at th e free apices.
Spore cases vertical. Sori circular, termin a l, and situated in
th e sinus close to th e margin. In d u sium orbicular and large.
L e n g th of fro n d usu a lly tw-elve to eighteen inch e s; my p lant
has fronds twen ty -e ig h t inches in len g th . Colour ve ry pale
yellowish green.
E o r plants my thanks are ten d e red to l\Ir. Ma sters, E xotic
N u rs e ry , C a n te rb u ry ; and to Mr. K. Sim, of L oot’s Cray, K e n t;
and for fronds to M r. Jo sep h H en d e rso n , of W en tw o rth ; and
Mr. J . Smith, E o y a l Gardens, Kew.
I t is in the Catalogues of Messrs. E . G. H en d e rso n , St.
Jo h n ’s W o o d ; Sim, o f F o o t’s C ray ; V e itch , of Chelsea; Rol-
lisson, o f T oo tin g ; A. H en d e rso n , of P in e -ap p le P la c e ; and Booth,
of H am b u rg .
T h e illustration is from a p lan t in my own collection.