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D A V A L L I A N O " / i ' - Z
XVI-VOL >-i.
P o rtio n of p in n a of f e rtile F r o n i l - u n d c r side.
DAVALLIA NOVaE-ZELaVNDIH:.
C o l e n so . H o o k e r . F e e .
P L A T E X V I . V O L . V I I I .
Microlepia novce-zelandice,
D a v a llia hispida,
Acrophorus hispidus,
J. S m i t h .
H e w a r d .
M o o r e .
D a va llia—In honour o f Kdmund Davall, a Swiss Botanist.
Novce-adandice—IMcw Zealand.
In t h e S e c t io n AI ic r o l b p ia o p A u t h o r s .
A n exceedingly beau tifu l dwa rf F e rn , w ith a close habit,
and p ro d u c in g a dense mass of compact fronds. A suitable
ex hibition p lant.
All ev ergreen greenhouse F e rn , p re fe rrin g a damp atmosphere,
and a shady situation.
Na tiv e of N ew Zealand.
F ro n d s ovate acuminate, membranaceous, trip in n a te , divisions
distant, ultimate pinnules profoundly pinnatifid, lanceolate, pinna;
