
sometimes opposite or sub-opposite, b u t as often alte rn a te and
ascending.
Involucres subreniform, situ a ted mostly on th e la te ra l tooth,
large, often as large as tlie segment on wliicli it is sitiiated.
Stipes shining, and mahogany brown in co lo u r; six to e ight
inches in length.
Rachis shining, and often the same colour as the stipes,
flexiiose and slender.
Caudex creeping, slender, h irsu te with ferruginous hairs,
which are soft and join ted .
L e n g th of frond from e ig h t to twelve inches; wid th four to
five inches. Colour brownish g re en , somewhat glossy, much
p a le r beneath.
F o r plants my thanks are due to M. Schott, D ire c to r of the
Im p e ria l Gardens of S ch o n b ru n n ; to Mr. K e n n e d y , of th e
Bedford Conservatory, Coveiit G a rd e n ; and to Sir W . J . H o o k e r,
D ire c to r of th e Royal Gardens, Kew.
I t may be p ro cu re d of Messrs. V e itch , of Chelsea; Rolllsson,
of T o o tin g ; E . G. H en d e rso n , of St. J o h n ’s W o o d ; Sim, of
F o o t’s C ra y ; K en n ed y , of Covent G a rd en ; and Cooling, of
D e rb y .
T h e illustration is from a p lan t in my own collection.