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F ro n d s paleaceous, stipitate, very coriaceous, deltoidco-cordatc
in form, somewhat five-angled, and trip a rtito -p in n a tifid ; segments
oblong-obtuse, th e fertile segments being crenato-dentate.
Sori submarginal.
Stipes elongated, chaffy below.
C audex creeping.
L e n g th o f frond from two to six inches.
M y thanks are due to Mr. J. Smith, Curator o f the Royal
Gardens, K ew , for fronds of this species.
I t is not in any o f th e N u rse rym en ’s Catalogues.
The illustration is from Mr. Smith’s frond.