F ro n d s glabrous, deltoid, b i-trip in n a te , pinnules oblong, acute,
p rofoundly pinnatifid, la rg e st n ex t th e rachis on tho u p p e r side,
inferior pinnules cuneate a t th e base, supe rior ones confluent,
with the margin inciso-serrate.
F ro n d s lateral.
Rhizoma scandent, frutescent, and thickly covered with lengthy
narrow brown woolly scales.
L en g th of frond twelve to eighteen inches ; colour d ark green.
M y obligations are due to Mr. Thomas Moore, of th e Chelsea
Botanic Gardens, for a p lan t of this F e rn , and to Mr. J . Smith,
of the E o y a l Gardens, K ew , for fronds.
I t may be p ro cu red of Messrs. Sim, of F o o t’s C ray ; Rollisson,
o f T ootin g ; Ve itch , of Chelsea; and E . G. H en d e rso n , of St.
J o h n ’s IVood.
The illustration is from Mr. Smith’s frond.
