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Pinna of mature Frond— upper side. 



PTEPJS SCABEEULA. 



KicHARD. Hooker. Less. 



PLATE X, 



VOL, lY. 



AUosorus scaheridus, 



Presl, 



Pteris — Brate. 



Scaherula- 



A DWAKE pretty Fern, well worthy of cultivation for exhibition. 



An evergreen greenhouse species. 



Native of New Zealand. 



Fronds triangular and semi-quadripinnate, from four to six 

 inches wide; stalks hairy and clustering; rhizoma creeping. 

 Pinnse elongated, acuminate, opposite below, alternate above, 

 becoming smaller as they approach the apex. Veins forked. 



Length of frond from twelve to. fifteen inches; colour pale 



green. 



Rare in cultivation. 



I am indebted to Mr. Sim, of Foot's Cray, for a frond of 

 this species. 



It can be procured of Messrs. Sim, of Foot's Cray, and E. 

 G. Henderson, of St. John's Wood. 



The illustration is from a frond sent bv Mr. R. Sim. 



