58 CHEILANTHES LENDIGERA. 



feet, and on rocks at Capulalpan, in the Department of Oajaca, 

 at an altitude of from six thousand five hundred to seven • 

 thousand five hundred feet; at Moran and Real del Monte 

 from seven thousand eight hundred to eight thousand five 

 hundred feet. Leibmann found it at an altitude of from five 

 thousand to ten thousand feet, in Hyppizhed and Storrelse 

 men Horden; at Hacienda de Sta Anna, in the Department of 

 Oajaca, at five thousand to six thousand feet; at Chinautla, in 

 the Department of Puebla, from seven thousand to eight 

 thousand feet; on Pico de Orizaba in baranks or jungles; about 

 Vaqueria del Jacal at ten thousand feet. 



It is a very variable species, increasing in abundance and 

 size with the height. Sometimes bipinnate, at others tripinnate; 

 the pinnules also variable in size, form, and hairyness. 



Cheilanthes minor is a form of C. lendigera; growing on dry 

 hot cliffs in the lower regions of this species. 



This Fern is best known in gardens under the name of 

 C. frigida. The C. lendigera of gardens is the C elegans^ 



Fronds ovate-lanceolate, tripinnate. Pinnae alternate; pinnules 

 orbicular, sessile; sterile pinnules crenate lobate; fertile pinnules 

 sub-globose, owing to the considerable reflexion of their margins; 

 glabrous on the upper surface, below densely covered with 

 lengthy hairs. 



Caudex creeping, and covered with brown chafiy hairs. Stipes 

 and rachis brown, and densely covered with long brown hairs. 

 Indusium membranaceous, forming a broad continuous white 

 marginal belt. 



Length of frond from twelve to eighteen inches; colour a 

 dull green. 



For a plant my thanks are due to Messrs. RoUisson, of 

 Tooting; and for fronds to Mr. Joseph Henderson, of Wentworth. 



This species may be procured of Messrs. PoUisson, of Tooting; 

 Sim, of Foot's Cray; A. H. Henderson, of Pine-apple Place; 

 E. G. Henderson, of St. John's Wood; Veitch, of Chelsea; and 

 Cooling, of Derby. 



The illustration is from a plant in my own collection. 



