Pinna of fertile Frond —under side. 



BLECHNUM POLYPODIOIDES. 



Eaddi. Kunze. J. Smith. Liebmann. 



PLATE XXXIY. VOL. TV. 



SlecJimnn unilaterale. 



WiLLDENow. Fee. 



SlecTinum — From BlecJmon, the Greek name for a Fern. 

 Polypodioides — Polypodmm-like. 



An evergreen stove species. 



Native of Mexico, Brazil, and Peru. 



Introduced into the Koyal Gardens, Kew, in 1848. 



The fronds, which are tapering, and only two inches wide, 

 are pinnatifid, except at the base, where pinnate; segments adnate, 

 falcate, or sub-falcate, auriculated upwards, and abbreviated and 

 confluent towards the short caudate apex; costa and rachis 

 glanduloso-pubescent. Sori unequal at the base, the uppermost 

 shorter. 



Stipes short and glanduloso-pubescent, the base covered with 

 narrow scales. 



Length of frond twelve to eighteen inches; colour deep green. 



For a plant my thanks are due to Mr. Lamb, gardener to 

 Mr. F. Wright, of Osmaston Manor; and for fronds to Mr. 

 Joseph Henderson, of Wentworth. 



The young fronds have that beautiful pink hue which is so 



