Pinna of fertile Frond— under side. 



BLECHNUM GEACILE. 



Kaulfuss. Loddiges. J. Smith. Moore and Houlston, 

 KuNZE. Presl. Fee. Schott. Link. 



PLATE XXXVI. VOL. IV. 



Blechium — From Blechnon, the Greek name for a Fern. 

 Gracile — Slender. 



A HANDSOME evergreen stove Fern. 



Native of Brazil. 



Received into the E-oyal Gardens, Kew, in 1834. 



The fronds are slender, glabrous, and pinnate; the pinnae 

 lanceolate and sub-falcate; inferior petiolulate, superior adnate, 

 terminal pinna elongate. 



Rachis and stipes red, and slightly scaly near the base. 



Fronds terminal, and adherent to . a creeping rhizoma. 



Sori linear and continuous. 



Veins forked. 



Length of frond from twelve to eighteen inches; colour deep 

 green. 



For plants of this species my thanks are due to Sir W. J. 

 Hooker, Director of the Royal Gardens, Kew; Mr. Clark, 

 Curator of the E-oyal Botanic Gardens, Glasgow; and to Mr. 

 E. Sim, of Foot's Cray; and for fronds to M. Schott, Director 



