Pinna of fertile Frond— under side. 



BLECHNUM GLANDULOSUM. 



Link. Kaulfuss. J. Sbiith. (Not Kunze.) 

 Moore and Houlston. Liebmann. Fee. 



PLATE XLI. VOL. IV. 

 Ulecliniim PoJilianum, Peesl. 



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

 Glandidosum — Glanded. 



An interesting, erect-growing, evergreen stove Fern. 



Native of Brazil and Mexico. 



Raised from spores in the E,oyal Gardens, Kew, in 1833. 



The fronds, which are lanceolate in form, are minutely 

 pubescent and pectinate-pinnatifid; segments linear-lanceolate, 

 acute, somewhat falcate, and rather membranous. 



Base of the stipes scaly. 



Sori linear. 



Veins forked. 



Fronds terminal, and adherent to a creeping rhizoma. 



Length of frond from twelve to eighteen inches; colour 

 pale green. 



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

 Hooker, Director of the Royal Gardens, Kew. 



This species may be procured of Messrs. Sim, of Foot's 

 Cray; E. G. Henderson, of St. John's Wood; Booth, of Ham- 

 burg; and Kennedy, of Covent Garden. 



The illustration is from Sir W. J. Hooker's frond. 

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