Portion of mature Frond— upper side. 



HTMENOPHTLLUM HffiTELLUM. 



Swartz. Hooker. Willdenow. 



PLATE VII. A. VOL. VIII. 



IlymenopJiyllum — Membrane-leaved. 



Hirtellum — Hairy. 



A beautiful Trichomanes- looking plant, rare in cultivation. 



An evergreen stove species. 



Native of Jamaica. 



Fronds ovate-oblong in shape, slightly acuminate, thin, pel- 

 lucid, membranous, arching, and from two to three inches wide. 



Tripinnatifid, with linear, slightly attenuated, closely-placed 

 segments. 



Hairy, and more especially on the costa and margin; hairs 

 branched and fulvous. Stipes slightly winged, wiry, and hairy. 



Involucres ovate-orbicular in form, somewhat obliquely cuneate 

 at the base, and partially sunk in the frond, and broader than 

 the segments, the valves ciliated. Fronds elastic. 



Growing on wet banks. 



Length of frond from four to six inches; colour brownish green. 



For fronds my thanks are due to Mr. R. Sim, Foot's Cray. 



It may be procured from Mr. R. Sim, of Foot's Cray. 



The illustration is from a frond kindly sent by Mr. Sim. 

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