52 DAVALLTA CANARIENSIS. 



profoundly pinnatifid, base decurrent, segments linear-dentate or 

 bidentate. Fronds lateral and subcoriaceous. 



Sori solitary, terminal, and cuneato-cup-shaped. 



Hhizoma caudiciform, brief, stout, densely scaly, and some- 

 what scandent. 



Veins forked. 



Length of frond twelve to eighteen inches. Colour a rich 

 green. 



For plants my thanks are due to M. Schott, Director of the 

 Imperial Gardens of Schonbriinn; and to Mr. R. Sim, Foot's 

 Cray, Kent. 



It may be procured of any Nurseryman. 



The illustration is from a plant in my own collection. 



