Portion of pinna of fertile Frond— under side. 



DAVALLIA LINDLEYI. 

 Hooker. J. Smith. Fee. 



PLATE XVII. VOL. VIII. 

 Davallia attenuate/,, Of G-akdens, (not of Schott.) 



Davallia — In honour of Edmund Davall, a Swiss Botanist. 

 Lindleyi — Named after Professor John Lindley, a well-known Botanist of 



the present day. 



A fine species, as yet rare in cultivation. 



An evergreen greenhouse Fern. 



Native of New Zealand. 



Fronds coriaceous, glabrous, bi-tripinnate, deltoideo-ovate. 

 Pinnae pinnatifid. Ultimate pinna and segments lanceolate, pin- 

 natifid. 



Sterile segments broad. 



Sori somewhat half cup-shaped. 



Stipes very long. 



Khizoma caudiciform, creeping, short, thick, and densely 

 clothed with scales. 



Length of frond three feet. Colour rich green. 



