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DA VA LLI A P E N T A PHY LLA . 



densely clothed with long narrow hair-like dark brown scales, 



Length of frond four to twelve inches, of which the lower 

 five inches in a twelve-inch frond is naked. Colour bright 

 shining green. 



Stipes glabrous. 



Fertile fronds contracted, ternate, elongate, occasionally a 

 frond may be found more or less bearing sori, yet not contracted. 



Sori oblong, marginal, but keeping within the edge, convex 

 on both sides of the frond, about forty pairs on each pinna, 

 and sixty pairs on the terminal one. 



For a plant my thanks are due to Mr. Thomas Moore, 

 Curator of the Botanic Gardens, Chelsea. 



It may be procured of Messrs. E. G. Henderson, of St. John's 

 AVood; A. Henderson, of Pine-apple place; Rollisson, of Tooting; 

 Veitch, of Chelsea; Sim, of Foot's Cray; Kennedy, of Covent 

 Garden; Cooling, of Derby; and Stansfield, of Todmorden. 



The illustrations are from a plant in my own collection. 





An uncontractcrt Frond bearing fructification. 



