78 DAVALLIA FEDATA. 



Fronds paleaceous, stipitate, very coriaceous, deltoideo-cordate 

 in form, somewhat five-angled, and tripartito-pinnatifid; segments 

 oblong-obtuse, the fertile segments being crenato-dentate. 



Sori submarginal. 



Stipes elongated, chaffy below. 



Caudex creeping. 



Length of frond from two to six inches. 



My thanks are due to Mr. J. Smith, Curator of the Royal 

 Gardens, Kew, for fronds of this species. 



It is not in any of the Nurserymen's Catalogues. 



The illustration is from Mr. Smith's frond. 



