Barren Pinna. 



DAVALLIA BULLATA. 

 Wallich. Hooker. J. Smith. Fee. 



PLATE XXVIII. VOL. VI T I. 



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

 Bullata — From the numerous swellings. 



Another interesting small species, but little known in our 

 English collections, except the more extensive ones. 



A deciduous stove Fern. 



Native of the East Indies, Nepal, and Assam. 



For this species we are indebted to Dr. Wallich. 



Fronds deltoideo-ovate, sub-membranaceous, shining, tripinnate, 

 the fertile ones copiously bullate on the upper side. The lower 

 primary pinnae sub-opposite, ovate-acuminate, pinnules profoundly 

 pinnatifid, and lanceolate. 



Caudex creeping, and clothed with copious sub-squamose 

 ferruginous scales. 



Length of frond six inches, width from four to six inches. 



Habit erect; stem slender. s.%. 



For a plant my thanks are due to Messrs. Parker, of Hol- 

 loway; and for fronds to Mr. Henderson, of Wentworth. 



The illustration is from a plant in my own collection. 



