144 GLEICHENIA FLABELLATA. 



and caudate at the point; pinnatifid; below pinnate, the seg- 

 ments linear, acute, and serrated, mostly alternate below and 

 opposite above. 



Sori medial, consisting of from one to four spore-cases, 

 punctiform, and naked. 



Veins forked from a conspicuous midrib. 



Stalks stout, dark, rising from stout, brown-scaled, fast-creeping 

 stems. 



The branches tapering, pendent, slenderly and profoundly 

 cut, from six to nine inches in length, and about an inch wide. 



Rhizoma creeping. 



Gleiclienia flabellata grows to the height of from four to 

 five feet. 



For a plant of this species my thanks are due to Mr. E. G. 

 Henderson, of St. John's Wood; and for fronds to Mr. J. 

 Smith, Curator of the Royal Gardens, Kew; Mr. D. Moore, 

 of the Glasnevin Gardens, near Dublin; Mr. Sim, of Foot's 

 Cray; Messrs. Rollisson, of Tooting; and Mr. Veitch, of Chelsea. 



The illustration is from fronds sent by Messrs. Veitch, of 

 Chelsea. 



