Portion of mature Frond— under side 



TODEA HYMEN0PHYLL0IDE8. 



Richard. Hooker. J. Smith. 



PLATE LXVIII. VOL. VIII. 



Todea pellucida, Carmichael. Hooker. 



Leptopteris hymenophylloides, Peesl. 



Todea — Named after H. J. Tode, a German cryptogamist. 

 SymenopJiylloides — Hymenophyllum-like. 



An exceedingly lovely hymenophyllum-looking graceful Fern, 

 which should be in every collection. 



An evergreen greenhouse species. 



Native of New Zealand. 



Fronds bipinnatifid, membranaceous, pellucid, and multifid, 

 spreading, triangular in form, and three to four inches wide. 

 Pinnae opposite, and segments sub-opposite, pinna? approximate, 

 the two basal pairs widest. 



Veins forked, direct, and free. 



Sori naked, and scattered in little bundles over the lower 

 half of the frond. 



Rachis, stipes, and midrib of pinnae slender and hirsute; 

 crown stout and elevated. 



Length of frond from twelve to sixteen inches; colour vivid 

 green. 



This plant should be grown in a porous soil in a damp 



