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clavate; bipinnate; pinnules lanceolate-acuminate, the apices 

 serrated, and articulated with the rachis. 



Veins, part simple, but mostly forked, conspicuous, being 

 paler in colour than the frond. 



Sporangia subterminal, biserial, sessile, free, and opening by 

 a slit on the inner side. 



Sori oblong and laterally contiguous, forming a broad sub- 

 marginal row. 



Length of frond from ten to eighteen feet; colour bright 

 green. 



Rhizoma fleshy. 



Rachis and stipes hirsute, especially near the base. 



Pinnae sub-opposite, without a terminal pinna. 



For a plant my thanks are due to Mr. J. Smith, Curator 

 of the Royal Gardens, Kew; and for fronds to M. Schott, 

 Director of the Imperial Gardens of Schonbrunn, near Vienna, 

 and Mr. Veitch, of the Exotic Nursery, Chelsea. 



It may be procured of Messrs. Veitch, of Chelsea; Sim, of 

 Foot's Cray; Jackson, of Kingston; Kennedy, of Covent 

 Garden; Rollisson, of Tooting; E. G. Henderson, of St. John's 

 Wood; and A. Henderson, of Pine-apple Place. 



The illustration is from Mr. Veitch's frond. 



