28 GYMNOGRAMMA. VILLOSA. 



form they are bipinnatifid, reclining, with linear -lanceolate 

 acuminate pinnae, and rather egg-shaped bluntly acuminated 

 segments. 



The sori are medial, oblique, and oblong. 



The rhizoma is csespitose and creeping, and the fronds are 

 lateral. 



It is a rare species in cultivation in England, and requires 

 to be grown in a stove. 



6r. villosa is a native of BraziL 



It requires plenty of pot room to cultivate it successfully. 



The above species is not included in any of the English 

 Nurserymen's catalogues; it can be procured from Messrs. 

 Booth, of Hamburgh. 



I am indebted to Mr. Henderson, of Went worth; and to 

 Mr. Norman, of Hull, for fructified fronds of this species. 



The illustration is from a frond kindly forwarded by Mr. 

 Norman, to whom I am indebted for many plants and fronds 

 of rare Ferns, as well as for the loan of several valuable 

 foreign works upon the different Filices. 



