Portion of mature Frond —upper side. 



NOTHOCHLCENA CRASSIFOLIA. 

 Moore and Houlston. 



PLATE XIV. — A. 



Nothochlcena — Spurious cloak. 



Crassifolia — Thick-leaved. 



The present species is not common in cultivation; it is an 

 ornamental Fern, and makes a pretty plant. 



Usually, the length of the frond is about nine inches, and 

 the width one inch and a quarter; occasionally it exceeds twelve 

 inches in length. 



The frond is pinnate, the pinnae being entire, and attached 

 to the midrib by a short stalk. The frond is of an oblong 

 ovate form, the base being caudate. 



On the upper side the frond has dispersed over it stellate 

 pubescence, whilst beneath it is thickly covered with imbricated 

 white scales, which in the mature state become brown. 



The sori are linear and terminal, protruding through the 



