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Portion of mature Frond— upper side. 



POLYPODIUM FOETUNI. 



Lowe. 



PLATE XLII.- 



— B. 





Brynaria Fortuni, 





MOOEE 



Phymatodes Fortuni, 





MOOKE 



Polypodium — Polypody. 



Fortuni — After Fortune, the Botanist. 



In the Section Drynaria of Authors. 



The Polypodium Fortuni is a rare and but recently-introduced 

 species. 



We are indebted to Mr. Henderson, of Wentworth, for 

 bringing this Fern into notice. From plants sent by him to 

 Mr, Moore, the Curator of the Chelsea Botanic Gardens, it 

 was described and named by him in the "Gardener's Chronicle 

 and Agricultural Gazette," in 1855, page 708. 



The plant has been identified with one of those species 

 collected by the indefatigable traveller, Mr. Fortune, during his 

 journey in China. 



A native of China. 



An evergreen greenhouse species. 



The fronds, which are simple, are narrow, strap-shaped, Ian- 



