106 POLYPODIUM REFRACTUM. 



Stipes and rachis having moderately-acute angles; in the dried 

 fronds the colour is a reddish-straw. 



Veins forked. 



Length of frond twelve inches; width in widest part six 

 inches. 



Introduced into England in 1837. 



For a frond of this species my thanks are due to Mr. J. 

 Smith, Curator of the Royal Gardens, Kew. 



It is not in any Nurseryman's Catalogue. 



The illustration is from Mr. J. Smith's frond. 



