Portion of barren Frond —nncler side. 



HEMIONITIS CORDATA. 



Hooker and Greyille. J. Smith. Presl. 



PLATE XXXVIII. VOL. VIT. 



Hemionitis sagitiata, 

 " corclifolia. 



Fee. 

 Roxburgh. 



Hemionitis — Derived from Jiemionos, a mule. Cordata — Heart-shaped. 



A VERT handsome species, and more easily grown than the 

 Hemionitis palmata. 



An evergreen stove Fern. 



Native of the East Indies. 



The fronds, which are simple and two inches wide, are cor- 

 date or heart-shaped. 



Rachis and stipes black, and covered with pinkish white 

 hairs. Stem brief. 



The veins reticulated, immersed in the frond, and indistinct. 



The fronds are hirsute both above and below ; the colour 

 rich dark green above, pale green beneath. Thick, smooth, 

 and shining. 



Length of frond usually from six to ten inches. 



