Barren pinna. 



GYMNOGRAMMA PULCHELLA. 



Linden. Moore. J. Smith. 



PLATE V. 



Ch/mnofframma — Naked writing, in allusion to the naked sori. 

 Pulchella — Fair. 



A VERY handsome species. 



A stove evergreen Fern. 



Native of Venezuela. 



The form of the frond is triangular, tripinnate, and a marked 

 character in it is that it is frequently divided at the point, 

 and thus bearing twin fronds on the same stem. The fronds 

 are erect, spreading from four to eight inches wide, broad as 

 long, finely divided, deep green, and slightly powdered above, 

 and beneath very densely covered with a silvery-white farina. 



The fronds rise from tufted crowns, that is, rhizoma upright 

 and fasciculate. 



Veins forked. 



Sori immersed in the white farinose powder. 



For plants my thanks are due to Mr. Joseph Henderson, of 

 Wentworth, and to Mr. E. Cooling, Nurseryman, Derby. 



It may be procured of any respectable Nurseryman. 



The illustration is from a plant in my own collection. 



