Apex of Frond, upper side. 



lindstEA linearis. 



SwARTz. Brown. Kunze. Hooker. Moore. 



PLATE XVI. — C. 



Lindseea lunaia, Wilidenow. 



" imbricafa, Desvaux. 



Adiantum lineare, Poieet. 



Lindscsa — Named after Mr. Lindsay, an Englisli oryptogamio botanist. 

 Linearis — Linear. 



A PRETTY, very distinct, small, and rare species. 



An evergreen greenhouse Fern. 



Native of New Holland, Tasmania, New Zealand, and West 

 Australia. 



The fronds, which are pinnated, are linear-acuminate and 

 membranaceous. Pinnae small, rigid, sessile, and flabellatej 

 sub-opposite near the base. 



Stipes long and shining; rachis and stipes purple. 



Sori situated on the anterior margin, and uninterrupted. 



Caudex creeping. 



Length of frond from two to twelve inches. 



For the frond illustrated my thanks are due to Mr. R. Sim, 

 of Foot's Cray. 



