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TRICHOMANES PLUMA. 

 Hooker. 



PLATE LXIII. — A. 

 Trichomanes — From the Greek, soft hair. Pluma — A feather. 



This exceedingly beautiful rare species was found near 

 Sarawak, in Borneo, by Mr. Thomas Lobb, the indefatigable 

 traveller of Messrs. Veitch, of the Exotic Nurseries, Exeter 

 and Chelsea. 



The fronds, which are lanceolate, are tripinnate to quadri- 

 pinnate, the branches minutely reticulated, and beset with 

 brief rigid hairs. The segments are all hair-like, and stand 

 out on all sides, forming a thickened mass. The involucres 

 are very small, and the receptacle unusually long and thick. 



Caudex creeping, thick, short, and setaceo-squamose. 



Stalks wiry and erect; fronds rigid. 



Length of frond from nine to fifteen inches. 



Found growing amongst decayed logs and moss. 



Requires an exceedingly humid atmosphere, and a temper- 

 ature ranging between 50° and 70°. 



My thanks are due to Messrs. J. Backhouse and Son, 

 Nurserymen, York, for the frond illustrated. 



