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THE BOOK OF CHOICE FERNS. 



D. (Microlepia) Strigosa— Mi-crol-eiy-i-a ; strig-o^-sa (covered with strigaj, 

 or liair-like scales), Sicartz. 

 This very handsome, greenhouse species is also commonly called D. 

 khasyana and D. polypodioides, the former on account of its origin, as it is a 



Fi^. 36. Portion of Frond of DavalUa strigosa 



(nat. size). 



native of the Khasya Hills, in Northern India, and is said to grow on the 

 Himalayas up to 5000ft. elevation. It is also found in Ceylon, Japan, the 

 Malayan Islands, the Sandwich and Fiji Islands, &c. Its fronds (Fig. 36), 

 1ft. to oft. long and Gin. to 12in. broad, are produced from a stout, creeping 



