DOODIA. 



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nearly all plants found under cultivation tliey dwindle into mere auricles 

 towards the base of the fronds — a character whicL is not apparent in 

 specimens gathered in a wild state. The fronds, of a dull, heavy green 

 colour, are of a leathery texture, and frequently signs of variegation are 

 shown by streaks of pinkish colour, extending from the midrib to the margin 



43, Doodia aspera multipcia 

 (i nat. size). 



of the leaflets. The oblong sori (spore masses) are disposed in a rather 

 irregular row, close to the midrib. — Hooker, Species Filicum, iii., p. 72. 

 NicJiolson, Dictionary of Gardening, i., p. 486. Lowe, Ferns British and 

 Exotic, iv., t. 32. 



D. Brackenridgei — Brack-en-ridg'-e-i (Brackem-idge's). A variety of D. media. 



