HEMITELIA. 



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it is of easy cnltnre, and is rendered very attractive by a filamentous growth 

 mucli resembling a Hymenopliyllum or a Tricliomanes, at all times covering 



Fi^. 76. Pinna of Frond and Filamentous Growtli at base of Racliis of Frond of Hemiteiia capensis 



(nat. size). 



the crown, and which is produced by the lower leaflets becoming abortive 

 and forming a mass of transparent segments with a stiiF midrib (Fig. 76). 

 Each successive frond increases the quantity of this most peculiar growth, 



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