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work, on account of their dwarf stature and creeping 
habit. Under a lens each hair is seen to be a perfect 
star of crystal-like brilliancy. 
Niphobolus Lingua . Tongue-like Niphobolus. Barren 
fronds long, oval, terminating in a sharp point, simple ; 
fertile fronds rather smaller, and with the edge a little 
recurved ; sori thickly scattered beneath the frond, 
often confluent; texture of the fronds thick, the veins 
placed between the upper and under cuticle, and thus 
hidden, but of wondrous beauty when once the thick 
covering of the leaf is removed. A native of 
China. 
Niphobolus rupestris. Rock Niphobolus. Caudex creep- 
ing; fertile fronds narrow, blunt at the top, 3 inches in 
height, simple ; barren fronds thick, oval, simple, 2 
inches high. A native of Australia. 
The genus Nothochlcena is named from two words, 
signifying cloak and spurious , because they are destitute 
of a genuine involucre ; it is a lovely group of ferns, 
rather impatient of moisture on their fronds. 
Nothochlcena distans. Distant Nothochlcena. Caudex 
creeping ; fronds bipinnate, 6 inches long ; pinnae sessile, 
hairy; pinnules opposite and distant; stems covered 
with scales; sori on the margin of the fronds. A pretty, 
delicate fern; a native of New Holland. 
Nothochlcena lanuginosa. Woolly Nothochlcena. Caudex 
creeping; fronds bipinnate, covered with fine woolly 
hair, quite brown on the under-side ; pinnae round, ex- 
cept the end one, which is divided into two or three 
lobes ; sori round, and situated at the end of the pinnae. 
A Madeira fern. 
Nothochlcena vestita. Clothed Nothochlcena. Fronds 
bipinnate, 5 inches high ; pinnae roundish, crowded ; the 
