FADYENIA (named after James MacFadyen, 1800-1850, author of a flora of Jamaica). ORD. Filices. A peculiar and pretty monotypic genus, admirably adapted for a Wardian case. Sori oblong, in two series. Involucre large, sub-reniform, attached by the centre. For general cultivation see Ferns. Fadyenia prolifera (proliferous).* fronds entire, dimorphous; the sterile ones 3/4in. to 1in. broad, elongated, and rooting at the apex; fertile one ligulate, narrowed below, 6in. to 9in. long, about 1/2in. broad. Cuba and Jamaica, 1843.