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ASPIDIUM DILATATUM, V a r . L e p id o t u m .
P L A T E L I I I .
Lastrea dilatata, var. lepidota, M o o e e .
Aspidium— S hw li Fern. D ila ta tum— Spveai out. Lepidolum— S cA y .
I n t h e S e c t io n L a s t r e a o f A u t h o r s .
A VERY remarkable variety of the Broad Prickly-toothed
Buckler Pern.
I t was found iu Y^orkshire six or seven years ago, and
procured from Mr. Stark, of Edinburgh.
The fronds are very broadly ovate in form, quadripinnate,
the ultimate pinnules being pinnatifid, toothed, and small in
size.
Stipes and rachis densely scaly.
So different is this Fern , that Mr. Moore gave it the MS.
name of Lastrea lepidota, believing it to be a distinct species.
Length of frond eighteen inches.
I t is a more divided Fern than any other British Aspidium.
My thanks are due to Mr. Edwin Cooling, of Derby, for the
frond from which the illustration is taken.
