Ba rren pinna, up p e r side.
ASPLENIUM HASTATUM.
K l o t z s c i i . K u n z e . M e t t e n iu s . H o o k e r .
P L A T E X I I . A .
Asplenium fragrans,
“ o d o r a t u m ,
“ h a s t a t u m , v a r . p i e r o c a u l o n ,
H o o k e e .
M o o e e .
H o o k e e .
( N o t o f S w A H T z . )
S p l e e n w o r t . Z T a s i a iw r n — S p e a r - s l i a p e d .
I n t h e S e c t io n E i ia s p l e k iu m o e A u t h o r s .
A P R E T T Y Eern , b u t little known amongst cultivators, and
closely allied to the Asplenium fa l x , of Desvaux.
An evergreen stove species.
Native of Caraccas, Venezuela, and Andes of Ouito.
Fronds pinnate, oblong-ovate in form, the apex being caudate
and pinnatifid, petiolate, pinnæ from two to three inches in
le n - th coarsely sinuato-serrate with apex entire, caudex short,
ferrugmous and paleaceous above. Fronds scarcely coriaceous.
Veins forked, and immersed in the frond.
Sori linear, conspicuous, and almost parallel with
The illustration is from fronds kindly sent to me by Mr. I .
Sim, of Foot’s Cray, Kent.