Sori situated on the u p p e r h a lf of the frond; uniserial, c ircular,
very large, and yellowish red , pro tru d in g through the
white scales. Sori very conspicuous, and eventually becoming
confluent.
An elegant South American F e rn , especially Brazil.
A n evergreen stove species.
Intro d u c ed into the Eoyal Gardens, Kew, by Mr. G ardner,
in the year 1841.
Seldom seen except in large collections, and apparently rare.
I t is in the Catalogues of Messrs. Rollisson, of T ooting; A.
Henderson, of Pine-apple P la c e ; P a rk e r, of Holloway; and
Booth and Son, of Hamburg.
I am indebted to Mr. Plenderson, of AYentworth; to Mr.
N orman, of H u ll; and to Messrs. Booth, of Plamburg, for
fronds of this beautiful species.
The illustration is from a frond forwarded by Mr. Henderson,
of AYentworth.
P o r t i o n o f m a tu r e F r o n d , u n d e r s id e .
POLYPODIUM ASPLENIOIDES.
S w a r t z . K u n z e . AYil l d e n o w . S l o a n .
P L A T E X X X IV .— B.
compositum,
reptans.
L i n k .
K a u l f u s s .
L i n k . P b e s l . J . S m i t h .
F e b . M o o e e a n d H o u l s t o n .
Polypodium—Polypody. Asplenioides—Asplenium-like.
I n t h e S e c t i o n G o n i o p t e r i s o f A u t h o r s .
, asplenioides is a pre tty and very distinct species,
deserving a more extended cultivation than it appears to have.
A native of the American meridian, Jamaica and Brazil.
In tro d u c ed into the Royal Gardens, Kew, in the year 1841,
by Messrs. Loddiges, of Hackney.
An evergreen stove Fern.
The fronds, which are lanceolate in form, are pinnate, the
pinnæ being pinnatifid, oblong-obtuse, M'ith a somewhat cordate
base; rugose, pubescent; terminal, adherent to a short creeping
rhizoma.
L en g th of frond about twelve inches; colour a dull green.
The sori numerous, medial, or sub-terminal, eventually
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