Portion of mature Fronil, under side.
POLYPODIUM HASTiEFOLIUM.
S w a r t z . H o o k e r a n d G r e v i l l e . K u n z e . P r e s l . F e e .
P L A T E LV . V O L . I I .
Phegopteris hastoefolîa,
Polypodium hastatum,
Polypodium—Polypod}".
J . S m i t h . P b e s l .
S w e e t . S p r e n g e l .
S a s toe fo lium—Spear-leaved.
I n t h e S e c t i o n P h e g o p t e r i s o f A u t h o r s .
A n almost unknown F e rn in E nglish gardens, although in troduced
as long ago as 1820.
An evergreen stove F e rn .
Native of Jamaica.
F orm of the frond a lengthened ovate-lanceolate; pinnate.
Pinnæ diminutive near the base. F ro n d widest two th ird s of
the way up, and then narrowing to the apex.
Pinnæ lanceolate and pinnatifid, base auriculate both above
and below.
Veins forked.
Sori large, uniserial, medial, and from ten to fourteen pairs
on each pinna.
I..ongth from six to seven inches; colour dull green.
A curious dwarf species, strikingly distinct, and easily recognised
by its basal segments.
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