Portion of maturo Pronti-nndor aldo.
ASPLENIUM AÜRPrUM.
Sw A iiT z . P iiE SL . S c i ik u i ir . M o o r e a n d H o u l s t o n .
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Asplenium—Spleenwort. Aurilum—Eared.
In* t h e S e c t i o n A d i a n t u m - n i g r u m o f A u t h o r s .
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T h i s beautiful species is but rarely to be met with in cultivation
in this country, indeed it seems to be imperfectly known,
for I have received several ijlants hearing its name, which
have been another species, (the Asplenium pidcliellmn of lladdi.)
Two more distinct sjiecies could not possibly be found than
the A . auritum of Swartz, and the A . pulchellum of lladdi.
Native of South Atnerica, the West Indies, and Jamaica.
An evergreen stove Fern.
Introduced into England in the year 1829.
Fronds glabrous, triangularly-clougate, pinnate, the pinnæ
being bipartite, inferior segments wedgc-sbapcd; margin serrate,
ultimate one pinnatifid, wedge-shaped at the base, and inciso-
serrate.
Piachis winged.
Fronds terminal, being attached to a somewhat tufted rhizoma.
Length of frond twelve inches; colour pale green.
Pinnæ alternate, about twenty-seven pairs.
A single row of sori on each side the midrib, except close
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