Portion of mature Frond, under side.
ASPIDIUM FALCATUM.
S w a r t z . K u n z e . W i l l d e n o w .
P L A T E IX . V O L . V I .
Cyrtomium falcatum.
Polypodium falcatum,
“ japonicum.
Aspidium—The Shield Fera.
P e e s l . M o o e e a n d H o u l s t o n .
S m i t h . L i n k . F e e .
T h u n e b e o . L in n i e u s . P l u k e n e t .
H o u t t u y n .
Falcatum—Hooked.
I n t h e S e c t io n C y r t o m iu m o f A u t h o r s .
A V E R Y noble evergreen Fern with thick fronds of a dark green
colour, approaching that of the Portugal Laurel; paler beneath,
sori bold and pretty, being tliickly scattered over the whole
under surface of the frond. Easily grown, and freely propagating
from spores, no one should be without this desirable
Fern.
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