Pinna of barren Frond —under side. 



LOMAEIA PEOCERA. 



Sprengel. Hooker. J. Smith. Kunze. Fee. 

 Desvaux. Jacquin. 



PLATE LV. VOL. IV. 



Osmunda procera, 

 BlecJinum procerum, 

 Stegania procera, 

 Asplenium procerum. 



FOESTER. 



Labillardieee. Swabtz. 

 E,. Beown. Eichaed. 

 Bernhaedi. 



Lomaria — From Loma — an edge, in reference to the position of the spore 

 cases on the fronds. Procera — Tall. 



An interesting, rare Fern. 



An evergreen greenhouse species. 



Native of New Holland, New Zealand, and Tasmania. 



The fronds, which are pinnate, are sterile, the pinnae being 

 subpetiolate, oblique, cordate, oblong, acute, and serrulate; the 

 fertile pinnse, which are contracted, are linear, very entire and 

 narrow, and frequently unilateral. 



Stipes paleaceous. 



Sori linear. 



Length of frond from two to three feet. 



Raised in the Royal Gardens, Kew, in the year 1833. 



