Portion of mature Frond. 



ASPLENIUM LUCIDUM. 



FORSTER. SCHKUHR. FeE. KuNZE. PrESL. J. SmITH. 



Moore and Houlston. 



PLATE IV. VOL. V. 



Asj) leniu m — Spleenwort. 



Lucidum — SMning. 



No Fern cultivator should have this noble species amongst 

 his desiderata. Its large size, the vivid shining green colour 

 of its fronds, and its beautiful dark fructification, places the 

 Asplenium lucidum above most of the finest Ferns in the 

 genus Asplenium. 



It is easily cultivated, requiring but little care beyond plenty 

 of pot-room, and when well grown forms a striking and in- 

 teresting object. The dark brown fructification is very hand- 

 some in contrast with the vivid green colour of the frond, 

 and the multitude of the striping produced by the regular 

 lines of sori, renders this plant an especial favourite to those 

 who only grow Ferns as ornamental objects. 



An evergreen greenhouse species. 



The fronds usually vary from one to two feet in length, 

 VOL. v. D 



