Portion of mature Frond— upper side. 



ASPLENIUM YIYIPAEUM. 

 Moore and Houlston. J. Smith. Presl. Kunze. 



PLATE IX. VOL. Y. 



Asplenium Jbsniculaceum, 

 Darea vivlpara, 



" fceniculacea, 

 Ccenopteris vivipara. 



H. B. K. 



WiLLDENOw. Fee. 



SlEBER. 



Beegius. Beegm. 



Asplenium — Spleenwort. 



Viviparum — Viviparous . 



In the Section Dakea of Authors. 



An equisetum-looking Fern, with a pendulous habit. A 

 very distinct species, worthy of cultivation in every collection. 

 Amongst the A seleniums, a certain number of them are termed 

 viviparous, from the circumstance that, independently of their 

 power of reproduction by spores, they have an additional 

 power of producing young plants upon the fronds. The present 

 species, and indeed nearly all in the Section Darea, have this 

 power in common with others, such as the Gymnogramma 

 polypodioides , Polystichum proliferum, Cyrtogonium flag ell ifertim, 

 Cystoptcris hulhifera, Hemionitis palmata, etc. 



Asplenium vimparum is a very interesting species in a collec- 

 tion of dried Ferns; and whilst referring to a Hortus Siccus, 



