Portion of mature Frond upper side. 



ASPLENIUM PLANICAULE. 



Wallich. Moore and Houlston. J. Smith. 



PLATE X. VOL. V. 



Asplenium truncatum, 

 Asplenium Mexicanum, 



Don. Peesl. 



Martens and G-alleotti. Kunze. Pee. 



Asplenium — Spleenwort. 



Planicaule — Smooth-stalked. 



In the Section i\.DTANTUM nigrum of Authors. 



This interesting Fern, frequently seen in gardens under the 

 name of Asplenium fragrans, is a species well deserving of 

 general cultivation, for when well grown it is capable of being 

 an excellent exhibition plant, the habit being compact, and the 

 fronds somewhat drooping. 



A stove Fern from the Island of Mexico, and, I believe, 

 found in several parts of the East Indies. 



Introduced into the Royal Gardens of Kew, by Mr. D. 

 Cameron, in the year 1841. 



From its easy propagation by division of the roots, it is pro- 

 bably a not uncommon species in cultivation in Great Britain. 



This ornamental stove species has slender glabrous fronds, 

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