Portion of mature Frond under side. 



ASPLENIUM DIMIDIATUM. 

 SwARTz. Moore and Houlston. Kunze. Fee. Presl, 



PLATE XIII. A. VOL. V. 



Asplenium zamicefolium, 

 " formosum. 



HOET, {not of WiLLDENOW.) 

 HOET. 



Asjplenmm — Spleenwort. 



Dimidiatum — Halved. 



In the Sectiois Trichomanes of Authors. 



The present Fern is a handsome species in the dwarf and 

 interesting section, Trichomanes of Authors. It is seldom to 

 be met with in private collections, and indeed is very rare in 

 the Nurserymen's Catalogues. Some months since I observed 

 a very nice plant in the Royal Gardens, at Kew, and, most 

 probably, it will be found in that splendid collection at the 

 present time. 



Asplenium dimidiatum is an evergreen stove Fern. 



I believe I am right in stating that hitherto it has only been 

 found in a wild state in the West Indies. 



It appears to have been introduced into England in the year 



