Portion of mature Frond — under side. 



ASPLENIUM NIDUS. 



LiNN^us. Hooker. Kunze. Swartz. Sprengel. 

 WiLLDENOW. Presl. {not of Raddi, nor of Link.) 



PLATE XV. A. VOL. V. 



Neottopteris vulgaris, 

 " nidus. 



J. Smith. Mooke & Houlstox. 

 Fee. Beetn? Moeison. 

 Hooker and Bauee. 



Asplenium — Spleenwort. 



Nidus — Bird's nest. 



In the Section Neottopteris of Authors. 



The present species is very properly named the "Bird's nest 

 Fern," the broad handsome fronds rising all round the rhizoma, 

 giving quite the appearance of a large bird's nest. 



Some of our principal authorities have separated this species 

 from the AspleniumSy under the name of Neottopteris , yet the 

 distinction is so slight, that it seems the better plan to retain 

 it amongst the Aspleniums, and to form a section Neottopteris. 



No collection however limited should be without the A. nidus. 

 VOL. V. M 



