Portion of mature Frond, with young plant— under side. 



ASPLENIUM APPENDICULATUM. 



Presl. Moore and Houlston. Kunze. 



PLATE XVIII. VOL. V. 



Darea apvendimdata, 

 Ccenopteris appendiciilata, 

 Asplenium laxum, 



WiLLDENow. Fee. 

 Labillaediere. 

 R. Brown. 



Asplenium — Spleenwort. 



Appendiculatum — Appendaged. 



In the Section Darea of Authors. 



Opinion seems divided as to whether the Asplenium appen- 

 diculatum should rank as a species, or be merely considered 

 as a seedling variety of A. hulhiferum; however until more is 

 known regarding it, we shall perhaps be acting wisely by 

 regarding this interesting and easily-grown Fern as a distinct 

 species. 



Introduced into England in the year 1822. 



An evergreen greenhouse species. 



A native of Van Dieman's Land, New Holland, and Australia. 



Form of frond lanceolate, subtripinnate; with oblong-acute 



