6£ ASPLENIUM LJETUM. 



Rachis winged. Fronds terminal, being adherent to an erect 

 rhizoma. Stipes scaly at the base. 



Lensfth of frond varvin": from eio^hteen inches to two feet. 



My thanks are due to Mr. Henderson, of Went worth; and 

 to Mr. Stratton, the Curator of the Botanic Gardens, Cambridge, 

 for plants of this species; and to Mr. Norman^ of Hull, for 

 fronds. 



There is a Fern in English gardens bearing the name of 

 Asplenuim elongatum, which is only A. Icetum. The true A. 

 clongatiim is rare in cultivation in Great Britain. 



The following Nurserymen supply this plant: — Messrs. E,ol- 

 lisson, of Tooting; Parker, of Holloway; and Cooling, of Derby. 



The illustration is from a specimen in my own collection. 



