Portion of young Frond. 



ASPLENIUM REFRACT UM. 

 Moore. 



PLATE XXXV. A. VOL. V. 



Asplenium fontanum var. proliferum, Wollastox. 



Asplenium — Spleenwort. Refractmi — Refracted. 



In the Section Adiantum-nigrUxM of Authors. 



It is with hesitation that I have figured the present Fern 

 as a distinct species; in general appearance it seems to approach 

 so near to the Asplenium fontanum, yet in some respects it is 

 so different, that I have ventured upon figuring and describing- 

 it as a new species, and more especially as jMr. Moore, in the 

 "Nature-printed Ferns," has expressed an opinion that it may 

 possibly be a new species. Whether species or merely variety, 

 it is well deserving of a place in these pages. 

 VOL. V. X 



