Portion of mature Frond — under side. 



ASPLENIUM DECUETATUM. 



Link. Metten. J. Smith. Kunze. 



PLATE XLV. VOL. V. 



Athyrium decurtatum, 



Peesl. Fee. 



Asp lenium — Spleenwort. 



Decurtatum— ^hovtejieA.. 



In the Section Athyrium of Authors. 



Asplenium decurtatum is a Lady Fern-looking species. 



An evergreen stove species. 



Native of Brazil. 



Fronds bipinnate, linear-lanceolate in form, apex acuminate; 

 pinnae long, acute; pinnules obtusely-lanceolate. Pubescent. 

 Pinnae deeply pinnatifid, sub-opposite or alternate; about thirty 

 pairs on each frond,. 



Stipes and rachis whitish. 



Sori oblong, brief, and all equal. 



Length of frond twelve to twenty-four inches. 



I have not been able to procure a plant of this species. 



For fronds my thanks are due to M. Schott, Director of the 

 Imperial Gardens of Schonbriinn, and to Mr. J. Henderson, of 

 Wentworth. 



It is not in any Nurserymen's Catalogues. 



The illustration is from M. Schott's plant. 



