Portion of mature Frond— under side. 



PTERIS VESPERTILIONIS. 



Labillardiere. Kunze. Schott. M. S. 



PLATE XLIV. YOL. III. 



Litobroclria vespertilionis, 



J. Smith. Labillaedieee. Fee. 



MOOEE AND HOULSTON. PeESL. 



Pteris — Brake. 



Vespertilionis — Bat-winged. 



In the Section Litobrochia of Authors. 



The present species is an exceedingly handsome, glaucous- 

 looking Osmimda-like Fern, which should be in every collection. 

 When room is allowed for it to grow properly, it makes 

 an attractive-looking specimen. 



An evergreen greenhouse Fern. 



Native of New Holland and New Zealand. 



Raised at the Royal Gardens, Kew, in the year 1838. 



The fronds are glabrous, widest at the base and gradually 

 narrowing to a point; tripinnate; pinna3 lanceolate, opposite; 

 pinnules opposite, sessile, oblong-linear, acuminate, the segments 

 being membranous, roundish, oblong-obtuse; decurrent at the 

 base. 



Rachis and stipes glaucous, at first green, then purplish green; 

 base scaly, lateral, attached to a creeping, dark brown, scaly 



