Pinna of fertile Frond— under side. 



DICKSONIA PUNCTILOBA. 



Hooker. Fee. 



PLATE XLT1. VOL. VIII. 



Sitolobium punctilobum, 

 pilosiusculum, 



Dicksonia pubescens, 



pilosiuscula, 

 punctilobula, 



Nephrodium punctilobum, 



Aspidium " 



Dennstcedtia p unctilobula, 



Adectum pilosiusculum, 



J. Smith. Moore and Houlston. 

 Desvaux. J. Smith. 



ScHKUHR. PRESL. 



Willdenow. Hooker. (Not Kaddi.) 



KlJNZE. 



Michaux. Richard. 



Swartz. 



Moore. 



Link. 



Dicksonia — Named after James Dickson, a British botanist. 

 Puncliloba — Dotted-lobed. 



In the Section Sitolobium of Authors. 



An interesting well-known species, somewhat resembling As- 

 plenium Felix-fcemina, and having an upright habit, the only 

 hardy species, and readily cultivated in ordinary soils. 



A hardy deciduous Fern. 



Native of the United States and Canada. 



