Portion of mature Frond — under side. 



ASPIDIUM FALCATUM. 



SWARTZ. KUNZE. WiLLDENOW. 

 PLATE IX. VOL. VI. 



Cyrtomium falcatum, 



Folypodium falcatum, 

 '* japoniciim, 



Peesl. Mooee and Hotjlston. 

 Smith. Link. Pee. 

 Thunbeeg. Linn^us. Plukenet. 

 houttuyn. 



Aspidlum — Tke Shield Fern. Falcatum — Hooked, 



In the Section Cyrtomium of Authors. 



A VERY noble evergreen Fern with thick fronds of a dark green 

 colour, approaching that of the Portugal Laurel; paler beneath, 

 sori bold and pretty, being thickly scattered over the whole 

 under surface of the frond. Easily grown, and freely propa- 

 gating from spores, no one should be without this desirable 

 Fern. 



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