Pinna of mature Frond— under side. 



ASPIDIUM PUMILUM. 

 Lowe. 



PLATE XV. VOL. VT. 



Lastrea pumila, 



" Filix-mas, var. ahhreviata, 

 Aspidium " var. recurvum, 



" " var. pumilum, 



Lastrea Filix-mas, var. ahhreviata, 



a a 



" ahhreviata 

 Polystichum ahhreviatum, 

 Lophodium " 



Dryopteris ahhreviata, 



" Filix-mas, var. ahhreviata, 



Lastrea Filix-mas suhinteqra. 



MooEE. 

 Moore. 

 Francis. 

 Of G-ardens. 

 Babington. 

 Johnson. 

 Moore. 

 DeCandolle. ^"T^^^^^^^^y 

 Newman. j «^^^^^^«^"^-" 



jN'ewman. 

 Newman. j 



Moore. "The var. suhintegra 

 of Moore." 



Aspidium — The Shield Fern. 



Pumilum — D warf. 



In the Section Lastrea of Authors. 



Although generally looked upon as a variety of Aspidium 

 Filix-mas f still its characters are very distinct, so much so as 

 to induce me to figure it as a species. 



A hardy deciduous Fern, remaining green and fresh later in 

 the year than A. Filix-mas. 



An alpine species. 



