HH ASPIDIUM MOLLE. ; 



oblong, acuminate, pinnatifid, and petiolulate. The segments i 

 linear-oblong obtuse, being largest next the rachis. Terminal, 



adherent to a thick somewhat creeping rhizoma. j 

 Stipes slightly scaly near the base. 



Indusium very hairy, and pale violet in colour. j 



Length of frond from twelve to thirty inches. j 



For plants my thanks are due to Sir Oswald Mosley, Bart., ; 



of Eolleston Hall; Mr. F. Wright, of Osmaston Manor; Mr. ; 



Stewart, gardener to Lord Yernon; Mr. Ingram, gardener to i 



the Duke of Rutland; and to Mr. Cooling, of Derby. 



It is in the Catalogues of Messrs. A. Henderson, of Pine- 

 apple Place; Stansfield and Son, of Todmorden; Kennedy, of \ 

 Covent Garden; Bass and Brown, of Sudbury; Masters, of i 

 Canterbury; Rollisson, of Tooting; Cooling, of Derby; Sim, of 

 Foot's Cray; and Yeitch, of Chelsea. j 

 The illustration is from a plant in my own collection. \ 



