104 ASPIDIUM VESTITUM. 



having a much longer stipes, and not being viviparous at the 

 apex. 



Fronds rigid, bipinnate, almost lanceolate in form, having 

 oblong-acute pinnae, with rather ovate pinnules, in some degree 

 auriculate; base wedge-shaped, only one or two pairs are distinct, 

 the remainder being confluent, with a sharp mucronate tooth 

 on the apex. 



Fronds terminal, adherent to a tufted rhizoma, the lower half 

 of the frond naked. 



E-achis and stipes densely clothed with narrow scales. 



Length of frond from twelve to eighteen inches; colour rich 

 dark green. 



Introduced into the Eoyal Gardens, Kew, in the year 1842, 

 having been received from Mr. J. Edgerley. 



My obligations are due to Mr. J. Henderson, of Wentworth, 

 for fronds of this species. 



It is in the Catalogues of Messrs. Sim, of Foot's Cray; and 

 Kennedy, of Covent Garden. 



The illustration is from a frond sent by Mr. Joseph Henderson. 



