Portion of Pinna of mature Frond— under side. 



ASPIDIUM CONIIFOLIUM. 

 AVallich. Kunze. 



PLATE XXXIX. VOL. VI. 



Aspidium carvifolium, Kunze. 



Polystichum coniifolium, Peesl. J. Smith. Fee. 



'" " MOOEE AND HOULSTON. 



" aristatum. Of Gaedens. 



Asjpidium — The Shield Fern. Coniifolium — Hemlock-leaved. 



In the Section Polystichum of Authors. 



Another very beautiful Fern, well worthy a place in every 

 collection. 



An evergreen stove species. 



Native of the East Indies, the Island of Ceylon, and the 

 Philippine Islands. 



Introduced into the Royal Gardens, Kew, in 1841, by Mr. 

 G. Gardner. 



Fronds deltoid, tri-quadripinnate; the pinnules oblong-ovate, 

 acute, pinnatifid,' base cuneate, the margin having spinose- 

 mucronate teeth. The basal pinnules very large. 



