X'^<s, 



Pinna of mature Frond— under side. 



ASPIDIUM FEONDOSUM. 



Lowe. 



PLATE XLIII. VOL. VI. 



Polysticlium frondosum, 

 Nephrodium Iceta-virens, 



J. Smith. 

 Lowe. 



Aspidium — The Shield Fern. 



Frondosum — Leafy . 



In the Section Polystichum of Authoks. 



A MAGNIFICENT Fern, with rich shining green fronds. It 

 is a species worthy of a place in every collection. A rare Fern. 



An evergreen greenhouse species. 



Native of Madeira. 



Fronds decompound, triangularly elongate. Pinnules pro- 

 foundly dentate. Pinnae alternate, largest nearest the base; 

 apex of pinnse and of frond acuminate. 



K-achis and stipes scaly; in the dried frond straw-coloured. 



Veins branched^ semi-transparent, paler in colour than the 

 frond. 



