Portion of mature Frond— under side. 



POLYPODIUM EFFUSUM. 



SWARTZ. KUNZE. PllESL. LiNK. WiLLDENOW. 



J. Smith. Moore and Houlston. 



SCHKUHR. 



PLATE XXIII. 



Polypodium splendida, 

 Phegopteris effusa, 

 Adiantum effusum, 



Katjlfuss. 

 Fee. 



Sloan. 



Polypodium — Polypody. 



Effusum — Spreading. 



There are so many beautiful Ferns that it is consequently a 

 difficult task which species to recommend most strongly to the 

 notice of cultivators; and indeed to do justice to them, it must 

 be said that the beautiful largely predominate over those that 

 are less interesting in an ornamental point of view. The 

 frond of the present species closely resembles a handsome broad 

 spreading green feather in general appearance, and is capable 

 of being made, under successful cultivation, a splendid exhibitioa 

 plant. 



Polypodium effusum was introduced into this country in the 

 year 1769. 



A Jamaica Fern. 



An evergreen stove species, requiring abundance of pot-room. 



The fronds, which are membranous, glabrous, and of a light 

 green colour, are in form deltoid, four times pinnate, the pinnge 

 being lanceolate in shape, and the pinnules linear-lanceolate. 



