Portion of mature Frond— upper side. 



POLYPODIUM LONGIPES. 



KUNZE. 

 PLATE XXIV. 



Polypodmm aUernifolium, 

 " grossum, 



Chrysopteris longipes, 

 Drynaria longipes, 



Link. 



Ktjnze, not Laij'gsdoeff. 



Ksn Fischer. 



Link. 



J. Smith. 



MOOKE AND HoriSTON. 



Volypodium — Polypody. 



Longipes — Long-stalked. 



In the Section Drynaria of Authors. 



This charming species deserves a place in every collection; 

 the curious form, and smooth, shining, brilliant, intense green 

 of the fronds, together with the diversity of appearance between 

 those that are barren and those that are fertile, are in each case 

 a recommendation so excellent, that it would be impossible to see 

 it and not admire the -Polypodium longipes. When well-grown, 

 the fronds, which all rise perpendicularly from the rhizoma, 

 represent a dense miniature forest. 



A native of the East Indies. 



An evergreen species, requiring to be cultivated in a stove. 



