rinna of mature Frond. 



POLYPODIUM GRANDIDENS. 



KUNZE. 



PLATE XL, 



Goniophlebium argutum, 

 " grandidens, 



J. Smith. 'Wallich, fnot of 



Bltjjie.) Fee. 



Fee. 



Polypodkmi — Polypody. 



Grandidens — Large-toothed. 



In the Section Goniophlebium of Authors. 



No collection should be without this magnificent, yet uncom- 

 nion Fern. Its graceful, pendulous habit, rich green colour of 

 the fronds, together with the exquisitely serrated edges, and 

 prominent sori, produce a very pleasing eifect. In general 

 appearance, it is so strikingly distinct from all others, that it 

 must always rank amongst our most desirable Ferns. 



Received at the Royal Gardens, Kew, in 1845, from the 

 Messrs. Loddiges. 



An evergreen stove Fern. 



A native of Nepal. 



The fronds slender, shining, and glabrous, varying from two 



