Portion of Pinna of mature Frond— under side. 



POLYPOmUM LEPIDOPODUM, 



Link. Kunze. 



PLATE XVI. VOL. II. 



Chrysopteris lepidopoda. 



Link. 



Polypodium — Polypody. 



Lepidopodum — Scaly-footed. 



In the Section Drynaria of Authors. 



The present Fern, regarding which so little is known, is a 

 handsome species with brilliant green fronds, which are erect 

 and fleshy; and, when a plant is well established, so closely 

 do the fronds rise- (from the spreading rhizoma) to each other, 

 as to give the appearance of a miniature forest. 



Usually treated as a greenhouse or half-hardy species; yet 

 Mr. Booker informs me that it grew well in Mr. Clarke's 

 Fernery at Matlock, without suffering during winter. It cer- 

 tainly requires no heat, at all events beyond the ordinary 

 protection of a cool greenhouse. 



It is not known from what country this species was introduced. 



The fronds, which are pinnatifid, have an attenuated base. 



