Portion of mature Frond — under side. 



JSTEVRODIUM LANCEOLATUM. 



Fee. J. Smith. 



PLATE LXIV. A. VOL. II. 



Fteris lanceolata, 



Tcenitis lanceolata, 

 Pteropsis lanceolata^ 

 Drymoglossum laiiceolatunif 



LiNN^us. Plumiee. 



SWAETZ. SpEENGEL. 



Kaulfuss. Kunze. E. Beown. 



Desvaux. Peesl. 



J. Smith. Moobe & Houlston. 



Nevrodium — ^Fibrous or sinewy. Lanceolatum — Lance-shaped. 



An interesting very rare species, having much the looks of 

 a Pteris ; rare in cultivation. 



An evergreen stove Fern. 



Native of Jamaica, St. Domingo, and Barbadoes. 



Introduced into the Royal Gardens, Kew, in 1843, by Mr. 

 W. Purdie. 



Fronds simple, lanceolate, contracted at the apex, where 

 they are soriferous; base attenuated. 



Veins compoundly anastomosing, producing variously directed 

 free veinlets. Venation internal. 



