Pinna of mature Frond— i;nder side. 



ASPIDIUM HIRTUM. 



SWARTZ. SCHKUHR. SpRENGEL. 



'LATE XI. VOL. Vn, 



Lastrea hirta, 

 Polypodiwm harhatum, 



Presl. J. Smith. Mooke. 



KUNZE. 



Aspidium — Shield-Fern. 



Hi rill m — IIaii\y 



In the Section Lastrea of Authors. 



A pretty rare Fern, seldom to be met with in collections. 



An evergreen stove species. 



Native of Jamaica. 



The fronds, which are bipinnate, are oblong and pinnatifid; 

 pinnules ovate-triangular, obtuse and scarcely entire, the lowest 

 decurrent. 



Rachis and stipes very hairy. Upper surface of frond scattered 

 over with whitish hairs. 



Sori large and extending over the whole under surface of 

 the frond. 



