riant reduced, shewing the habit of this Fern. 



PTERIS ASPERICAULIS, Var. Tricolor. 

 Moore. 



PI-ATE IX. 



Pteris — Bralce. 



Tricolor — Three-coloured. 



One of the most charming Ferns yet introduced, being 

 graceful in habit, elegant in form, moderate in size, and splen- 

 didly variegated with green, white, and red, well contrasted. 



Native of Malacca. 



Introduced by iM. Linden. 



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