Portion of mature Frond— under side. 



ASPLENIUM PR^MORSUM, Var. Canariense. 



Moore. 



PLATE XIX.' 



Aspleiiiam — Spleen wort. Prcemorsum — Jagged-pointed. 



Canariense — Canary Islands. 



Asplenium canariense of Willdenow, Poiret, Sprengel, Presl, 

 Fee, and J. Smith, is found in the Canaries and Madeira, and 

 I believe is becoming scarce in those Islands. 



It is more dwarf and compact than the more tropical forms 

 of Asplenium prcemorsum, and being a permanent variety and 

 very handsome, it has been thought desirable to give a figure 

 of it. 



For a description of Asplenium prcemorsum and its varieties, 

 the reader is referred to pages 2.3-25, vol. v, of my "Natural 

 History of British and Exotic Ferns." 



The illustration is from a plant in my own collection, im- 

 ported from Madeira. 



