Portion of fertile Fi'ond— under side. 



LYGODIUM FORSTERI. 

 Lowe. 



PLATE XXXV. 



Lygodictyon forsteri, 

 Lygodium reiiculatum, 

 Sydroglossum polycarpus, 

 Opldoglossum scandens. 



J. Smith. 



SoHKtTHE. 



WlLLDENOW. 



FOESTBE, (not LiNNiEUS.) 



Lygodium — From lygodes, flexible, in allusion to the twining habit of 

 the plants. Forsteri — Named after Forster. 



In the Section Lygodictyon of Authors. 



This cliarmiiig climbing-habited plant differs from all other 

 species in having its venation reticulated. Mr. Smith has, on 

 this account, separated it, and formed a new genus, which he 

 has called Lygodictyon. It is rare in cultivation. 



