Miiture Frond— under side. 



GYMNOGRAMMA RUT^FOLIA. 



Desvaux. Hooker and Greville. Moore. 



PLATE XLV. 



Gymnogramme rutcpfuUa, 

 Grammitis rutcFfuUa, 



J. Smith. 

 E. Beowu. 



Gpnnogmmma— Naked writing, ia allusion to the sori. 

 Hutcpfulia — Kue-leaved. 



A CURIOUS dwarf Fern, having somewhat the appearance 

 of our British Asplenium ruta-muraria. 



An evergeeen greenhouse species. 



Native of Australia. 



Raised from spores both by Mr. Joseph Henderson, of 

 Wentworth, and Mr. Young, of Taunton. 



The fronds are simple, hirsute, and pinnate, having flabellato- 

 cuneate pinna;, lobed and cuneated. 



Length of frond from two to three inches. 



Sori in several lines, sometimes forked on either side of the 

 small pinnte. 



For a plant and fronds my thanks are due to Sir. Joseph 

 Henderson, of Wentworth, Yorkshire. 



