Colour. Pale green. 
Habitats. Stony or rocky places of considerable 
elevation. 
GROUP I; GENUS III. 
ASPLENIUM. 
Sori. Oblong and linear, growing from the sides of 
the venules. Indusium of the same shape 
but narrower than the sorus when it ap¬ 
proaches maturity. Its unattached margin, 
which is towards the midvein, is nearly 
smooth. 
Venules. Free. 
GROUP I; GENUS III; SPECIES I. 
ASPLENIUM ADIANTUM-NIGRUM. (Black Splccnwort.) 
Plate III. 
Fronds. Bi- or occasionally tri-pinnate; triangular 
in shape and drawn out towards the apex. 
Pinnae triangular, alternate or opposite; the 
lowest pair always the largest. Pinnules 
