12 THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 
Acrostichum—conlinued. 
broad and one or two similar but smaller ones on each side, 
usually connected at the base, all coriaceous. fertile fronds 
similar, but with much smaller paces Hong-Kong and Formosa. 
A handsome species when well grown 
A. hybridum (hybrid). _ rhiz. woody, 
densely clothed with dark chestnut-brown, 
crisped scales. sti. firm, erect, scaly, 6in. 
to 9in. long. barren fronds 6in. to 12in.long, 
about 2in. broad, acuminate, rounde 
at base, sub-coriaceous, scaly at the edges. 
fertile fronds much smaller. Tropical 
Africa. Syn. A, Linbergii. 
A. latifolium. Other varieties of this 
species are: angustifolium, callefolium, 
conopodium, crassinerve, and Sartorii. 
A. laurifolium (Laurel-leaved). cau. 
firm, erect, naked. fronds pinnate, 3ft. 
long, 14ft. broad, coriaceous; barren 
pinne 6in. to Yin. long, lsin. broad, gra- 
dually narrowed from the cordate base, 
sharply but finely toothed; fertile ones 
a little longer, but seldom more than 
din. broad, the lower ones lin. to 2in. 
apart. Philippines, &c. A handsome 
species. Syn. Stenochlena laurifolia. 
A. laurifolium, of Thouars. A form of 
A, conforme. 
A. Lechlerianum (Lechler’s). — rhiz 
woody, wide-scandent, scaly. sti. 6in. to 
12in. long, firm, erect, scaly downwards. 
Fronds 3it. to 4ft. long, 1ft. to 14ft. broad, 
the barren one quadripinnatifid; lower 
pinne 6in. to Yin. long, 4in. to 5in. broad ; 
innules close, lanceolate; segments ob- 
ong, deeply lobed; rachises pubescent ; 
fertile pinnules narrower, distant, the 
segments oblong-cylindrical, with a space 
between them, the lower ones rather 
beaded. Peru and Ecuador, 1886, Syn. Polybotrya Lechleriana 
(G, C. n. s., xxv., pp. 400-1). 
A, Linbersgii (Linberg’s). A synonym of A. hybridwin. 
A. Lingua (tongue-like). This species differs from A. latifolium 
in the following points: rhiz. firm, wide-creeping or long- 
trailing, covered with small, ovate, dark brown scales. fronds 
coriaceous, suddenly narrowed at base. Tropical America. 
Syn. Elaphoglossum Lingua. 
A. magnum (large). 7hiz. sub-erect, the basal palez small, 
nearly black. sti. tufted, those of the barren fronds 3in. to 4in. 
long. barren fronds 2ft. to 3ft. long, 14in. to 2in. broad, narrowed 
gradually to both ends, the palez of the upper surface numerous, 
minute, whitish, those of the under side ferruginous. British 
Guiana, 1880. Syn. Elaphoglossum magnum. 
A. ee (black-footed). _vhiz. short-creeping, densely 
covered with long, blackish or dark chestnut scales. _ sti. 2in. 
to din. long, also densely scaly. barren fronds Sin. to 8in. long, 
2in. broad, elliptic-oblong, acute, rounded at base, coriaceous, 
Fic. 14. ACROSTICHUM MUSCOSUM. 
Acrostichum—continued. 
margins. Venezuela. Syn. Elaphoglossum 
scaly on the 
melanopus. 
A. sas he This beautiful species is illustrated in 
Fig. 14. 
Tic. 15. ACROSTICHUM OSMUNDACEUM. 
A. osmundaceum. Fig. 15 shows this handsome American 
species. 
A. peltatum gracillimum (very slender). fronds larger and 
much more finely divided than in the type, than which it is of 
easier culture. Stove or greenhouse. The typical A. Peltatum 
is shown in Fig. 16. 
A. Plumieri (Plumier’s). A variety of A. villosum. 
A. Prestoni (Preston's). rhiz. thick, woody, short-creeping. 
sti. 6in. to Yin. long, covered with brownish-black scales. 
barren fronds simple, lin. to 14in. long, 2in. broad, lanceolate, 
bordered on their whole length with a dense, persistent fringe 
of brown scales. Rio de Janeiro. 
A. proliferum (proliferous) A form of A. virens. 
A. Quoyanum (Quoy’s). A variety of A. repandum. 
A. repandum (uneven). barren fronds very decorative, 14ft. 
to 2ft. long, 8in. to 12in. broad, sometimes elongated and 
rooting ; pinnz numerous, soft in texture, the lower ones 6in. 
long, Tin. broad. fertile fronds having stalked, bowed pinnze 
2in. to din. long. Tropical Asia. A robust species. 
Syn. Gymnopteris repanda. 
A. r. Quoyanum (Quoy’s). fronds having the 
pinnz lobed half-way down or more, the “lobes 
toothed. 
‘A, Sartorii (Sartor’s). A variety of A. latifoliwm. 
A. setosum (bristly). A variety of A. villosum. 
A. Smithii (Smith’s). A variety of A. sorbifolium. 
A. sorbifolium buxifolium (Box-leaved). fronds 
having the pinne sessile, coriaceous, dark green, 
oblong, very obtuse, less than lin. long, 4in. broad. 
A. s. Smithii (Smith’s). fronds sessile, tripinna- 
tifid; pinnules numerous, small, dichotomously 
forked. 
A. s. variabile (variable). fronds having the lower 
pinne deeply pinnatifid, with round, dented lobes. 
A. tenuifolium (slender-fronded). A synonym 
of Lomaria tenuifolia. 
A. terminans (terminating). A form of A. virens. 
A. tomentosum (downy). shiz. woody, with 
dense, black, fibrillose scales. sti. 3in. to Sin. long, 
rigid, erect, densely ciliated, scaly, the upper scales 
white. barren fronds lft. or more in length, lin. 
to ljin. broad, bluntish at apex, the lower part 
gradually narrowed, thick but flaccid, both sides 
matted with scales. fertile fronds narrower, on 
stems lft. or more in length. Bourbon. 
A. undulatum (waved). A variety of A. villosum. 
A. variabile (variable). rhiz. wide-creeping. sti. 
of barren fron ice | or even 6in. long. barren 
JSronds 6in. to 18in. long, 14in. to din. broad, oblong- 
spathulate, with a very long, gradually narrowed 
