ACROSTICnrM. § ELAPIIOGLOSSUM. 221 



clothed with dark-brown subulate scales, stipites from the 

 ascendiriGj apex of the caudex reddish-tawny partially palea- 

 ceous with subulate scales, varying in length from a span to 

 Ih foot long subequal in the s/erile and fertile fronds ; fronds 

 coriaceous 12-lS inches long if-1 inch broad elongato- or 

 linear-oblong sublanceolate obtuse acute or acuminate opaque 

 cuneate or more or less attenuate at the base deciduously 

 subsqnamuloso-ciliate at the margin, costa strong prominent 

 beneath, veins extending to the margin ; fertile tronds 6-8 

 inches long fi-S lines wide, in other respects similar to the 

 sterile. — Fee, Acrost. p, 47- t. 24. /. 1 {smaller and more 

 acuminated than my specimens in general). Metten. Fil. 

 Lechl. p. 4. A. ciUatum, Pr. Relifj. ilcenk. p. 15. /ire. in 

 Linncea, ix. p. 28. Olfersia, Pr. Elaphoglossum, Moore. 



Hab. Peru, Pappig. Tarapota, Spruce, n. 4735, Lechler, n. 2686. Ecuador, 

 Spruce, n. 5230 (fronds quite according both in sterile and fertile fronds with 

 A. viscosum, but caudex long and scandent), Caraccas, n. 31 {ex Herb. Miquel). 

 Merida, Moritz, n. 31G. — My specimens are very variable in the length and 

 breadth and more or less acuminated or very obtuse fronds ; some resemble 

 gigantic forms of A. viscosum, but they are more coriaceous, and all have the 

 very elongated and scandent caudex. 



55. A. (Elaphoglossum) pachydermum, Fee; "fronds li- 

 near firm-coriaceous thick ; sterile ones acute at each ex- 

 tremity very narrowly decurrent at the base revolute at the 

 margins having piliform scales on both sides, costa chan- 

 nelled above plane beneath quadrangular, the a])ex of the 

 frond acute, stipites robust blackish attlie base without joint 

 or scales ; ,/«-/i/e ones smaller, caudex thick clothed with 

 laticeolate lacerated pale fulvous scales." — Fee, Acrost. p. 47- 

 Kze. in Linncea, xxu. p. 575. Elaphoglossum, Moore. 



Hab. Brazil. — Probably a very dubious species. 



56. A. (Elaphoglossum) lineare, Fee ; caudex short creep- 

 ing densely clothed above with ferruginous ovate acuminated 

 scales, stipites copiously tufted slender stramineous crinite 

 with rather long suljulato-setaceous spreading rufous scales, 

 sterile ones 1-2 inches rarely more long, fertile ones 4-6-8 

 inches long scaleless upwards ; sterile fronds membranaceous 

 8-12 inches long 4-5 lines wide linear much acuminated, at 

 the base very long and gradually attenuated and decurrent 

 upon the short stipes entire scarcely subrepando-crenate, 

 costa slender sparsely subulato-squamose at the base, veins 

 terminating in clavate apices within the margin ; fertile 

 fronds generally very small l-2-:3 inches long oblong 



