Pinna of mature Frond— under side. 



CHEILANTHES EADIATA. 



J. Smith. Moore and Houlston. 



PLATE XIV 



VOL. IV. 



Adianium radiatum, 



Sypolepis radiata, 

 Adiantopsis radiata, 

 Actiniopteris radiata, 



LinnjEus. Swaetz. Plumiek. 

 KuNZE. Xaulfuss. Peesl. 

 Leibmann. Willdenow. 

 Plukenet. Sloan. 

 schlechtendal . 



MaETENS and GrALLEOTTI. 

 HOOKEE. 



Pee. 



J. Smith. 



Cheilanthes — From the Greek; a lip, and a flotver. 



Radiata — Payed. 



A lov{:ly dwarf Fern, but little known in cultivation. Until 

 recently this species was considered an Adiantum. 



An evergreen stove species. 



Native of Tropical America, Mexico, "West Indies, Jamaica, 

 St. Domingo, Martinica, Caraccas, and Brazil. In Mexico this 

 species is found from the east coast to an elevation of four 

 thousand five hundred feet, growing in shady places in woods. 

 Schiede found it at Hacienda de la Lagune; Galleotti found it 

 at Jalapa and Mirador; Leibmann met with it at Mirador, and 



