Pinna of mature Frond—upper side. 



CHEILANTHES CUNEATA. 



Link. Kunze. Hooker. Kaulfuss. Fee. 



PLATE XXVII. VOL. IV. 



Casseheera cuneata, 

 Allosorus cuneatus, 



" jpulchellus, 

 Cheilanthes rufescens, 



J. Smith. 



Peesl. 



Maetens and Galleotti. 



Of Continental Gaedens. 



Cheilanthes — From the Greek; a lip, and a Jlower, 

 Cuneata — Wedge-shaped. 



A RARE and interesting species. 



An evergreen stove Fern. 



Native of Mexico, from Oaxaca, at an altitude of seven 

 thousand feet; Cerro de Pinel, Sierra Madre, Sierra San Pedro, 

 Nolasca, and Talca. 



Received at the Royal Gardens, Kew, in 1854, from Mr. 

 D. Cameron. 



Fronds tri-quadripinnate, and cuneate or broadly ovate in 

 form; primary and secondary pinnules ovato-acuminate, the 

 remainder lanceolate-acuminate below, and decurrent; ultimate 

 pinnules acuminate. 



