Portion of mature Frond— under side. 



ASPIDIUM ACUMINATUM. 



WiLLDENOW. 



PLATE XI. VOL. VI. 



Lastrea acuminata, J. Houlston. Mooee. 



" Rileyana, Of Gardens. 



Lepidonevron acuminatum, Fee. 



Aspiditim — The Shield Fern. Acuminatum — Long-pointed. 



In the Section Lastrea of Authors. 



A PRETTY dwarf evergreen Fern, yet from what country it 

 is rather doubtful, probably Nepal. 



An evergreen warm greenhouse or stove species. 



Fronds glabrous, triangularly-elongate, bipinnate; pinnae being 

 triangularly elongate-acuminate; pinnules oblong-ovate, except 

 the lower ones, which are entire, and in a slight degree pinnatifid; 

 the upper pinnules are decurrent at the base, and rigidly dentate. 



Fronds terminal, adherent to a slightly tufted rhizoma. 



Sori medial. 



Length of frond twelve to fifteen inches; colour a heavy green. 



For plants of this species I am indebted to Mr. Moore, of 

 the Chelsea Botanic Gardens; and to Mr. J. Henderson, of 

 Wentworth. 



