Portion of mature Frond— tinder side, shewing the highest harren and lowest fertile pinnte. 



ASPIDIUM ACEOSTICHOIDES. 



SWARTZ. KUNZE. 

 PLATE XIX. VOL. VI. 



Polystichum acrosticJioides, 



iium 

 Nejphrodium acrosticJioides, 



SCHOTT. MOOEE & HoULSTON. 

 StTAETZ. ScHKUHE. SillTH. 



WiLLDENOw. Link. Peesl. 



ScHKUHE. 

 MiCHAUX. 



Aspidium — The* Shield Fern. 



AcrosticJioides — ? 



A PLEASING hardy Fern, easily cultivated and very dissim- 

 ilar from all other species. 



Native of North America. 



First introduced into the Royal Gardens, Kew, in 1820. 



Fronds pinnate, lanceolate; apex contracted where soriferous. 

 Pinnae oblong-linear, acute, petiolate, auriculate on the upper 

 base, lower base obliquely truncate; margin ciliato-serrate, with 

 lengthy spinulous hairs. 



Rachis and stipes squamulous. Terminal, being adherent to 

 a tufted rhizoma. 



Sori confluent. 



