NEW FERNS FROM THE ANDES OF QUITO. 167 
green on both sides, thinly scattered over, especially on the upper 
_ surface, with minute lanceolate pale adpressed scales, which border 
he margin with a dense fringe. Veins close, rather obscure, nearly 
long, but narrower, on much longer stipes, the upper surface matted 
over with minute adpressed whitish ciliated scales. Near A. discolor 
and Gardnerianum, 
43*, Acrosticuum (Elaphoglossum) Papttiosum, whee 
Caudex short, woody, suberect; basal scales forming a dense 
on ine 
broad, acute, narrowed very gradually to the base, moderately firm in 
textur e, bright green on both sides, thinly scattered over on both sides 
ndin P 
ts papillnas dot distinctly ‘within the border. Fertile fi rond narrower, 
on a longer stipe. General habit of A. latifolium fee scolopendri- 
olium. 
if Acrosticuum Boryanum, /¢e.—New to the Ande 
Seo- 2582. 45%, Acrosticaum ( laekojdannay B het: Baker, 
woody, wide-c ping ¢ inch thi les dark brown, lanceolate, 
acuminate, 4-} inch long, membranous, slightly crisped. ipe o 
bar frond “eal a foot long, furnished up to the top with a few 
ndin es lik the rhizome, which deciduous in a 
late stage Ba rond lanceolate, 6-8 inches long, 15-1 
r owed gradually to the base and point, rigidly subcoriaceous, 
thinly covered all over, especially on the under surface, wit. 
linear bright brown entire scales reaching 1-1 e in length, which 
also extend to the margin. Veins close, moderately distinct, bap 
or forked, forming an angle of about 70° with the costa. Fertile frond 
as long as the barren one, but narrower, with a longer pris and 
abundant large linear scales mixed up with the capsules. 
crisped linear membranous bright brown scales 3-3 inc 
distant, 13-2 feet long, densely ——o with similar scales in the 
lower part, naked upwards. n frond oblong-deltoid, simply 
; upper surface glabrous ; lower finely pubescent all over. Main 
veins ns erecto-patent, distinct to the , at a distance from one another 
3.2 inch; veinlets 5-6-jugate, forming an acute angle with 
th e group free. ‘Fertile frond much smaller, bipinnate ; upper 
peste caine. ligulate, obtuse ; lower obtusely lobed. A very fine 
et plant. 
Lycoroprum Savrurvus, Lam.—A fine variety, as deeply pee 
throughout with — red as L. erythrocum. 
