Portion of mature Froud— under side. 



ACROSTICHUM NICOTIANi^^FOLIUM. 



SWARTZ. AYlLLDENOW. SpRENGEL. DeSVAUX. 



Heward. Kunze. 



PLATE L. \{)L. Ml. 



Gymnopteris nicotiancefulia, 



Anapausia nicotiancefolia, 

 Chrysodiiim nicoUancefolium, 



Pkesl. J. Smith. Fee. 



MOOBE AND HOULSTON. SCHOTT. 



Moore. 

 Mettenius. 



Acrosticham — From tlie Grreek, akros — high, and aik-hos — order. 

 NicoiiaiKBfolium — Tobacco-leaved. 



In the Section Gymnoptekis of Autuous. 



A riiETTY and by no means common Fern. 



An evergreen stove species. 



Native of the West Indies, Jamaica, Cuba, Trinidad, Guiana, 

 and Para. 



Introduced into tlie Royal (iardeus, \\vy^\ in the year 1843, 

 having been received from Mr. N. Wilson. 



Barren and fertile fronds different. 



