Portion of mature Frond— under side. 



ACKOSTICHUM VILLOSUM. 



SwARTZ. {Not of Gaudichaud nor Sieber.) Kunze? 

 Sprengel. Fee. Lamarck. Hooker and Greyille. 



PLATE LIV. VOL. VII. 



Elaphoglossiun villosii m . 

 Olfersia rnllosa. 



Moore. J. Smith. 

 Presl. 



Acrostichum — From the Greek, akros — liigli, and stichos — order, 

 Villosum — Shaggy. 



In the Section Elaphoglossum of Authors. 



A PRETTY dwarf Fern. 



An evergreen stove species. 



Native of Jamaica. 



Introduced into the Royal Gardens, Kew, in the year 1843, 

 having been received from Mr. N. Wilson. 



Sterile fronds simple, oblong-lanceolate, acuminate, undulated, 

 hirsute, and pale green in colour. Fertile fronds oblong- 

 lanceolate and acuminate. 



Both fronds articulated near the base of the stipes, and lateral. 



Rhizoma creeping and scaly. 



Length of sterile frond ten inches, fertile eight inches. 

 VOL. vir. T 



