Portion of barren Frond— under side. 



ACROSTICHUM CUSPIDATUM. 

 WiLLDENOw. Fee. 



PLATE LVI. VOL. VII. 



JElaphoglossum cuspidatum, MooBE. 



Olfersia cuspidata, Pbesl, 



Acrostichiim — From the Greek, aJcros — high, and stichos — order. 

 Cuspidatum — Pointed. 



In the Section Elaphoglossum. 



A HANDSOME, dwavf, rare species, well worthy of cultivation. 



An evergreen stove Fern. 



Native of Caraccas. 



The fronds are linear-oblong, elongate, pointed, covered 

 v/ith whitish scales above, and with reddish scales beneath. 



Stipes scaly, from two to six inches in length. 



The frond narrowing to the base and to the apex. 



The scales of two sorts, some membranaceous, closely ad- 

 pressed, and with sub-rotund white fine hairs; the others for 

 the most part red. Costa black. 



