A Dictionary of Choice Ferns. 
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ACROSTICHVM— continued. 
narrowed at the base, and borne on stems Gin. to Din. long. 
They are produced on a woody, short-creeping, prostrate 
stem, densely covered with scales similar to those clothing 
the stems. Fig. 43. 
Fig. 44. Acrostichum aureum, an evergreen species that 
needs to be treated as a semi=aquatic. 
A. aureum. 
A noble, strong-growing warm-house Fern, found 
naturally in swampy places all over the tropics of both 
hemispheres. The ample evergreen fronds are borne on 
strong, erect stems, 1ft. to 2ft. high, and their leafy por- 
. tion frequently measures 4ft. to 5ft. in length; they are 
of a leathery texture, and of a particularly brilliant and 
pleasing green colour, pinnate, with barren and usually stalked 
leaflets, 3in. to 9in. long, and sometimes Sin. broad. In 
