Mo. Bot. GARD. BULL., VOL. 4, 1916. PLATE 24. 
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PLATYCERIUM ALCICORNE OR STAG-HORN FERN—A NEST EPI- 
PHYTE. NOTE THE CLASPING BASAL LEAVES WHICH RETAIN DECAY- 
ING VEGETABLE MATTER. 
TILLANDSIA ALOIFOLIA, A TANK EPIPHYTE. THE ROOTS SEEN 
SERVE ONLY TO FASTEN THE PLANTS TO THE BRANCH. 
