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PERISTYLUS. 



Aii elegant terrestrial orchid with snowy blossoms is 

 occasionally seen, which belongs to the genus peristylus. 

 Peristylus. 



GEODORUM. 



Two other terrestrial species are members of the genus 

 geodorum. 



Geodorum candidum. 

 " pallidum. 



VANILLA. 



Dr. Falconer discovered, while on his visit to the 

 Provinces in 1S49, a new species of vanilla, but its speci- 

 fic name and description have not yet transpired. 

 Vanilla. 



FERNS. 



The ferns are among the most curious objects in the 

 vegetable kingdom, and numerous species are indigen- 

 ous in these Provinces. 



TREE FERN. 



A tree fern is very rare but is occasionally seen in the 

 southern Provinces, resembling a small palm. Griffith 

 found the same species in Assam. 



The natives have but one name for both the cycas and 

 tree fern. 



Potypodium gigantcum. 



CLIMBING FERN. 



One of the most elegant climbers on the Coast is a 

 terrestrial species of fern, easily recognized by its habit 

 of running over other plants, and by the fringed margin 

 of its leaflets, from which it is sometimes called " fringed 

 fern." An allied species is found in the United States. 



Lyg odium scandens. 



Ophiglossum " 



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