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DAVALLIA. 



An elegant fern of the genus davallia characterised by 

 the fructifications being " in roundish separate spots, near 

 the margin, " is very plentiful in the neighborhood of 

 Maulmain. 



Davallia. 



MULE FERN. 



Near the sea shore a species of mule fern with cordate 

 fronds is sometimes seen. 



Hemionitis cordifolia. 



SCAXDENT LOMARIA. 



The low lands near the mouths of our rivers and nullahs, 

 are often fantastically dressed with a species of lomaria 

 which creeps up to the tops of the tallest trees* 

 Lonfaria scandcns. 



TAPEWORM FERN* 



The tapeworm fern, so called from the resemblance of 

 the line of sori to a tape worm, is not infrequent. 

 Tcsnis blcchnoidcs ? 



MAIDENHAIR. 



A small handsome fern is seen in the crevices of old 

 ruins and walls every where, of the same genus and nearly 

 resembling the English maidenhair — " the prettiest of all 

 ferns/' 



Adiantum. 



CLUB MOSS. 



The green woods of our southern provinces are often 

 carpeted with the club moss, or ground pine, of which we 

 have one or two handsome species. 

 Lycopodium. 



SALVINIA. 



A curious little floating plant, related to the ferns, of 

 the genus salvinia is often seen on the surface of old tanks 

 and stagnate waters. 



Salvinia cuzullata. 



