116 FLORA OF ST. CROIX AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS. 



989. P. pedata, L. 



Gregarious in forests, liere and there. — St. Thomas (Signal Hill, near 

 St. Peter). 



990. Teenitis lanceolata, R. Br. 



lu leaf-mould on rocks, not uncommon. — All islands. 



991. Antrophyum lineatum, Kaulf. 



In forests, rare. — St. Thomas (St. Peter). 



992. Blechnum occidentale, L. 



Gregarious in pastures and.forests, very common. — Ail islands. 



993. Chrysodium vulgare, F^e. 



In marshy soil, gregarious j up to 15' high. Not uncommon. — All 

 islands. 



994. Hemionitis palmata, L. (v. Strawberry Fern). 



Propagating itself by buds from the serratures of the frond. Gregn- 

 rious in shady forests, here and there. — St. Croix (Eliza's Retreat); St. 

 Jan (Rogiers, King's Hill). 



995. Gymnogramme calomelanos, Kaulf, (v. Silvery Fern). 



On hills and among stones, not uncommon. — All islands. 



Var. pumila, Egg. 



Dwarfy, cartilaginous. On old walls, here and there. — St. Croix 

 (Bodkin); St. Thomas (Cowell's Battery). 



996. Asplenium serratum, L. 



Frond up to 4' long. On rocks in forests, very rare. — St. Thomas 

 (Signal Hill, 1400'). 



997. A. firrnum, Kze. 



St. Thomas (Griseb. Syst. TJnters. p. 134) {A. ahscissum, W.). 



998. A. pumilum, Sw. 



On clayey soil in forests, gregarious, here and there. — St. Thomas 

 (Matthis Gut) ; St. Jan (Rogiers). 



999. Aspidium punctulatum, Sw. 



In forests, not uncommon. — St. Thomas. 



1000. A. semicordatum, Sw. 



In shady localities, not uncommon. — Vii'gin Islands. 



