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largely cultivated, not only for its bulbs 

 which supply the florists of the world, but also 

 for its buds exported for Easter decorations 

 in America. A very large trade is carried oa 

 with this plant, also with the onion, and the 

 early potato. 



The lists recorded in this work are imper- 

 fect, but care has been taken to enumerat<\ 

 as far as possible, plant life as seen by the 

 ordinary observer. 



Ferns in Bermuda. 



The ferns and fern life of these islands aie 

 so fully and al)ly described in a bulletin <>( 

 theTorrey Botanical ChiU, by Mr. B. D. Gil- 

 bert, that to give another description here 

 would be only invidious Const^quHutly the 

 names and habitat an^ siuiply given, with 

 a.iy special remarks called foi-. The principal 

 fern localities are the maish*-s and the caves.. 

 and damp walls or rocks. 



Adiantum Capillus Veneris— Walsingham 

 district. Planted out by Governor Lefroy, it 

 is not a native or indigenous, but may from 

 its spread be now counted as a naturalized 

 species. 



Adiantum Bellum— A common fein, grow- 

 ing everywhere on rock surfaces by the road- 

 side and on garden w.ills. Universal. 



Adiantum Bellum Wa singense— A variety 

 of the above but tuuch larger. Abundant 

 near Walsingham. 



Ptei'is Longifolia — Uncertain whether a 

 native or naturalized. Ci'evices of walls and 

 rocks round Hamilton. 



Pteris Heterophylla— Open caves and cliffs 

 of Walsingham. It is known as the " parsley 

 fern." Scarce. 



