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Fic. 228. — An Epiphytie Fern (Platycerium) on a Tree Trunk. 
The more upright leaves next the trunk of the tree serve to collect water 
and to accumulate a deposit of decaying vegetable matter, while the 
outer leaves serve as foliage and bear spores. 
