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GLEICHENIA DICHOTOMA (Branching into equal divisions). 

 This Fern is a native of Ceylon, and was first introduced into 

 Prussia, whence it has since found its way all over Europe. 

 It is rather a dwarf-growing kind with glaucous fronds. It is 

 rather a delicate plant, and should not be overpotted ; indeed, 

 shallow boxes or pans are best for all the Gleichenias. 



G. FUECATA (Forked). Eather a scarce West-Indian Fern. 

 The fronds are 18 inches or 2 feet long, dark green, and some- 

 what downy. The stems are brown and wiry, as in all the 

 members of the family. 



G. GLAUCESCENS (Somewhat of a bluish-green colour). A 

 magnificent strong-growing Fern, originally imported from the 

 West Indies to the Eoyal Botanic Gardens at Kew. It is still 

 somewhat rare. The stems will attain the height of 3 feet or 

 more, and are generally well clothed with delicately-coloured 

 fronds. 



GONIOPHLEBIUM. 



A genus of Ferns formed out of Polypodium by PresI, and 

 so named from gonia, an angle, and plilebia, a vein, the veins 

 forming angles on the under side of the fronds. The distin- 

 guishing characters of the genus consist in the angular position 

 of the veins, the sori being round, and placed at the end of 

 the veinlets. 



GONIOPHLEBIUM CATHERINE (St. Catherine's). A Brazilian 

 Fern of great beauty. Fronds almost triangular, pinnate ; 

 the leaflets blunt and oblong. Eootstock creeping, and 

 covered with scales wrapping over each other. Spore-masses 

 in one series, and only on the upper part of the frond. Another 

 elegant Fern, increased by dividing the rootstock. 



G. CUSPIDATUM (Sharp-pointed). A very beautiful and 

 rare Fern from Java. Fronds pinnate with lance-shaped 

 leaflets. Increased by dividing the scaly rootstocks. The 

 fronds are about 3 feet high. 



G. HAEPEODES (Scimitar-like). A tall-growing, rather 



