])lt WRIGHT'S HERBARIA. 307 



CRYPTOGAMIA FILICES. 



149. CVATHEA AIIBOREA, 8w. 



The tribe of ferns is very numerous here; none seems to 

 merit so much attention as the fern tire. It is found in 

 woody shaded places, and is twenty feel high. The trunk is 

 rough, jointed, and hard, and has a large pulp in the middle. 

 Towards the top, it sends oft' beautiful long leaves, and looks 

 like an umbrella. 



