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also in Mexico and Central America, and in Colom- 

 bia, Venezuela and Brazil. Also in Asia, the Bahama 

 Islands, Hayti and Cuba. It grows from two feet to 

 five, and is generally found in shady, low places. 

 Its common name is Cinnamon Fern, from the color of 

 the wool. 



11 The stipe is from six inches to two feet long, and 

 is a light green color. Near the base it is covered 

 with dark brown spots, and it has two or three deep 

 grooves running the whole length. The frond is from 

 one to three feet in length, and from half a foot to a 

 foot in width. It is a light green color. 



" The pinnae are from two to six inches long and 

 nearly an inch wide. There are about thirty-six on 

 the rachis and they are all opposite except near the 

 apex. They are divided into lobes which are cut 

 down nearly to the mid-vein. They are covered with 

 very fine hairs, and where they join the rachis there 

 is some wool. The wool is found along the stipe, 

 and is a bright cinnamon color, from which the fern 

 takes its name." Edna. 



The Mitra Kpiscopalis. 



"We have just finished a very interesting lesson 

 on the mitre shell. It belongs to the f amity of Volu- 

 tidae. This shell is about three and a half inches 

 long and three-quarters of an inch thick. It looks 



