56 PINE-LEAVED GYMNOGRAMMA. 



the island of Jersey it is widely distributed, the prin- 

 cipal localities being near St. Haule, St. Albin's, and 

 several places near St. Lawrence. In one spot, near 

 the last-named place, it grows plentifully for a con- 

 siderable distance along a hedge-bank, extending as 

 far as the bank is exposed, but ceasing exactly where 

 the lane is shaded with trees. 



Mons. Piquet, of St. Hellier's, kindly forwarded to 

 us a specimen of this fern taken from a bank with a 

 south-western aspect near that place, not densely 

 shaded by trees, but protected from the direct rays 

 of the sun by dwarf vegetation. 



The soil used for this fern should be a light sandy 

 loam. It requires constant moisture, and does well in 

 a closed case. Marchantia and mosses should be 

 allowed to grow freely around it. It is strictly an 

 annual fern, and springs up without further trouble 

 after being once established. 



