74 EAGLE FEEN. 



curry, into which the young tops of the common 

 Polypodium entered. 



This fern well repays any trouble that may be 

 bestowed upon it. Care must be taken in its removal 

 not to break the fibrous roots, which become entangled 

 with the substances around them. In a green-house, 

 or large case suspended in a wooden basket, well 

 covering the roots with moss and leaf-mould and 

 sand, it forms a beautiful object. Out of doors, too, 

 it is a pleasing addition to the rockery, or stumps of 

 old trees. It does well for bouquets, as it will live a 

 long time in water. 



BRAKES OR BRACKEN EAGLE FERN. 



PTERIS AQUILINA. 



[Linnceus, Smith, Hooker and Arnott, Bdbington, 



Bentham, and Moore.] 



(Fig. 18.) 



SYNONYM. 



EUPTERIS AQUILINA. Newman. 



A WELL-KNOWN and very common species of fern, 

 not at all difficult to recognize, by its large and strong 

 growth, and the continuous lines of marginal sori on 

 the compound bipinnate fronds. They are sometimes 

 ten or twelve feet in height, and their texture is crisp 



