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Fig. "]•]. — Bracket fern 'yElaphoglossum aemiilum) growing on ohia {Metro- 

 sidcros pohmorpha). The branching trunk of the latter is common and is 

 probably due to the fact that the early growth was upon some other tree and 

 these roots were thrown down to the ground for support. 



