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FERNS OF JAMAICA 45 
. A. LATIFOLIUM Lam. Along roadside a mile south 
of Port Antonio. (535) 
. A. MACROPHYLLUM Swartz. A handsome fern with 
unusually broad pinnae. (565) 
MELANOLEUCUM Willd. Very common along 
roadsides at St. Ann’s Bay. A great variation 
exists in the size of the pinnules. (455, ‘98, 
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PULVERULENTUM L. Quite common in Holly- 
mount woods. (410) 
PULVERULENTUM Var. CAUDATUM Jenman. Holly- 
mount woods. (437) 
TENERUM Swartz. Frequent at Ewarton, Mone- 
ague, and St. Ann’s Bay. (395, 502, 523) 
TRAPEZIFORME L. A handsome fern with ex- 
ceedingly large pinnules. Hollymount woods. 
(502a) 
A. Apparently a distinct species but 
as yet undetermined. In open places near 
Papine. (107) 
Hypo .fpris 
- H. nigrescens Hook. Along trail to Morce’s 
Gap. (282a) 
PiryROGRAMMA 
pine. 
. SULPHUREA (Swartz) Maxon. One of the most 
beautiful ferns in the island, its fronds -deep- 
green above with yellow powder beneath. It 
well bears the common name of ‘gold fern.” 
At frequent intervals along the Content trail 
from 3000 to 1500 feet. (335) 
- TARTAREA (Cav.) Maxon. A much stouter fern 
with white powder beneath. Common at Cin- 
chona. (197) 
- P. caLoMELAENA (L.) Link. Along roadside, Pa- 
(140) 
