THE BOTANY OF BERMUDA. 125 
Osmunda cinnamomea, Linn. 
Abundant also in Pembroke marsh. Native of the United States and 
the West Indies. 
Blechnum occidentale, Linn. 
Was planted out in suitable places in 1877. 
Besides the ferns which have been enumerated above, the writer in- 
troduced and cultivated the following species, nearly all of which are 
readily grown with a little protection. The temperature of the airin the 
fernery by self-registering thermometers ranged from 48° to 87° in the 
year: Anemia adiantifolia, Sw.; Cheilanthes microphylla, Swartz; Cystop- 
teris bulbifera, Bernh.; C. fragilis, Bernh.; Davallia aculeata, Swartz; D. 
Canariensis, Smith; Dicksonia punctilobula, Hook.; Gymnogramme calo- 
melanos, Kaulf.; G. sulfurea, Desv.; G. tartarea, Desv.; G. tomentosa, 
Desv.; Hemionitis palmata, Linn.; Lomaria gibba, Labill.; Onoclea sensi- 
dilis, Linn. (which, however, did not flourish); Pellea Breweri, Eaton; 
P. hastata, Link; P. rotundifolia, Hook.; Polypodiwm aureum, Linn.; 
P. vulgare, Linn. (brought from Ireland); P. divergens, Hook.; P. Dryop- 
teris, Linn. (which did not flourish); P. marginellum, Sw.; Scolopendrium 
vulgare, Sm. (brought from Ireland); Trichomanes crispum, Linn. (which 
could not long be kept alive). This enumeration may have some inter- 
est for future horticulturists in Bermuda. 
IT.—EQUISETACEZ:. 
Equisetum palustre, Linn.? Jointed marsh-weed. 
Pembroke marsh. Common in West Indies and United States. 
II].—LYCOPODIACE A. 
Psilotum triquetrum, Sw. 
Rare, but found about some of the caves in the Walsingham tract. 
Selaginella Martensti, Spreng. 
Found in gardens. 
The following were also introduced from Kew: 8. Griffithsii, Spreng. ; 
S. furcata, Har.; S. hematodes, S. inequifolium, S. Martensii, var. and 
stolonifera, Swartz; S. viticulosa, S. Wallichtti ; all of which grew well in 
a fernery. . 
IV.—CHARACE 2. 
Chara fetida, A. Br. 
This plant is abundant in wet ditches at Mount Langton. 
