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seem to be with the Osmundacese, but in the structure and ar- 

 rangement of their vascular bundles they are more like the 

 Gleicheniacese. 



Of the two families of the Hydropterides, the Salviniacese 

 shows several points of resemblance to the Hymenophyllaceae. 

 The development of the leaves is strikingly like those of Hy- 

 menophyllaceae with reniform or palmate leaves, and the struc- 

 ture of the sori almost identical. The absence of secondary 



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roots in Salvinia is suggestive also of the similar absence in 

 some species of Trichomanes. The two-sided apical cell of 

 the stem is, however, different from that ofthe few Hymeno- 

 phyllaceae examined, which all possess the pyramidal initial, 

 but possibly further examination may show forms with an 

 initial cell similar to that of Asolla or Salvinia. 



The Marsiliaceae, except for their marked heterospory, are 

 typical leptosporangiate forms. The writer has been inclined 

 to assign them a position near the Polypodiacese, but recent 



