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Swarlz.) — A fine, distinct, lufted Fern, -witli erect, smooth, sliiniog, dark 

 green, pinnate fronds, with hairy stalks. Length from eight to twelve 

 inches. 



TEICHOMANES LUSCHNATIANUM, PrcsL—A handsome climbing 

 Fern, allied to Triohomanes radican.i, but is sessile, the fronds lanceolate, 

 and having u. very long and slender creeping oaudcx, (as much as fifteen 

 feet.) J^ative of Brazil. Length of frond eighteen inches. 



TRICHOilANES MEMBRANACEUM, Linnaus, Swartz, Willdenoio, 

 Hooker. (Filix hemionitis, Pluhenet.) — A very distinct, interesting, creeping 

 Fern, having most delicate, elegant, entire, roundish, nearly stemless, deep 

 green, glossy fronds, torn on the margin, and with fan-like veins. Native 

 of the West Indian Islands, growing on trunks of trees. Length of frond 

 from two to three inches. 



TRICHOMANES PUNCTATUM, Toh-ct, Kaalfuss, nooTcer and 

 GrcviUe. (Trichomanes sphenoides, Kunzc.)—Y(irj small fronds. Smaller 

 tlian muscoides, with roundish obovate, bluntly incised fronds, witli fan- 

 like veins. Native of Martinique, Guadaloupo, Trinidad, Gorgona, Peru, 

 and Guiana. 



TRICHOMANES REPTANS, Swarh, Willdenow, Iledwig, Boolcer and 

 Greville. (Trichomanes hymenodes, lledwig, Phyllitis scandens, Sloane.) 

 — A very minute Fern, creeping on palms, etc., with roundish incised 

 fronds, with fan-shaped veins. Native of Jamaica, St. Vincent, and Cuba. 

 Length of frond about an inch. 



TRICHOMANES RHOMBOIDEUM, Cuming.— L remarkable species, 

 ^^•\i\\ narrow pinnate fronds. Allied to Trichomanes javanicum. Native of 

 Philippine Islands. Length of frond nine to twelve inches, 



TRICHOMANES RUPESTRE, Backhouse.— L new species, forming 

 tufts of broadly-ovate, dense, rather undulate, pinnate fronds, on round 

 hairy stalks. Native of Borneo, growing oh bare wet rocks. 



TEICHOMANES SETIGERUM, BacHome.—k new, undescribed 

 beautiful species, allied to Trichomanes 2'>^,uma, but larger. Fronds tufted 

 and curving. The ultimate divisions of the pimiEC liair-like, giving a 

 brush-like appearance to the fronds. Native of Borneo, ■where it grows in 

 crevices of rocks. 



TRICHOMANES SUPERBUM, Backhouse.— Xu undescribed noble 

 species, with dense, triangular, tripinnatifid fronds, on erect, broadly- 

 winged, and very hairy stalks. Native of Borneo. Fronds from two to 

 three feet in length. 



TRICHOMANES THUJOIDES, Desvaux, J/ooier.— A handsome tufted 

 Fern, with ovate, attenuated, tripinnatifid fronds, on erect stalks. Native 

 of the Mauritius. Length of frond from nine to eighteen inches. 



