174 Geographical Handbook of Ferns. 



Pteris — continued. 



which grow up where the primeval forests have been burnt. St. 

 Catherine's and Rio Grande.' C. Bunhury. 



Pt. lomariacea, Kze. Hab. : British fruiana ; old walls, In- 

 fecionado, Diamond district, Brazil ; summit of the Organ Moun- 

 tains. 



Pt. biaurita, X. Hab. : Brazil. 



Pt. lonchophora, Metten. Hab. : Rio Janeiro. 



Pt. sagittifolia, Raddi. Hab. : Brazil ; woods in the Mandiocca 

 Mountains ; rocks in shady woods in the Organ Mountains ; Rio. 

 Hook. Fil. E.Tot. t. 39. 



Pt. ornithopus, Metten. Hab. : South Brazil. 



Pt. palmata, WiUd. (Pt. pedata, L. ; Pt. collina, Raddi). Hab. : 

 Organ MouutainSj Brazil. 



Pt. pedata, Linn. Hab. : Islands of St. Sebastian and St. Ca- 

 therine ; and Porto Alegre, South Brazil. ' (Pteris varians, var. of 

 Pt. pedata) Ouro Preto, rocky banks on the mountains, at an eleva- 

 tion between 3,000 and 4,000 feet.' C. Bunhury. 



Pt. splendens, Kmdf. Hab. ; woods, Brazil ; Organ Mountains 

 and AiTial dos Minas. 



Pt. denticulata, Swartz (Pt. Brasiliensis, Raddi). Hab. : Brazil, 

 extremely common ; Porto Alegre, Rio Grande, Ilhios, San Gae- 

 tano, Minas Geraes. ' Rio de Janeiro, in thick woods on the Cor- 

 covado.' C. Bunhury. 



Pt. decurrens, Presl. Hab. ; ' Rio de Janeiro, in thick woods on 

 the Corcovado.' C. Bunhury. 



Pt. leptophylla, Sio. Hab. : Brazil, abundant about Rio. Hooh. 

 Gard. Ferns, t. 23. 



Pt. incisa, Thunh. Hab. : Brazil. 



Pt. Luschnathiana, Baker. Hab. : Brazil. 



Pt. Kunzeana, Agardh. Hab. ; French Guiana. 



Ceratopterls. 



C. thalictroides, Brong. Hab. : tropical and sub-tropical regions, 

 growing in quiet or slightly current waters ; French and British 

 Guiana ; Brazil, Bahia. 



Iiomaria. 



Ij. attenuata, Willd. Hab. . Brazil, Organ Mountains. 



L. divergens, Kunze (L. Plumieri, i>esy.). Hab. : Brazil, shady 

 wood by a small stream, Organ Mountains ; B. Guiana. 



L. alpina, Sprertg. Hab. : S. Brazil. 



L. procera, Spreng. Hab. : Organ Mountains, Brazil, Porto 

 Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul. 



L. Boryana, Willd. (L. Magellanica, Desv.). Hab. : Brazil ; 

 common near Tejuco, moist bushy places near San Pedro ; boggy 

 places near the summit of the Organ Mountains ; Rio Grande do 

 Sul, Uruguay. Hook. Gard. Ferns, t. 52. 



L. volubilis, Hook. Hab. : Barra do Rio Negro, tributary to the 

 Amazon, in thiclcets by streams, climbing to the height of twenty 

 feet. Appun, British Guiana. 



Blecbnum. 



B. Lanceola, Sioartz. Hab. -. Bogota, about Rio. Hook. Cent. 

 Ferns, t. 70. 



