with Jenman's " Ferns of Jamaica;" in this list some will be found 

 to be different, and more in accord with our ideas of nomenclature. 

 The numbers in parenthesis are those under which the species 

 were collected and distributed. The localities given are all in the 

 eastern part of the island. 



MARATTIACE.^. 



Marattia Sw. 



1. AT. alata Sm. A large succulent fern common in moist 



forests. Morce's Gap. (179). 

 Dan.£a Sm. 



2. D. stenophylla Kze. Common in moist forests. A curi- 



ous fern with several swollen joints in the stipe. Morce's 

 Gap. (105). 



3. D. nodosa Sm. Above Moore Town. Two specimens. 



(270a). 



OPHIOGLOSSACE^E. 



Ofhioglossum L. 



4. O. ret icu latum L. In moist grassy places along roadsides. 



Cedar Valley. Not common. (153). 



5. O. palmatum L. Growing in tufts on trees above Moore 



Town. Rare. (275). 



BOTRYCHUM Sw. 



6. B. Je)U)iani Underw. The species is described elsewhere 



in this issue. (63). 



7. B. Virginianum&vt. Frequent in moist forests in Jamai- 



ca. This plant is peculiar for always having two fronds, 

 the frond of the preceding year remaining through the 

 winter, although the fertile part dies. (96). 

 OSMUNDACE^. 



OSMUNDA L. 



S. O cinnamomea L. This fern is rare in Jamaica. I col- 

 lected it at Salt Pond near Guava Ridge, at an altitude 

 of about 4,000 feet. (242). 



HYMENOPHYLLACE^. 

 Hymknophyllum L. 



9. H. abruption Hook. On trunks of trees, Morce's Gap, 

 common. (54). 



10. //. asplenioutes Sw. On bases of trees, John Crow Peak. 

 Not common. A handsome species with pellucid fronds 

 and large involucres. (75). 



