A LIST OF THE FERN WORTS COLLECTED 

 IN JAMAICA* 



By Willard X. Clute. 



{Continued.) 

 CYATHEACE^. 



Alsophila R. Br. 



39. A. aspera R. Br. A very common tree fern with dark 



foliage, which has gained it the name of "black tree 

 fern " among the natives. (350). 



40. A. pruinata Kaulf. Among the most magnificent of 



Jamaican ferns. The stipe is frequently more than 

 eight feet long and the fronds large in proportion. 

 Common in high elevations. Morce's Gap. (91). 

 Hemitelia R. Br. 



41. H. korrida'R.. Br. Common, especially in the lower hills. 



Cuna Cuna Gap. (266). 

 Cyathea L. 



42. C. pubescens Mett. Common at Morce's Gap. A tall and 



commanding species prominent in mountain forests. 



(90). 



43. C. arborea Sm. The common tree fern of the lower hills. 



Stem quite smooth gray in color. Cuna Cuna Gap. (289). 



44. C. gracilis Griseb. Morce's Gap, not common. A low 



species with stalked pinnules, which give the frond a 

 peculiarly open appearance. (181). 



45. C. elegans Hew. Above Moore Town, not very common. 



(261a). 



46 C. I'ussaciiDesv. Moody's Gap in deep shade. A large 

 dark-colored species. (164). 



47. C. furfuracea Bak. In moist forests, very common. 



Morce's Gap. (89). 



POL YPOD I ACE^E. 



Dicksonia L. Her. 



48. D. cicutaria Sw. Cuna Cuna Gap, common. (292). 



49. D. dissect 'a Sw. New Haven Gap. (10S). 



50. D. rubiginosa Kaulf. New Haven Gap. (351). 



51. D. Plumieri Hook. Moody's Gap. (160). 



*Begun in July, igoo. 



