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CRYPTOGAMIA. 
Class XXIV. 
2209. OPHIOGLOS'SUM. L. Adder's-tongue. Sp. 3—9. 
14f;2l vulgatum W. common ^ A cu | my.jn Br Britain m.me. D p.l Eng. bot. 108 
14622 reticulatum W. netted £ 123 pr \ my.jn Br W. Indies 1793. D p.l Plum. fil. t. 164 
14623 bulbosum W. bulbous A ^ pr k jl-au Br N. Amer. ... D l.p 
2210. MARAT'TIA. Swz. Marattia. Sp. 1—6. 
14G24 alata W. winged !Z3 or li au Br Jamaica 1793. D l.p Sm. ined. t. 46 
History, Use, Propagation, Culture, 
2209. Ophioglossum. From o^/?, a serpent, and ■yXtua-irv, a tongue. The little green narrow-pointed leaves, 
seated on a narrow stalk or neck, and peeping up from among the grass, may be not unaptly compared to a 
snake's tongue. 
