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FERNS : BRITISH AND FOREIGN. 
Marattia, in honour of J. F. Maratti, of Tuscany, who wrote 
on ferns. 
Marsilea, in honour of Count L. F. Marsigli, of Bologna. 
Meniscium, menisJcos, crescent ; shape of the fructification. 
Mesochlaena, mesos, middle, chloena, a cloak ; attachment of the 
indusium. 
Microlepia, mikros, small, lepis, scale ; the indusium small. 
Microsorum, mikros, small ; small sori. 
Microstaphyla, mikros, small, staphyle, a hunch; the fertile 
frond being like a little bunch. 
Mohria, in honour of D. D. Mohr, a German botanist. 
Myriopteris, myrios, myriad, pteris ; the frond being divided 
into a number of small parts. 
Neottopteris, neottia, nest, piteris ; bird’s-nest fern. 
JNephrodium, nephros, kidney ; form of the indusium. 
Nephrolcpis, nepliros, kidney, lepis, scale; the indusium being 
kidney-shaped and scale-like. 
Neurocallis, neuron, a nerve, kallos, beautiful ; the venation. 
INeurodium, neuron, nerve ; the venation. 
INiphobolus, niphos, of snow, holos, a large pill ; the under side of 
the frond densely covered with white scales, snow-like and 
the round sori. 
INiphopsis, niphos, of snow, opsis, like ; like niphobolus. 
Notholaena, nothos, spurious, chloena, cloak ; the imperfect 
indusium. 
Ochropteris, ochros, pale ; pale fern. 
Odontosoria, odontos, of a tooth, sori; the sori-like teeth. 
Oleandra, resemblance to Nerium Oleander ; the Oleander. 
Olfersia, in honour of Professor Olfers, a celebrated astro- 
nomer. 
Onoclea, onos, a vessel, kleio, to enclose ; the rolled-up 
fertile segments of the frond. 
Onychium, onychion, a little nail; resemblance to the fertile 
segments of the fronds. 
•Ophioglossom, ophios, of a serpent, glossa, tongue; the spikes 
of fructification. 
Osmunda, Osmunder, one of the names of Thor, a Celtic 
divinity. 
Paragramma, para, near to, gramma, a line; the sori in short 
lines parallel with and close to the margin. 
Pellaea, pellos, dark-coloured ; the dusky colour of the fronds. 
Phegopteris, pliegos, beech ; beech fern, by some called sun fern. 
