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BRITISH FERNS. 
glossy, 6 inches long, and sharply pointed ; stems bright 
green, jointed; sori large, yellow, in two rows; veins 
extremely beautiful, parallel, then uniting so as to form 
perfect cubes. A beautiful Brazilian species. 
Goniophlebium neriifolium. Oleander-leaved Goniophle- 
bium . Caudex creeping, scaly ; fronds pinnate, 3 feet 
high ; side leaflets lance-shaped, 6 inches long and f 
inch wide, pointed ; the leaflet at the apex is larger. 
Elaphoglossum is a genus, with simple fronds and 
forked veins. 
Elaphoglossum callcefolium . Calla-leavedElaphoglossum. 
Caudex creeping ; fronds barren and fertile ; the fertile 
ones narrow and erect, about a foot high, the barren ones 
lance-shaped, pointed, dark glossy green, with waved 
edges and of the same stature. It is a native of Java. 
Elaphoglossum crassinerve . Thick-veined Elaphoglos- 
sum . Caudex slightly creeping ; fronds of two kinds, 
stouter than in the last species, and with thicker veins, 
as the specific name indicates ; fertile fronds not much 
exceeding 1 foot in height ; barren ones 2 feet high, 
waved at the margin ; all the fronds are of a dull green 
colour. It is a West Indian species. 
Elaphoglossum conforme . Conformed Elaphoglossum . 
Caudex creeping, scaly ; fronds oval ; fertile ones small, 
and covered underneath with the small, but crowded 
sori ; barren ones much taller, more pointed, a foot high, 
and very beautifully veined, with clusters of regular, 
oblique, evenly-branched veins. Its home is on shady 
rocks at the Cape of Good Hope. 
Elaphoglossum longifoiium . Long-leaved Elaphoglos- 
sum . Caudex creeping ; fronds of two kinds, 2 feet high ; 
the fertile fronds are narrow-lanceolate, sharp at the 
apex, and erect ; the barren ones a little broader, pointed. 
