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somewhat arched and undulating at the margin. We 
have it from the West Indies. 
Elaphoglossum Scolopendrium. Harfs-tongue Elapho - 
glossum. Caudex short, creeping, scaly ; fronds of two 
kinds ; fertile ones with stems 8 inches high, their whole 
length about foot, erect, tongue-shaped; the barren 
fronds scarcely exceed a foot in length, they are of an 
oblong lance-shape, waved at the margin ; both are of a 
beautiful pale green. Introduced from Brazil. 
Stenochlcena sorbifolia. Barren fronds pinnate ; leaflets 
leathery ; fertile fronds pinnate, erect, contracted ; caudex 
creeping and climbing. A native of Jamaica. 
Stenochlcena scandens. Climbing Stenochlcena . Barren 
fronds pinnate; leaflets a foot long, narrow- lanceolate, 
with a thickened border ; fertile fronds bipinnate ; leaf- 
lets long, narrow, grass-shaped at the ends and covered 
with sori. An East Indian fern. 
Platy cerium is a genus of ferns, the fertile fronds of 
which are cut into broad segments like the horns of an 
elk ; the name is derived from platy s, broad, and her as , 
horn. The various species grow mostly on trees. 
Platycerium Stemmaria. Garlanded Platycerium . 
Fronds of two kinds ; the barren ones sessile, elongated, 
ascending, only slightly lobed, kidney-shaped, spongy, 
depressed; the fertile fronds are simple, horizontal, 
thick and leathery, forked in the upper part in the form 
of a Fucus or Ulva. This fern may be found in pro- 
fusion, growing upon the trees in African woods. It 
flourishes freely in any hot moist house. 
Platy cerium alcicorne. E IPs -horn fern. Caudex tufted; 
fronds rising in a dense cluster; the fertile ones nume- 
rous and nearly erect, occupying the centre of the group, 
these are frequently forked, erect in the simple part of 
