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BRITISH FERNS. 
1 foot long ; the stems and the ribs of the leaflets are 
hairy. A native of Jamaica. 
Diplazium sylvaticum. WoodDiplazium . Candex erect ; 
fronds pinnate, triangular in form, from 2 to 3 feet long ; 
leaflets roundish, serrated ; stem scaly. A species pecu- 
liar to Ceylon. 
Diplazium Thwaitesii . Thwaites’s Diplazium . Candex 
creeping; fronds pinnate, hairy, about 6 inches high. 
Imported from Ceylon by Mr. Thwaites. 
Fadyenia is a genus named after Dr. MacFadyen. 
Fadyenia prolifera. Proliferous Fadyenia . Candex 
tufted ; fronds simple ; fertile ones erect, central, narrow, 
lance-shaped, blunt at the apex, but narrowing to the 
base ; barren ones horizontal, and producing young plants 
from the points, hence the specific name, much broader 
than the spore-bearing fronds, and narrowing very 
elegantly to the rooting apex ; the fertile fronds measure 
about 5 inches ; the broader barren fronds lying hori- 
zontally round the circumference are about an inch 
longer; involucres heart-shaped or horseshoe-shaped, 
thick, and hairy. A very curious fern. A native of 
Jamaica. It grows best in a pot plunged in a pan of 
water, and requires great heat. 
Davallia hullaia . Studded Davallia . A small dark 
green glossy fern. A native of the East Indies. 
Davallia elata. Tall Davallia . Fronds drooping, from 
2 to 3 feet long ; they have a reddish tint in youth ; 
caudex creeping on the surface. 
Davallia pentaphylla. Five-leaved Davillia . Dwarf in 
size, but very pretty; the fronds cut into fine pinnse ; 
the leaflets very fine, and of a shining green. Very well 
suited for baskets. From the Malayan Archipelago. 
Ciboiium is a generic name derived from kibotion , a 
