BLECHNUM OCCIDENTALE 
Fronds 12 to 15 inches long, reddish brown when young, changing to 
green with age, the stems slightly scaly. The small engravings, 1 and 2, represent 
the upper and lower surface of a pinnae. Native of the West Indies. A green- 
house fern. 
BLECHNUM S PIC ANT. 
Sterile fronds 10 to 12 inches long, fertile fronds 12 to 15 inches long, 
more contracted and rising from the crown. The small engraving, 1, represents 
the upper surface of one of the sterile pinnae?, and 2, represent the underside of 
one of the fertile pinnaes. Native of Europe. Hardy fern. 
CHEILANTHES ELGEANS. 
Fronds 9 to 12 inches long, stems light brown, coated over with a 
greyish scale, changing to brown with age. The small engravings, 1 and 2, 
represent the upper and lower surface of a portion of a frond, Native of Chili, 
Peru, and Mexico. A green-house fern. 
C AEI L ANT HES HIRTA. 
Fronds 10 to 18 inches long, very hairy, and of a pale green, the stem is 
dark brown, and also coated with hairs. The small engravings, 1 and 2, re- 
present the upper and lower surface of part of a frond. Native of South Africa. 
A green house fern. 
CHEILANTHES TOMENTOSA. 
Fronds 8 to 14 inches long, stem light brown and scaly, the upper sur- 
face is coated with light hairs, and the underside is coated with a white wooly 
substance. The small engravings, 1 and 2, represent the upper and lower surface 
of one of the pinnaes. Native of America and Mexico. A green-house fern. 
CRYPTOG RAMM E CRISPUS. 
Fronds 6 to 12 inches long, the fertile fronds are contracted. The small 
engraving, 1, represents the upper surface of a portion of a sterile frond, and 2, 
represents a portion of the underside of one of the fertile fronds. Found in 
several parts of England, Wales, and Scotland. Hardy fern. 
