FILMY FERNS 
aM TFictomai^as*) 
% pu, $6/ hjf' 
HYMENOPHYLLUM. 
* abruptum (Hook.) A small fern (1| to 2 incbes,) densely 
carpeting mossy trunks and rocks, in the West Indies , with, 
broad, Hunt, glossy, once divided ( pinnatijid ) ,* curving 
fronds, on wiry stalks. 50° to 70° temperature, f 
H aemginostun (Carm.) A well marked species from New 
Zealand , with ovate, dense, thrice divided (tri-pinnatifid), 
fronds, 4 to 8 inches long, clothed with minute white or 
tawny pubescence. Pendent from rocks and trunks of 
trees. 40° to 65°. 
a aspienioides (Sw.) A delicate and pretty fern, with narrow, 
glossy, slightly divided (pinnatijid), wiry stemmed fronds, 
5 to 8 inches long ; pendent from mossy rocks or trunks in 
the West Indies. 45° to 60°. 
* See Explanatory Remarks. 
t The first figure indicates the winter temperature. 
