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CATALOGUE 
 
 OF THE 
 
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 Davenport Herbarium" 
 
 OP 
 
 NORTH AMERICAN 
 
 FERNS 
 
 NORTH OF MEXICO 
 
 Massachusetts Horticultural Society, 
 
 BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, U. S. 
 
 WITH NAMES OF DONORS AND COLLECTORS, LOCALITIES, GEO- 
 
 ORAPIHCAL RANGE, CRITICAL NOTES, AND AN APPENDIX 
 
 CONTAINING A LIST OF ALL DOUBTFUL SPECIES, 
 
 AND THOSE HERETOFORE ERRONEOUSLY 
 
 CREDITED TO THIS REGION. 
 
 PUBLISHED BY THE AUTHOR. 
 1879. 
 
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PREFATORY NOTE. 
 
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 The >s,K.cial ohjcct in p„l.lishin;,r , cataL.jrue of the - Davenpct 
 ncrhanu.n ,s t„ make its claims upon the cnsidcration „f col- 
 lectors more widely known. 
 
 The herharium now contains specimens of every authentic species 
 ot the terns at present known to inhabit North America, north of 
 Mexico 3et some of the rarer species are i.nperfectly represented, 
 and lack those esse.itials of jrood herharium specimen's, caudex and 
 'oots. 1 hese I am anxious to improve, and also to complete the 
 collection, as or>j,nnally planned, hy the addition of copious suites 
 ot specmiens w.th caudex and roots, from widely ditVerent localities 
 s.) as to exhibit the plants in all sta-es of their development, as it is 
 only by a caret.d study and comparison' of the specimens in such •, 
 collectum that a correct knowledge of the diHerent species can be 
 ohtamed. 
 
 Fuller suites of the ferns of Texas, Arixona and New Mexico, and 
 also ot the rarer species from Califor.iia and Florida, are particnlarlv 
 desired, and such specimens are earnestly solicited. 
 
 I have endeavored as far as possible to bring this Catalo-ue into 
 contorm.ty with l>rof. Eaton's work on the -Ferns of North Amer- 
 .ca and have o.dy ventured to dirter from that distinguished author- 
 ity when specal investigations have led me to adopt opinions which, 
 ni justice to myself, I feel obliged to retain. 
 
 I fully appreciate Prof. Eaton's great knowledge of ferns and his 
 superior facilities for the determination of specimens, which make 
 .t pleasauter always to coincide with his views, and I desire to record 
 Here my high regard for his judgment. 
 
 r am greatly indebted to him. and to my friend Mr. Robinson for 
 unitormly kind encouragement, without which it is doubtful if I 
 should have ventured so tUr in the direction in which I have been 
 working, and for which this acknowledgement seems to me a verv 
 poor return. 
 
 'Torrey Club Bulletin, VI, 51. 
 
IV 
 
 I'UKIAIOItV NO'li:. 
 
 y ■ J 
 
 Irnin Mr. Robinson's luTlnirium caim- llu' orifjjinjil specimens 
 iil)ont wliicli I liiiNf fjiatlured the present collection, and he lias 
 watclu'd its growth with no less interest tiian nivscU". and with as 
 much ])leasnre as he could have done had it been his own. '['he 
 2-/herl)arium now contains 32 j^enera. i.jt^ species (twn- species, ll'otx/- / "^ 
 CUj»C»i.Uvw» wanfiu nnficniis and Asf^iiliniii iiiiiti<iii. l)ein<j; oidy represented 
 within our limits hy their varieties), and, as herein recoj^ni/.ed. 16 va- 
 rieties. Oneoftiie latter, vnr. I'loriiianinn. i^i As />/'(/ i tun crt'sta- 
 tnni, mav prol)al)i\ he eventually tiansteried permanently to the list 
 of species, and we may confidently expect, from the frequency of late 
 discoveries, still further additions to our North American ferns. 
 
 In the recognition of varieties 1 have, perhaps, drawn the lines 
 closer than some will he willin<>f to appro\e. hut I could not con- 
 sistentlv with my o vri views do otherwise. For example: in the 
 case of ferns havini>' the mar>ifins of their fronds or pimia' normally 
 serrate it does not seem well to make varieties out of specimens that 
 merely h..\e their serratures or incisions a little deeper than usual — 
 unless there are other well marked dillerences of character, as in the 
 \ariet\ iricisiiiii of Asplvniitni 'I'rirlioiiiain's. where the pinnie arc 
 not only deeply incised, hut elonj^ated to such a dej^ree as to chanjj^e 
 tiie whole appearance of the plant and, in some specimens at least, 
 confuse it with small specimens of another species (.1. cf>c>/<'/im) — 
 as it is only natural for such serratures and incisions to \arv in a 
 •ijreater or less degree. But in the case of ferns with their mar<rins 
 normally entire such serratures or incisions, if constant, may he con- 
 sidered as deviations from normal characters sutHciently distinct to 
 justify oiu" re<^ardin<r them as <j[(>od \ arieties : or vvhere individual 
 plants exhibit well marked and ])ermanent differences of habit or 
 structure, such ditl'erences are entitled to reco<^nition. In accordance 
 with these views I have thrown all cpiestionable varieties into brackets 
 in the notes under the specific luadinj^s — retainin*^ them in that form 
 simply as a matter of record — ^and «'i\en separately all forms that I 
 am disposed to recogni/e as <j;ood varieties, or whose claims to that 
 consideration 1 am not prepared at present to cpiestion. 
 
 The ji^eo<j;raphical notes to the nenera are based on Mr. John IT. 
 Redfield's admirable paper ori the •• ( leoj^raphical Distribution of 
 the I'\'rns of \orth America." published in Torrey Club JJulletin. 
 \'oi. VI. No. I. (Jan. 1S75). In this paper Mr. Redfield has dis- 
 tributed our species into six j^eojjraphical divisions, as follows: 
 
 1. •■ CosMopoi.rr.w : widely distriiiuted over the <iflobe. in both tem- 
 perate and tropical re<i"ions. 
 
IMIKI \TOIIV NOTK 
 
 11. ' BoHKAi. : inhiil)itin<r (with a t 
 
 III 
 
 IV 
 
 V. 
 
 V[. 
 
 fU.CXCC 
 
 tioii oftJu- I'nitfd Stnt 
 
 ptioiis) the iiortheni por- 
 
 iincrica, some s 
 
 cs. extcii(liii},'tlir<)ii<rl, Canada and Mritisl 
 
 ... , l'^"^'^''^^'^^''"-^""i^lii"^' Labrador, Greenland and 
 
 Alaska and nearly all represented also in the n<,rthern portions 
 ol llie old world. 
 
 . •An.Ar.AcmAN: extending throuKlio.it the mountain and hilly 
 rejr.ous of the states east of the Mississippi, „Ctcn f. the coast 
 i"Hl northward into Canada, and in a few instances also inhal.it- 
 inj^ the old world. 
 
 • l'Acii.ic: extending alono the western l.order of the continent 
 at p(.nits tro.n Alaska to California, and in a tew cases appear- 
 \Uii also m the Rocky momitain region. 
 
 • Nkw Mkxkan : inhal.itin- the central momitain regions of New 
 Mexico and Colorado, .nany of the species extending thence into 
 Mexico, and some even to South America, and a few of them 
 also occurring in California. 
 
 • 'I-HoiMCAr. : inhabiting the l.order of tlie Gulf of Mexico, most 
 ot the species extending into the West Indies and Tropical 
 America." 
 
 The changes m n,.menclature have been made in accordance with 
 the auth(.r,ty ot Pn.f. Eaton, whose explanations in the forthcominc^ 
 numbers ot the " Ferns of No,th America" will be h.oke.l for with 
 much mterest. 
 
 I propose now to add to the herbarium the remaining vascular 
 CoTtoganis ..t the United .States, ^nd s,.licit specimens for that pm- 
 
 All ccMifibutions, either of such plants or of new or rare fVrns 
 w.ll be thankfully acknowledge<l, and duplicate specimens of other 
 species sent in exchange, if .ksired. whenever possible. 
 
 (iEO. K. DAVLNPORT. 
 
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AUTHFJNTIC 
 
 NORTH AMERICAN SPECIES 
 
 IN IHI-: IIICRMAKKTM. 
 
 
 fi.st pages of my Catalogue were printed, some speci- 
 gh forvvan hy Mr. Faxon, have led t<, an investij,Sion 
 ^s thatthe lohpodatm pcctinatum of Linnaeus hari,ecn 
 
 Since the 
 mens, brongl 
 
 "u>te^\:"c'gni"U ""'™° "P*^"- "■l>'-'- l--">f- only "no 
 
 Polypodium pectinatum, L. 
 
 Florida .-Enterprise, C. E. Faxon, April, 1S77 ; Halifax Riv- 
 
 Banks of streams m hummocks," Dr. Garber, 1. c. -O, 
 the ground, rarely on trees," Miss Reynolds, in litt. 
 
 Polypodium Plumula, H. b. k. 
 
 Florida : Enterprise, on trunks of trees with /'. pectinatum 
 
 ub. C. E. Faxon), ,875 ; 14 miles west of St. August no 
 ^m deep vvoods on live oak trees," Miss Reynolds" 877 : 
 Ocala, Marion Co VV. H. Shockley, Mch., 1878. ^^ ' 
 
 parts'incd " "''''"^^'*'"" ^^'^ " F'^'"« "^ North America"- 
 
 
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AUTHKNTIC 
 
 NOR 111 AMERICAN SPECIES 
 
 IN rm: m<:KMAKiiTM. 
 
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 ACROSTICHUM. L. 
 
 the 
 
 AX extcns.vc. j,aMu.s ..f tn.pical fens i„cUulin« seven,! jrn.tips ,. 
 sn ,-sccl.<.n.s. the single species within our limits heloM^inL' to th< 
 siil)-secti<)ii f 7//;i',sv)f//V/w. Fee. 
 
 Acrostichum (SChrysodium) aureum, I.. 
 
 Hon.la: In.Nan River. Dr. K.luanl I'ahner. ,874; M, 
 Aid kS,,. '.ast I. lorula M.ss Mary C. Revimlds (ex. herh 
 Mel!:: .S7S."'^" ' ^ ^'"""''' ^''"- ''•■"• '^- ' • ^''"••'<-''^ 
 
 I'vcis. I),. (,ari)er in Bot. (Jazette, Oct. 1.S7S. 
 
 POLYPODIUM. r.. 
 
 TUK h.r-est -enns of ferns, widely distriln.ted. o,m- North Ameri- 
 can spec.es tew m> n.nnher. an.l. with two exceptions, as noted l)eIow 
 ound .,n„wM,f, on rocks (,r trees. In their ^eoj^raphical ranj^e, with' 
 he exception <, P. vu^^nm: which extends eastward throughout the 
 hdly R-,on to the coast, an.l northwanl into Cana.la. thev helon.^ to 
 llie 1 acific and Tropical divisions. Kedfield. 1. c. '^ 
 
 .Polypodium Plumula, H. M. K. 
 
 ICnterprise. Fia.. C. F. Faxon. April iS?! 
 (iarl.er. Mch.. 1S7.S. ''^' 
 
 ilAij.— iianks of streams in Innnniod 
 
 Nfanatee. Dr. 
 Dr. (iarher. I.e. 
 
 iN/l- litthany. W. \'a.. 1 
 toria. X'ancoiner's 
 
 ,j. , , .- - son, 
 
 Richardson. Oct.. 1878. Wc- 
 
 sland (Tv/r. orrhh'utah; H.). I>n,f. f„|,„ 
 
c ATAi-OGfi: oi rill': 
 
 Miicoiiii. Dec. 12. 1S73. The var. CahihricKiii lias l)C'fn re- 
 ceived hv I'rof. Eaton fVoiu Conn, and New \'oik .'""tate. (Ferns 
 ot" N. .\.. p. 141.) 
 
 Nf)TK. — 1 wish to call the attent!.)n of botanists to the venation 
 in this species. It is supposed always to have free veins, hut 
 1 have in two instances — once in a specimen from Mass.. and 
 
 .ce in ;■ sjiecimen from Orejijon — detected a union of the 
 lower series of veins in tiie l)ase of a sinjj;le pinna. Such iso- 
 lated instances, that mav have been wholly accidental, have no 
 special value, except as they indicate tin,' possiliility of their 
 occurrin<4 ayain. and in a 'greater dej^ree, hut it will he well to 
 make a note of all such occurrences that come under our ob- 
 servation. L have a stronj^ suspicion that all of our Pacific Polv- 
 podumis. with the exception of/'. Sconleri. are mere forms of 
 one species of which /'. Viilgarc is the type. This will ap- 
 pear in no wav improbable if we take into consideration the 
 r<.>markal)le forms described and Hj^ured by the Eni^lish authors, 
 and such invest;*- Jons as are here reconmiended may help to 
 determine this question. 1 shall be greatly obliged to any one 
 who will cominrmicate to me specimens of /', I 'nlgarc with 
 the slightest tendency on the part of the veins to unite. 
 
 Polypodium falcatum, Kkmixji;. 
 
 Oregon 1S7S : W asiiington Territory, on basalt rocks. Dec. 
 1S76. [oseph Howell; including some fine specimens with 
 fronds ha\ ing pinna- with entire margins, and others with deep- 
 l\. almost inciseh' serrated margins on the same rootstalk. 
 
 NoTK. — Mr. liaker (Svn. Fil. Hooker and liaker) regards 
 this fern as a ff)rm of P. I iilgarc. and it certaiidy ajjpears to 
 run directh into that species, as a fine series of specimens kind- 
 Iv furnished to me l)y Mr. Howell shows; but as I have had 
 no opportunit\ to examine them as carefidly as 1 woukl like to. 
 
 1 retain the specific name here in accordance with the views 
 of Prof. Haton. 
 
 Polypodium Californicum, Ka- 1 1 . 
 
 '/'. i'i/fcn,/ci///t///. J/. <(• .1.) 
 
 California (.Sierras. '). Miller. iSj-^: Mt. Diablo. ^Mameda, 
 Cal.. Dr. Win. P. Gibbons. i87_( ;" Santa Cru/. Dr. C. L. An-' 
 derson. 1S74-6; San Dietr ». D. Cleveland. 1S75-S ; Santa 
 Harl)ara. .\Irs. Sarah i*. (liUwood) Cooper. 1876-8; Plumas 
 Co.. 1876. San Jose. 1877, Mrs. Maiv \\. Pnlsifer .\mes; Vuba 
 Co.. Miss Emily O, Pelton. 1877-8:' Napa \'alley. r<ev. E. L. 
 
 dreene. 18 
 
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 NO IK. — 1 have long been inclined to regard /'. i aliforiii- 
 runi. Kaii.k. and P. if/fcniici///on. \\.&.\..,\s identical. 
 The s'>p|)ose(l difierence in tlie venation does not hold good, 
 as it is not uncommon to find specimens with the veins partly 
 anastomose and partlv free in the same frond. It is to be re- 
 . narked, however, that in specimens from northern California 
 and the interior mountain ranges, tiie veins are nearly alvvavs 
 
I>A\ KM'oitT IIEKBARIU 
 
 M. 
 
 • te, while m those from tlie coast ranfre thcv are oftener anas- 
 tomose, or partly so. The other dii^^cnc. are onl such ^s 
 we may expect to find in a lar-e series of specimens fuw 
 spaces from clirterent Ic>calities:<>r sometimc^cTen fij.„ £ 
 •same locahty. The difference in the texture of differed"" pec- 
 .mens ,s very ^reat. T.ome of Dr. Anderson's San^ 3 ru. 
 ..pecnncns are so thm and membranaceous as to be almos 
 runsparent and show the venation beautifullv. I havJ s 2 
 ar fronds from Santa I^arbara (Mrs. Cooper), and smXe 
 th.s to be owmg, partly at lerst. to the pla.lts ^rou ng d ' 
 ■sliade of trees, or other vec^etation, as other specimen tVo 1 e 
 
 tcxtuiL. and ha\e the vems more concealed. Mr. Clevelmd's 
 specunens. from S.n Diego, are of the latter class, but i os' 
 <W my specnm-ns from the coast region the venation is ea ily 
 
 i"h T ; :•' ^'' r '' .''"' ^^ '"•''^■"'^ '^^^ specimens up to the 
 I.Sht. In recedmg from the coast inland through the mo.m- 
 tamous regions the species acquires a still firmer texture'ml 
 approaches sometnnes inconvenientlv near to /'. 1',,/n-arr 
 Some of M.ss Pelton's Yuba Co. specimens, and Mr. MilleA 
 .specn-.ens from the Sierras are in no wa^• different from /^ 
 l/^jr^rrciu texture, but are distinguishable from that species 
 ;.y he objong soru and the broader, ovate fronds. An ex;^m' 
 inationot a ser.es of specimens of the two forms heretofore 
 given on our Check-hsts as distinct species from their entire 
 .ange m Ca hforn.a will not reveal difference enough between 
 
 e different specmiens fron) the coast region. .Tr hetwee 
 those of t!ie coast region and the inland, or northern region 
 extenchng to the Sierras, to n.ake it possible to draw'^ v 
 jn el ,^,lde hue of separation, and J am of the opinion at 
 1)1. hooker was nghl ,n uniting the two forms mider the one 
 .sjx>af.c name of />. Ca/^^fo,■,,/n,m, (Svn. Fil. II. .S: B ) 
 Felt o?x\-ir''x"' ':'"*^'-'> t" have ado,ned the same view in 
 1 cms (,f Noith America, p. 120. as he omits /'. intvrmccfium 
 from our list of I'olypodiums. ">nna,7in, 
 
 Sra. Not..;.- Since writing the above note. Parts X and XI 
 of the ••l-erns of North America." have appeared, in which 
 
 1 .of. Laton has hnally united the two for.ns' luuler the prese 
 spec.hc name but separated them into two varieties as follows • 
 a var. kanljuj^u : /,. -,ar. /nfcrmcdhn,,. A con,p;uison of 
 
 -s .emarks w.th mv own will show an ap,)arent difference 
 
 't.p'.non. winch. I suspect, is more ap'parent than real. 
 I can <.n y say tha my ovvn specimens full\ justifV the remarks 
 Nvh.ch I have made upon them, and such Ism^pose to be the 
 case ;.lso w.th n.s specimens. Hut this fact ieems to me to 
 show that It would be better to call them all bv the specific 
 name than to separate them into varieties based upon charac- 
 
 e, so unrel.able as ,s tne 1 .tnre au.l venation in this species : 
 an(l I cannot forbear expressing the coiuiction that there i< 
 
 »'< ' 
 
 mm 
 
 need of a more tliorough ei 
 
 nuns. 
 
 luci 
 
 dati 
 
 on of oiu- Pacific Polvpod- 
 
lO 
 
 CAT.M.f)r,i:K OF TIIK 
 
 Polypodium incanum, Swautz. 
 
 Florida, ex. Iicrhs. Jolui Robinson and Wm. Edwards. IJcd- 
 ford Co.. Va., A. H. Curtiss. Sept.. 1874. Kentiickv, Rev. 
 John Hiissey (ex. herb. C. E. Faxon). 1875 ; Svcamoi'-e trees, 
 Oldham Co., John Williamson, Aujj., 1878. " Jacksonville, 
 •Fla.. J. Donne'll Smith. Feb.. 1876. 
 
 Polypodium Scouleri, H. & G. 
 
 California (Saucelito). J. II. Redfield. 1872 : Miller. 1873: 
 Oct.. 1S78. from an unknown source. 
 
 Polypodium Phy nitidis, L. 
 
 Florida : Indian River. Dr. Palmer. 1S74 ; J. D. Smith. Mch.. 
 1877; Miami, July, 1877, Manatee, April.' 1878, Dr. Garber. 
 Hah. — "Confined to low, humid and densely shaded hum- 
 mocks." Dr. (ia.ber. 1. c. 
 
 Polypodium aureum, L. 
 
 Florida: (Enterprise) C. E. Faxon. 1873; Miami. Dr. Gar- 
 l)er. May. 1S77 ; Indian River. J. D. Smith. Mch.. 1877 : New 
 Smyrna (ex. herb. F. S. Plympton). 1878. 
 
 II AH. — •• Associated always with the Cabba<^e Pal netto. 
 and j^rowinjr on its ftem." Dr. (Jarber. 1. c. 
 
 GYMNOGRAMME. Dksx . 
 
 In this genus, and the next four oenera, the droujjht-resisting spe- 
 cies largely predominate, and, with the exception of Cryptogramme 
 (see note to that genus), are most abundant in the Pacific and New 
 Mexican range. A few species of Cheilanthes penetrate the Tropi- 
 cal division in the south, as far as Florida (see Curtiss' list of south- 
 ern plants, fascicle ri, 1878). and one, C. -'c'-sY/Vrt-, extends northward 
 into New \'ork state, but no Nothohena have as yet been recorded 
 out of this range. The Pelheas have a more extended range, pene- 
 trating the Tropical region southward, and the Appalachian division 
 as far north as W-rniont and Canada. One species. P. ^rac/'lis. is 
 strictly Boreal, and confined to the northern portion of the United 
 States. These genera comprise our most beautiful ferns, some spe- 
 cies of Noti.ohena and Cheilanthes being especially remarkable for 
 their exqui.site grace and beauty. The diflerent species are to be 
 sought for in mountainous regions, along high cliHs. in clefts of rock, 
 ravines, and on rockx' hillsides. 
 
 Gymnogramme triangularis, Kai if. 
 
 California: Miller. 1S73 : Dr. (iiiibon (Mt. Diablo). 1874; 
 Dr. Anderson (Santa Cruz). 1874; ^I''*^ Pelton (\'uba Co.! 
 west of Dutch (iap. May. 1876). \S'j^-'S: Mrs. Cooper (Santa 
 Barbara) 1876-8: Dr. C. C. Parrv (Southern California). 
 
 1876. 
 
 It in 
 
nAVKNPOin- nERRARIUM. J, 
 
 Note.— My specimens of this fern include both the vel- 
 
 i nVed .r r'^'^T^'r'"' /-•■"- ^^-'^ ^^'tte.- is sometimes'.^ 
 puled as ; variety, but it is questionable if it is entitled to 
 be so consideie<l It appears most frequently among msec" 
 .."ens trom the Sierras (Mrs. Ames).\md interior mountain 
 an<.es of northern California (Miss Pelton), but occurs also 
 ^mong my specimens from soutiiern California (Dr. Parrv 
 Mrs Cooper and Mrs. Woodward), and is probibly distr t 
 utec throughout the state with the regular form. The deep 
 golden colored form appears most abundant near the coas? 
 i-t'gion, my hnest specimens coming from Santa Cru/ (Dr 
 Anderson), and Santa Barbara (Mrs. Cooper). I Hnd a re- 
 u ar gnulatmn ot color from pure white to golden yellow fn 
 the pulverulent powder of the present species, and this is not 
 uncommoi. m other farinaceous ferns, ft is especiall v notice- 
 al^k, in .\ot/,ohc„a cain^ida. Hookkr, where the ■(lifierent 
 colored powc er appears to have given rise to no little confusion, 
 soiDe forms having been described even as distinct species 
 (See Hookers - Species," and -Synopsis Filicum," for the 
 d.Herent synonomy referred in the latter work to Not/>olcr„a 
 
 sill pli urea. J. Sm!) 
 
 Gymnogramme hispida, Mett. 
 
 iexas. Dr. Parry. 1851. Ariz. 
 
 near Fort (irant.) 1877. 
 
 (Tlie <;. fiedat'i of our Clieck Lists.) 
 
 zona (ex herb. Mrs. Rust). 
 
 NOTHOL^NA. R. \Mx. 
 
 Notholsena sinuata, Km i.k. 
 
 Texas. Dr. Parry. 1S51. 
 
 NotholsDna ferruginea, Hookkh. 
 
 IVxas. Dr. Parry. jS^i. 
 
 NothplaBna Candida, Hooker. 
 
 Texas. 1851 ; Southern California (San Diego Co..'), 1876 
 
 H I "■'■■i;- ii^J''''-^ ^^"•' ^'^«'-^ (including var. iJea, 
 Hooker Sp. 1 ,1. y p. iii.) D. Cleveland, 1878^ Miss A 1 nte 
 L. Hurbeck (Prof D. C. Eaton. Donor), 187S. Ne-u S n 
 nernardino, Cal., V'm. Stout, April and May, 187.^ 
 
 Notholsena HOOkeri, D. C. Eaton. Ken. of .„e So.,... west ine.. 
 
 1 exas. Dr. Parry, i8t;i. 
 
 lethUv!'p!T8:^' "'''"'"" "'' "'"■ ^'^^'^'^-"^ts and Torrey Hul- 
 
 Notholaena dealbata, Kinzk. 
 
 Kansas: Dr. Parry. 1873 : James Wilson (Cowley Co.), 1877. 
 
 Notholsena Fendleri, Ki xze. 
 
 Colorado: Dr. Parrv. 18''! • T S M.-.n,1- /r" - c . 
 
 ArkiiKiw'! ,vj^. \f-" aV'L',., ■ ' ■ ^^'''""cgcx- (Canon oi the 
 .\ikansas). ,N74.. w . M. Wilson. 1875: Miss Pelton. 1877: 
 
< I 
 
 12 
 
 cATAi.or.iTK or Tim 
 
 (Clear Creek Canon), (ieoriretown, Addison lirow n. Ausr. ;. 
 
 1 878. 
 
 Notholaena Newberryi, I). C. Eaton. 
 
 San I)ie<>o. Co.. Cal.. Cleveland. 1875-8: Dr. Parry. 1876. 
 
 Notholsena Parryi, I). C. Eaton. 
 
 Utah, near St. George, 1S74 ; San Diego Co.. Cal.. 1876. Dr. 
 Parry. San Jacinto Mt.. near Aqua Caliente, San Diego Co., 
 Cal.. Win. .Stout. April and May, 1878. 
 
 Notholaena tenera, (i 11.1.1 ks. 
 
 Utah. 12 miles southwest from St. (jecirge : Dr. Parrv. 1S74: 
 Dr. Palmer. 1876. " 
 
 CHEILANTHES. SuAurz. 
 Cheilanthes Californica, Mkit. 
 
 California: Mr. Foster (Santa Barbara, ex. herh. John Rob- 
 inson). 1873: Mrs. Cooper (Santa Barbara), 1876-8: Cleve- 
 land (San Diego). 1874-8: J. Muir (Yosemite. ex. herb. Miss 
 Pelton). 1875: Miss Pelton'(]^utte Co.), 1878. 
 
 Cheilanthes Wrightii, Mookkk. 
 
 Southern Arizona. Dr. Rothrock (ex. herb. D. C. Eaton), 
 1874. Arizona, near Fort (irant. .' (ex. herb. Mrs. Rust). 
 1877. 
 
 Cheilanthes microphylla, Sw akiz. 
 
 Mexico, ex. herb. John Robinson. Islands near mouth of St. 
 John's river. Florida. A. 11. Curtiss. August. 1878. 
 
 Cheilanthes Alabamensis, Ki nze. 
 
 Chillicothe. Tenn.. ex. herb. State Univ. Mich.. Prof. M. 
 VV. Harrington. Donor. East Tenne.see, 1872 : Lee Co. (on 
 the boundar ne of Tenn.) Va.. 1875. Walter Faxon, ex. 
 herb. C. E. Faxon. .S;in Antonio. Texas. Mrs. .M, f. Young. 
 
 iS 
 
 /.•>• 
 
 Xotk. — This fern looks so much like a Pelhva. especially 
 in those specimens with continuous involucres, that I am 
 not sure but that Mr. Haker is right in placing it in that genus 
 ^Pclliva Alalnnnciisis. Hakkr, Syn. Fil. H. & B.). lliit as 
 some specimens of it are hardly to" be <listiiguished from spec- 
 mens of C. mycrop/iylla. S\vz.. a sjjecies which the same 
 author retains in Cheilanthes, and my own specimens are 
 altogether too meagre to permit my "forming anv decided 
 opinion either way, I have retained this species in "its present 
 position in ^deference to the authority of Prof. Eaton. Its 
 claims to this position seem equally as strong as those of C. 
 microphylla. and in Species Filicum. \'ol. Ill, Dr. Hooker 
 expressed the opinion that it might be the extreme northern 
 form of that species. 
 
 iU 
 
DANF-NPOnT IlKRnAUIUM. 
 
 13 
 
 .■>• 
 
 Cheilanthes Viscida. Uavkni-oht. 
 
 Downieville Buttes, Cal.. J. (i. Lcmmon, Sept., 1872.? Near 
 San G.,rgor,o 1 ass eastern slope of Sierra Nevada, Par^v 
 and Lemmoii. April, 1876. ou.i, i any 
 
 Cheilanthes leucopoda, Link. 
 
 tvaide canon. Ri„ Nueces, Texas. Mrs. Voun-. ,87,-. 
 
 Cheilanthes vestita, Swahtz. 
 
 Uash.ngton IleisJits, New York City (ex herb Tohn 
 ohn.<.n , W. W. Denslow. Snake llifl^nearN;.^^^" 
 
 V H"^Curti UJ*--^^'"'','^' R.'-'^-J"'^" Hussev(ex. herb 
 sU ,s'r \V . ?.^;-*"^^^^^^^ ^' ^'-Clarence Lown, 
 
 .>epL. 18,8. Lsidl Co.. Kentucky. John Williamson. Aug., 
 
 Cheilanthes Cooperse, D. c.Evton 
 
 ;.anta Barbara, Gd., MJss Winchester, r Mrs. Geo. M. Wood- 
 ua d. Donor. Mover Mt near Colton. San Bernardino Co , 
 C^hVdrd'orsVM^ ;.-^""'' l^''^'"-=' ^'^'- (Canon of the 
 
 Cheilanthes gracillima, D. C. liaton 
 
 mnsCV;t"?^i'^\l^''[:''f-) ^873: Mrs. R.M. Austin (Plu. 
 mas^Co.). ,875: M.ssPelton. Vnba Co.. ,875. Sierras. Aug., 
 
 Cheilanthes lanuginosa, Ni' r 
 
 \\ .sconsin. Dr Parry. 1848, Dubuque, Iowa, ex. herl, fohn 
 
 V-oloiado, •• canon ot the Arkansas." (ex. herb C E F-ixon^ 
 n..nde^ee. .873: W.M.Wilson. .876. Vtah!nekr S^C^^^e 
 j. E.Johnson. 1876: Dr. Palmer. 1877. 
 
 Cheilanthes tomentosa, Eink. 
 
 'herl!\^'p'''p'^ ^''■"''''/ '^'■^•='*' River, below Ashville. (ex. 
 I nn. Mich.). Plot. 1 laninirton. Donor. 
 
 Cheilanthes Eatoni, Bakkk. 
 
 Colorado. Brandej^ee, 1873-;;. 
 
 Cheilanthes Pendleri, Uuok-m. 
 
 -TisJ^' oliJ!',- ^^T^' "'^^ Arizona. Dr. Pahner. April 
 Od^M^'i.. t n- '?"";;■ ^^- ^873-4 = VV. M.Wilson, 187;;. 
 Yul C \n^^^^ .If'"" V'- V'*'^^""«' '874; J^rownsville, 
 M .V-;"! '''^■"'- '^^75-8: North side of San Tacinto 
 
 Alt. (alftude 4,500 tt.). San Diego Co., April, .S"8: Ca ou 
 Pass. San Bernardino Mts.. Mav. .878. Wm. Stout. ' ' 
 
 a^S 
 
i^ CATAi.oGrr: ok tiik 
 
 Note. — The very fine collections of this fern made in C'ul- 
 ifornia 1)V Miss Pelton and Mr. Stout, have revealed its char- 
 acter in a new light, and shown the necessity for a broader 
 description of it than any we now have. If we take the present 
 descriptions literally, there are no better representative speci- 
 mens of its type than those collected by Mr. Mrandej^ee in 
 Colorado : but in California sj^ecimens we find diHerences 
 that j^radually develop until, as in Mr. Stout's Cajou Pass 
 specimens, we seem to have an entirely difl'erent fern, yet up- 
 on a careful examination of copious specimens from the local- 
 ities jjiven above, I am unable to find any appreciable line of 
 separation. In the Colorado specimens the ovate or narrowly 
 lanceolate brown scales are seldom prolon<^cd at the apex into 
 anythin<>; more than a lonj^^ acuminate point, rarely overlappinjij 
 the segments m) as to be visible on the upper surface of the 
 frond, while in California specimens, according to locality, 
 the scales are more variable, usually broader in outline, though 
 freciuentlv onlv narrowly lanceolate, and varying in color, 
 with age, from silvery white to rich deep brown, finally rusty 
 or grev with age, with the apex prolonged into very delicate 
 cilia that overlap the segments and are plainly visible on the 
 upper surface of the frond. In some of Mr. Stout's speci- 
 mens, especially in those from Cajou Pass, these cilia over- 
 lap the face of the segments in such profusion as to give to 
 the face of the frond the appearance of C. tnyriophyUa, and 
 at once to suggest that species, liut ('. myriopliylla is clearly 
 separable from ('. Fcudlcri. by its distinct hairy pinnules, the 
 t(»nientum being attached to the segments independent of the 
 scales, while in C. FeiidierL the cilia are traceable directly 
 to the scales, of which they form a part, the segments them- 
 selves being wholly destitute of hairy appendages of any kind. 
 The apparent diflerence between the California and Colorado 
 specimens is. at first sight, so great that I was inclined at first 
 to regard the former as a good \ariety — possibly as a diflevent 
 species from the Colorado one — but my examinations lead me 
 now to look upon them merely as finer, and more highly de- 
 veloped specimens of the same species. Mr. Stout's. Cajou 
 Pass specimens have a very decided odor, as of bitter herbs, 
 but I find the same odor in some of Miss Pelton's white Fend- 
 /cr/ from Yuba Co., and also in specimens of C. Clevclandii 
 from San Diego Co.. and this is probably owing to something 
 in the nature of the locality where they were gatherer'. Judg- 
 ing from the prevalence of adventitious hairs (or pappus.?) on 
 Mr. Stout's and other specimens of Cheilanthes from the 
 mountainous regions of California, some species of Compos- 
 it;e grew abundantly in their neighborhood. 
 
 Cheilanthes Clevelandii, D. C. EArox. 
 
 San Diego Co.. Cal. : Cleveland, 1875-8 : Dr. Parry. 1876: 
 \Vm. Stout. April. 1878. 
 
I'.W K.M-dui IIKIUlAltur.Nr. j. 
 
 Cheilanthes myriophylla, 1)k.s\. 
 
 tTkJ^rn^'\^"-' ^'''•- ^''?^''""<l- ^^75- I5artletf.s Springs, 
 LakcCo. (crev.cfs ,.t n.cks) Cal.. Miss Pclton, A„- . ,877 
 
 u 1 *>' ('^'-*'-"^'' t" t'l^' present species as a rar.hv Hooker 
 shm.hl not yet he foun<l in California, hut the spe Jme sen 
 on tor hat tern hy Mr. Stout helon^- to (. /i,^^r/^lXc 
 note to that species. '"'(ifcn. stc 
 
 Cheilanthes Lindheimeri, IIookku. 
 
 Sonora. Dr. Arthur Schott. ex herh. J)r. J. I.\ J,,,,,-. 
 
 CRYPTOGRAMME. K. Wh. 
 
 ne 
 ii 
 
 A «enus strictly J^oreal. inhahitin<,. the northern portions of the 
 evv, and the arctic regions in the oh! worl.l. Our species prohahlv 
 > no way chstuKt fron, the C. rnSpa of F.urope. Three species 
 
 <> Iv have heen recorciecL .uul these are ^iven in Svn. Fil. Hooker 
 
 ^na Jiaker as mere forms of one. 
 
 Cryptogramme acrostichoides, K. Uu. 
 
 Cahtornia: Aimer (Sie,.ras:). .S73 : Mrs. Austin (Plumns 
 h"-.--'; ''^7/ : . Mjss J\.lton (Lassen's Peak). An-., .S7S • I 
 M.nr (\osem,te?). ex herh. Miss Pelton. ,876. '^Ile Rn'ale 
 
 Hn±n r '"'"\^^''^^K;r- ^"^'M,jnlv. .868. Prof \t. 
 nston Donor: Henry (Jillman. ,869. Colorado. Dr. Par- 
 
 PELLiEA. Link. 
 
 I looklCli. 
 
 Pellsea gracilis, Hookku 
 
 L ' 
 
 Lycoming Co.. Penn.. E. H. Whorf (ex herh. C F I'.,v,.n^ 
 i nniflc, 1874. ^'t. lohy. Mass., Rev. H. (L lesun 1S7. 
 
 Pelleea Breweri, i). c. icatox. 
 
 1 ope \ alley Sierras. Dr. Anderson. 1S74: ^'osemite..= Joh, 
 Mnir (ex herh. Miss Pelton). 1876. •.)"" 
 
 Pellsea Bridgesii, Hookkk. 
 
 California: ^Dr., Parry. ,867: Miller. .871; Rev F I 
 v:;r''^i?'f''":i^^^"'''^-'^74' XearNeva.i;.^4lhVosemi,^: 
 
 \\ ni. Stout. 1876 
 
 Pellsea atropurpurea, I 
 
 INK. 
 
 ^' wrence Co.. Ala.. T. M. Peters. ,87;,. Clifi;, of tlu- 
 
 «< 
 
 U: 
 
 ,„!ii,., 
 
 w 
 
 Ml- 
 
1 1 
 
 CATAf.OOI'lC 0| TIII- 
 
 ooski. \'t.. C (j. I'liniflc. 1S74. Mt. Tobcv. Mass.. I 
 Jfsup. 1S74. I<2still Co.. Keiituckv. Joliii Williamson. 
 1S78. Ohio, Miss 11. J. Uiddlecomc. 1S76. Arizona 
 Fort(iraiit, .'' ex herb. Mrs. Rust). 1S77. Kansas, Mr. I'i 
 Donor. 187S. ()non(la<?a Co.. \. Y. : Mrs. Knst. 1S76 
 1. S. (lirt'ord (l)ifi(l forms). 1S7S. 
 
 I. (i. 
 
 (iK-ar 
 icker, 
 ; Mrs. 
 
 Fellsea aspera, Maki;h. 
 
 ( Clieilaiithvs aspcni. IIookkk. ) 
 New Mexico. Chas. W'riolit (ex 
 
 ton Hooker. Donor. 
 
 herl). Keu ). Sir fosepli Dal- 
 
 Pellsea Wrightiana, Hook Kit. 
 
 Colorado (canon of the Arkansas) : Hrandej^ee. 1X73: W'.M. 
 Wilson. 1S75. IMnmas Co.. Cal.. Mrs. Ames, 1S76. 
 
 PellflBa Ornithopus, Hookkk. 
 
 California: Nliller. 1S73, including a form nearlv. if not iden- 
 tical with PclUca hella. Bakkk. a ferri altoffcther too douht- 
 fnlly distinct to he recojj^ni/ed as a ijood species ; Dr. .Anderson 
 (Santa Cruz), 1874; [)r. (iihhons (Alameda). if^74: Mrs. 
 Cooper (Santa Barbara). 1S76-S; Mrs. Ames (IMumasCo.). 
 1875: Miss Pelton (Yuba Co.). 1875-S. 
 
 Pellaea brachyptera, Bakkh. 
 
 ( /'. OriiitliopKs. var. hrachyptcriini, D. C. l^AroN.) 
 
 California: Miller (Sierras.?). 1873; Leminon. 1873; Mrs. 
 Ames (Plumas Co.), 1875 : Mrs Austin ( Phmias Co. ). 187^-7. 
 No ! K : — [ have retained Baker's name for this fern as I 
 cannot rejjfard it otherwise than a j^ood species. It a|)- 
 ])ears to me entirely distinct from l^.Oiniithopiis. with which 
 fern I think it far less likely to be confounded than are some 
 forms of /'. Wrig/itiaiia. I have, during the past six vears. 
 received numerous sjiecimens of it from the collections of 
 Miller, Lenmion. and others, without having received anv- 
 thing that would suggest even its belonging to /'. Ornit/iopiis 
 as a variety. I do not deny but that such specimens mav ex- 
 ist — for specimens may be fomul apparently intermediate be- 
 tween idmost any two species — but they would be most like- 
 Iv to occin- on plants that had not sufHciently developed their 
 specific characters to have the distinctions between the two 
 species clearly apparent. 
 
 Pellaea andromedsefolia, I'li:- 
 
 California: Dr. Barry. 1867: Dr. .\nderson (Sanl;i Cru/). 
 1874; Mrs. Cooper (Santa Barbara). 1876-8: Miss Belton 
 (Yiil)a Co.). 1S75-8: Cleveland. (San Diego Co.), 1877-8. 
 
 Pellsea flexuosa, Link. 
 
 iSJexico, Chas. Wright, ex herb. Jolni Rol)inson. Ori/aba. 
 Mexico. Chas. Mohr. 18^7. 
 
'7 
 
 1>A\ Iv.M'OlU lll.ltllAIMlM 
 
 PellfiDa pulchella, i' i;i;. 
 
 Mcxicci. c\ hcil). |()h„ R<,l,i„s„n. 
 
 PellsBa densa, Hookku. 
 
 C.O.MS,, . M.ss lV|,o„. (^ uh. Co., an.I li.rtletr.s Sprinj.")' 
 
 PTERIS. Linn. 
 In- tl>isj,a;nus.an<l the f.n.r succeclinj. ;,cnenu ..ur species .„e 
 -.cly t.op,c.l. .,,, .,th the exceptions herein n^entio ed to 
 ..oked to.- alonj, the bonier of the (inlf of Mexico. The speci . 
 
 r r ::: r^'^^'^-;!^ "r"^='^^" '■" ^'^^ ---• ^^----^ ^.^^^ 
 
 ouc u. .s cosmopolite, heinj. tn.iversallv distribnted thronc^hont 
 
 thct.op s.aul ,.s only •opresented anywhere by the single species 
 ■so recently ad<led to onr Hst of X. American tWns thro.^h the , 
 valnable researches of Dr. (iarber in southern Florida. 'H -eeU"- 
 
 o:;; tWl r 'h-"^ '""' ^- ^^-■--.e, the two last ;.i^ 
 '"btound (n, th,s conntry) within those regions ; .^I. W^/,,/ 
 
 however. ,s more strictly Appalachian, and j;ten.ls from M^^ 
 
 along ,.nr western coast to Califi.rnia, (Redfield, I.e.). A.cZ^ . 
 
 ^ -.. .mght ah.ost be inclnded in the Pacific an j New ^C!l 
 .. .c a .t occnrs n. southern Calit;>rnia and Arizona. This species 
 
 u.th us svery nearly tropical, but in .Southern Utah it accuires -, 
 
 . • h • \ r " ' "■"'""• '''"'' '"'^ ^"^"^^ protection, as far 
 
 ' n ht f ^ '^' ""'^" "' Appendix). The Adiantums are to 
 
 - ght f;>r n. n.o,st. stony ravines, along the base ,>f clifts, on rockv 
 
 "on, the uexKcs ot overbangn.g rock in limestone regions. 
 
 Pteris longifolia, L. 
 
 Miami. Morida. rock\ 
 •'•-■r. June. 1S77. 
 
 Pteris Cretica, L. 
 
 South Africa. McOwen. ex herb 
 
 li'dges. open pine barrens. Dr. (Jar- 
 
 V. II. Curtiss. Brick 
 
 end""';-~''^'''''^-''^:'P'<''^able doubt in regard to Mr R-.v- 
 I ^'.^ c.tlu, u.,\. and ma^ oelong to the next species. 
 
 ,,:<» 
 
 fm 
 
iS 
 
 r.\ r .\i.<»(.i'i. <)i IMK 
 
 It may possibly turn out tliat uf do not have /'. erotica at all, 
 l)iit as Mr. Shocklcy's specimens, thouf^h sterile, appear to me 
 like that species. I retain tlie present arranjjement until this 
 (pu'stion is (lelinilely settled. 
 
 Pteris serrulata, I- 
 
 .\lahama. shaded hanks of ri\idets. near MoUile. Chas. 
 Mohr. May. 1S7S. 
 
 \(,il.;,__^'|'lK're is no donht aliout the authenticity of these 
 specimens, in whatever way their presence in that re}<ion is^ to 
 l)e accounted tor. .Mr. Nlohr writes that the orij^inal for- 
 est <rrowth still exists alon^- the hanks of the stream where he 
 found them <,n()win;4-. and he has l>een unaible to trace them to 
 any other than a natural source. 
 
 Pteris aquilina, I ■ 
 
 Colorado. Dr. ). T. Scovill (ex herh. vState I niv. Mich.), 
 1870. Middlesex Co.. Mass., (J. R. D., 1875-6. Onondatja 
 Co.. N. ^'.. Mrs. Barnes (a form near var. camfafa). 1876. 
 
 Pteris aquilina, 
 
 var. caudata, Hookkk. 
 
 Melonville. I'ia.. C. 10. Faxon. 1S73. Harrisburg, Texas. 
 Dr. |oor. 1875. Houston. Texas. Mrs. \'oung, 1875. St. 
 Lucie River. Fla..J. D. .Smith. .Mch.. 1877. 
 
 Pteris aquilina, 
 
 var. lanuginosa, IIookku. 
 
 California: Dr. Anderson (.Santa Cruz), 1874; Dr. (Jibbons 
 (Alameda), 1874: Mrs. .Vustin (I'hnnas Co.). 1876-7. 
 Miss I'elton (Yuba Co.), July. 1877. Ore-^on. Willamette 
 .Sloujj^h.r Ilf)well. July. US75. 
 
 CERATOPTERIS. Bkonc 
 Ceratopteris thalictroides, BifONiiMAnr. 
 
 Frairie Creek, slow movinjj; water, .Southern Florida. July, 
 (sterile tronds) i87«. I'mf. D. C. Eaton. Donor. 
 
 ADIANTUM. r.. 
 Adiantum pedatum, L 
 
 California: Miller. 1S73; Mrs. Austin (Plmnas Co.). 1877. 
 Middlesex Co.. Mass.'julv. 1873; Bolton, Mass. .'\uff., 
 
 1874. c;. F. D. 
 Adiantum emarginatum, Hook. (Kaionin Kums of the s.miii west mud. i 
 
 The A. Chileiisv of American authors. California: Santa 
 Cruz. Dr. Anderson. 1874; Santa Barbara (Bartlett's Can- 
 on), Mrs. Cooper. 1876-8: Flunias Co., Mrs. Ames, 1876; 
 ■^'uba Co. (l^rownesville). Miss Pclton. 1878; .San Bernar- 
 dino Mts.. 1877. ne:>r Powstv. Stip. Diesa^o Co.. April and May. 
 
 1878. Wm. Stout. 
 
"AVICNPOni ilKIMIAIlUM. 
 
 '9 
 
 Adiantum tricholepis, Vrv. 
 
 li-stton, iind a spec iiifii of H(,„k.T\ A rv,;/ • , . " 
 
 Adiantum Capillus-Veneris, I. 
 
 .st<)iu> sink, near () 
 
 ■'li'. Monda. \\ . }]. Shocklcv. Md,.. ,878. 
 
 Adiantum tenerum, Swz. (Scc note, p. 40 ) 
 
 Florida: Halifax River, 1877, Miss ReynoU.s ; Ocala, Ma- 
 "Tr e", '"/\l"liestonesink, W. H. Shockley, Mch., 187S. 
 
 Mr. bhockley s specimens are small and sterile, and there 
 benig no reason to suspect the presence of another species in 
 A r^:-)} *''^,.*"^^ of receiving them, they were placed with 
 A. LapiUus- Veneris (sec note to that species), but a re-ex- 
 amuiation shows that they are identical with Miss Reynolds' 
 specunens and belong here. 
 
 April. ,878 Dr. (Varber: Lake" Mom-oe^ J. D:'Smith is^A' 
 
 LOMARIA. \V.,,„. 
 
 Ovn 
 
 spc^c.es strictly Horeal, not unco.vmon in the northern 
 c.,onsot hnn.pe,but occurring sparingly with n. on J^^Z 
 1-uler, an.l entcM.ng ,hc Pacific range in southern California 
 
iS 
 
 lA I Ai.fK.n. <>i iiti: 
 
 It may posHibly turn out tluit \vi- do not Imvc /'. cn'lica at all. 
 I>ut iis Mr. Shdcklfv's s|H'cinu'us. thoufjh Hterile. appear to mo 
 like thai spi'cii'H, I retain tlu- present ananjienu'nt initil this 
 (|ueHtion is detinitely settled. 
 
 Pteris serrulata, i- 
 
 .\lal)ania. shaded hanks of rivulets, near Mobile. ChaH% 
 Mohr, May. 1S7S. 
 
 NoTK. — There is no doiiht al)out the autlu-nticity of these 
 speeiniens. in w hatevei way »luir presence in that region is to 
 lie accomited tor. Mr. Muhr writes that the orij^inal for- 
 est {growth still exists alonj^ the iianks of the stream where he 
 found them <frowin<f, and he has l)een unable to trace tlieni to 
 am otliei' than a natural source 
 
 Pteris aquilina, I - 
 
 Colorado. Dr. J. T. Scovill (ex herb. State l^dv. Mich.), 
 1S70. Middlesex Co.. Mass.. (i. R. I).. 1875-6. Ononda<ja 
 Co.. X. N'.. .Mrs. liarnes (a form near var, cumhita), 1S76. 
 
 Pteris aquilina, 
 
 var. caudata, llooKFu. 
 
 Melonville. I'Ma.. C. 10. I'axon. 1S73. Harrisburj^. Texas. 
 Dr. [onr, 1S7V Houston. Texas. \lrs. ^'onnJ{, 1875. St. 
 Lucie River. Fla.. ]. 1). Smith M.-N •«-- 
 
 i 
 
 ....i.-.n. .'AUJ'., 
 
 .0/4, 
 
 I I. I'.. I). 
 
 Adiautum emarginatuni, l Iook. (e-hoh in icms of the s.,mii wesi ined.i 
 
 The A. (''/'' use of American authors. California: Santa 
 Cruz. L'= Viiders '1. 1S74: Santa Barbara (Hartlett's Can- 
 on), M.s. '. o{>.">. 1S76-8; IMumas Co., Mrs. Ames. 1S76: 
 ^'u^.i Cw. (l.tro'vuesville). Miss Pelton, 1878: .San Bernar- 
 dino Mts.. 1877, near Poway. vSan DietjoCo.. A])ril and May, 
 1S78. \Vm. Stout. 
 
DAVKNPOUT UKUUAltHM. 
 
 »9 
 
 .1, 
 
 •.•;;;Xni. l... a h.ll cs,.lnnation for il.i« ,„..„«. i„ ,„:,;;:.;; 
 
 Adiantum trioholepis, Fkk. 
 
 N- //'r;;/,;:;; i.-,';:^;"~- '-■"•■'"•"> ^i-- -• «"• check. 
 
 l-it')n, :iii(l a speciinen of Hooker's i Chih.,, . ' , ■ 
 
 ciin Oca ilirs as .riv.M. .... r>,. . i>- V,^ ''• ^^'"^ Am.-n. 
 
 Adiantum Capillus-Veneris, L. 
 
 vi... \' u '•"'.^' ''^74- '^Kii Anton a R ver 'IVvm 
 
 M^s.Vonn^, ,S75. Santa Harl.a.a ( Hartl.ttsCaft<^^^.,',M' 
 I'to. Al. VV()()(lu;ii( aniMr.s Conn...- r»i^A.« /- ^•"•. i*M«. 
 
 •""■"■ -"-■ "- "-I- n-'i ^^^ 1. si;!S'iov;X%,.,';'^';,?: 
 
 VITTABTA s 
 In this .,,,1 ,|K. „..x, ..,,„„, ,1,.. f;..«i.|,l,ic.,l ra„j;c of ,„„. ,|„.dc, 
 
 Vittaria lineata, Sw mm/. 
 
 Florida -iKMulcMU from tin- trunks of t lie palmetto — Nov.- 
 Smyrna, ex herl,.john Robinson; (ieo. D. Ule ,976 S? 
 
 It 
 
 BLECHNUM. 
 
 Blechnum serrulatum, Manx. 
 
 L. 
 
 LOMARIA. W.iio. 
 
 Ol'K 
 
 >ptT.es strictly Boreal, not uncommon in the northern 
 •c,.onsot Muope.hut occurring, sparingly with us on tl 
 Donler. and entering- the PaciH 
 
 leru 
 
 f ranire ni southern Califor 
 
 ma. 
 
20 
 
 A 1 A I. ( nil i: ()1 I 111.; 
 
 Lomaria Spicant, Ui .s\ . 
 
 Calitoniia : Hohiiider. o\ licib. John Kohinson : Dr. Aiuk-i- 
 son (Santa Ciii/). 1874. {Jreyon. ■•Dct-]) ravine in moun- 
 tains." llowc'll. [iilv. 187^. 
 
 Lomaria Spicant, 
 
 Var. SerratUm, WOl.l.. ^.Nii".rL-'s Natmc printed Keins,Vol.ll,p.225.,i 
 
 Deep luuuntain lavini'. Muitooiiul Co.. Oiejion. Howell. 
 Mch.. 1876. Apparently a yood variety. The niar-^ins ire 
 strongly and doul)ly serrate and in marked contrast to the en- 
 tire or slightly sinuate mariiins of the normal foim. 
 
 WOODWARDIA. Sm. 
 
 Ol the tiiree species representiuii tills Menus witii us. one. //'. 
 rn(//ca//-<. is placed In Mr. KedtieM in the New Mexican division, 
 hut as it occurs witliin our limits in Calitornia, it comes as well 
 within the i\iciHc rano-e. Tlic other two. //'. I'hoinica. and // '. 
 aiioiistifolia. are placed iu tiie A|)palachian division, but as Mr. 
 RedHcld suj^yests. are •• rafiier maritime than Appalachian." and 
 occur all alonj^- the coast region in rich swamps or marsln dis- 
 tricts, from Mass. to Florida. //'. Mrgiiiica occurs also in \'er- 
 moi't. and •• in tlie reiijions horderint^ (»n the .^t. Lawrence and the 
 ijreat lakes." 
 
 Woodwardia radicans, 
 
 var. Americana, Hookkk. 
 
 Calitbrina : Santa Cru/.. Dr. Audnsijii. 1874: Alameda. Dr. 
 {;ihl)ons. 1874: Santa P>ariiara. .Mrs. Cooper. 1S76: Browns- 
 ville. ^'ui)a Co.. Miss Peltou. 187^. 
 
 Woodwardia Virginica, Smi m. 
 
 Middlesex Co.. Mass.. (i. \\. !).. kSt.i-T. \ew S 
 
 l'"lorida. 1878. ex herb. 1". S. I'lympton. 
 
 Woodwardia angustifolia, s 
 
 Ml ni. 
 
 llinjriiam. Mass.. llenr\ W. Cushino-. Sept.. 187^. 
 River. Lono Island. \. ^■.. L. S. Miller. 1871". 
 ( I'm ;jfatf)ry Swamp). Mass.. (;. i:. D.. Sept.. 1S74-7, 
 
 (sterile tronds) lu'rt). !•'. S. IM\ uinl< 
 
 m\ rna. 
 
 Wadinji" 
 Dedham 
 I'^lorida, 
 
 m. 
 
 SCOLOPENDRIUM. Sm. 
 
 Oil! species restricted InMr. Redfield to the Boreal division, 
 antl ■• confined to a few rocky ylens whicii open into the ancient ba- 
 sin of the "reat lakes." (Redfield. 1. c.) 
 
 Scolopendrium vulgare, s.Mrni. 
 
 Chitiei!an_L;<i I'alls. OnondaLfa Co.. \. \ . \ ex herbs. John 
 l^obinson and State Cniv. Mich.; S. X.Cowles. 187-^': L. 
 
I'.w i:,vi'(.|{ 1 
 
 lli.lCliAUIlM. 
 
 21 
 
 M. liid 
 
 U 
 
 t-rwood. i,S7,S. 
 
 lie iJo 
 
 SIlltT. 
 
 N74: M 
 
 :iiiKs\ I 
 
 Mrs. (;iM"oid. iNtN. O 
 
 IS. 
 
 ii 
 
 lie (( 
 
 ireen 
 
 list. 1876 : M 
 
 ;il<e) 
 
 iss 
 
 is. 
 
 Hi 
 
 rues. 
 
 rocks). (.)iit;iri(). C; 
 
 wen Soin-^l (|,.,j,^. „j- ^.,|] 
 
 XoTK. — I 
 
 Mrs. lio\ 
 
 lo: 
 
 .'-6. 
 
 M 
 
 1S77; 
 Ciireoiis 
 
 liive been informed tinu tlii> fen, is 1 
 
 scarce 111 the two or three localit 
 
 lecomiiiii' 
 
 State 
 
 Vh 
 
 and that ti 
 
 lere is 
 
 ics known for it in \eu ^■()rk 
 
 fcrn^ 
 
 IS certaiiih would I 
 
 some danger of its 
 
 li 
 
 verv 
 
 >e re},netted l)\ 
 
 extermination. 
 
 tion ot so tine a 
 
 tor it in the Inited St 
 
 lotamst (m<r\n to he interested in tl 
 
 e\ erv true lover of 
 
 sjoecies as th 
 
 IS in the onI\ locsdities 1 
 
 le preser\ a- 
 
 wil 
 
 th 
 
 ouyhtlesslv or rnthle 
 
 ites. and it is to I 
 
 \now n 
 
 astt 
 
 )e hoped tiial no oni 
 
 tsien Its (lestnietion. 
 CAMPTOSORUS. Link. 
 
 trict'but"'!r- ''""■' ''^'""■""- ""''^■^' •""•^' •M>l-lachian .lis- 
 t..cr.but en ,vino „, est .n le.i ran^v .hrou,h the n,ountainous r.. 
 .i,nons from \ ermont. south an.l west. 
 
 Camptosorus rhizophyllus, Link. 
 
 \ einiont. C. (',. I'rii.,,!,. ,v;-, ■> , . , , 
 
 iirifllM I.HTo i„ Kl.ir;, ,.!■ Nov V„, t , ,VT !■ ''"'«■ 
 
 >..•. X. ^■.. chuvncc , „. >p.ci,„:',!:\; ,'^,'':,,., .;:;« ;'-;;y;r 
 
 Lenox. Mass.. C. K. 
 row- Ilii><;inson. 1N77 
 Morandi. i\uy. . 
 IVnn.. |. H.'"l<cM.i,.|( 
 lianisoii. Any.. 1.S7N. 
 Oct.. 187S. 
 
 1S7S. 
 
 ;'xon. 1S73. Ncedham. .Mass.. .Stor- 
 iownel. \-t. (near State line). ]•'. W 
 Round Top. (ietlvsl)uruHattle Field' 
 Any-...' ,878. KentuckN. John Wij- 
 Ih'II'm.m. W. \-;,.. H. Kieh^n-.ison. 
 
 IS not iK'arlv so "leat is i>, <r..iw.i-..ii, 1 
 
 ever the fin..,! ,■ ,r";'\,:'' '\-^ "^ ' :'".V^^'PPose(l. 
 
 le tnial result of these 
 
 credit tor havin 
 w 
 
 investii^ations nia\ 1 
 
 What- 
 >e. the 
 
 . cuH 10, lu.vino ono-mated them helont-s t.. Mr." RedHeld 
 
 ASPLENIUM. l.ixN. 
 
 Tim .ent. and th. next two genera comprise verv nearlv one- 
 "-'''>^ '>•■•■ N.'.'l. American ferns, and one or ,v -species-occur 
 
 « *' i ' 
 
 I :< I 
 
 J 
 
 'I 
 
cATAi.ofiri: OF Tin: 
 
 !'■ 
 
 ■ 
 
 in cacli of tlio six <ifco<rniphical divisions arnmgcd by Mr. RedHekl. 
 The smaller species occur most frequently in clefts of rock at hi<^h 
 altitudes ; the lar<i[er species, with a fe\v exceptions, are to be soujj^ht 
 for alon<f stony brooks, in ravines, rich woodlands and swamps, or 
 at the base of rockv hills and cliffs. 
 
 Asplenium serratum, I- 
 
 Miami. Florida, in a dense hummock. 
 
 Dr. (Jarber. Mav, 
 
 .,S77, 
 
 Asplenium pinnatifidum, Xur r. 
 
 ALd)ama. Winston Co.. T. M. I'eters. 1S73. I'airmount 
 Park. Phil, (locality since, destroyed), Penn., John Robin- 
 son. Near Philadelphia. Pa.. J()hn Mair. 1S73-4. Ken- 
 tucky: }. Ilussey, July, 1S74: I'^still Co.. John Williamson. 
 Au<>.. 1S78. 
 
 Asplenium ebenoides, R. R. Scott. 
 
 Soapstone rocks, west side of Schuylkill River, above Mana- 
 yunk. I'a., R. R. Scott, — a sterile frond from an original 
 specimen, kindly donated by Jacob Staufler. Alabama, near 
 Havana. Miss Julia Tutwiler. e\ herb. W. H. Leggett. 
 Canaan. Conn.. J. .S. " " 
 Kentucky. Prof. R. W, 
 Donor. 
 
 Adam. July. 1S7S. Franklin Co. 
 Wildberger. iS78.John Williamson. 
 
 Asplenium ebeneum, Aiton. 
 
 Middlesex Co. Mass.. (including lar. scrratidn. (iu.w — 
 the original specimens named bv Prof, (irav, with autograph 
 letter — \hdden, Nov.. 1S72). (i". E. D., 1872-4. Texas: Dr. 
 Joor (llarrisbuig). and Mrs. ^'oung (San Antonio), 1875. 
 New Smyrna. Florid:i. ex herl). F. S. Plympton, 1S7S. Old- 
 ham Co.. Ky.. John Williamson, Aug.. 1S78. Poughkeepsie. 
 X. v.. Clarence Lown. 1S78. IVthany. W. Va.! 1-:. Rich- 
 ardson. Oct.. 1S78. 
 
 Xotk. — Mrs. ^'oung's specimens include :i verv distinct 
 form with small fronds resembling tiiose of ^4. farSiilinii. but 
 not quite so rigid, and with the pinnie very deeply incised — 
 var. incisiini? — being cut clear to the Vachis at the base. 
 The specimens are not readily placed properlv, and might be 
 mistaken either for an incised form of A. parviiluni. or for 
 imusually developed specimens of /I. Tricliowcoies. var. iii- 
 cisiiiu, but the closely sessile pinna-, and distinct venation 
 clearly place them with the present species. 
 
 Asplenium parvulum, Mvirr. A: (;\i.i:. 
 
 New Smyrna. Fla.. Dr. Palmer (ex herb. C. i:. I'\ixon). 
 1874. Eutaw Springs. South Carolina. 11. W. Ravenel. 
 Alabama. T. M. Peters. 1S74. Ocala. Florida. W. II. Shock- 
 lev. Mch.. 1878. 
 
t 
 
 f 
 
 l»A\K\PORT IIEHBARllTM. 
 
 Asplenium Trichomanes, L. 
 
 M.ddlesex Co., Mass.. G. E. D., 1874. 
 
 Asplenium Trichomanes, 
 
 W „.Var. inciSUm, Moo»K. Na,. Pr. «„.. Kems. 
 
 San D.egoCo.. Cal., Cleveland. ,874-8 Near Pou-w S 
 Dicffo Co., V\m. Stout. 1878. i"way. San 
 
 Asplenium viride, lUnsox. 
 
 SvS'^^'^s/.^'fi "'s;?- ^^^f PJ^'^^ "'• -'--«"« rocks) , 
 
 Asplenium dentatum, L. 
 
 Miami, Fla. (crevices of lime rocks in a rockv hummocks 
 finnS;. "'■• '^""" ^'77- ^'■''''' ^'^-^- VVVight,k herb J li: 
 
 Asplenium montanum, Wul... 
 
 K:;;!:;^ '{""'Is'^'Tr' C^ve, J. Hnssey, (ex herb. D. C. 
 
 Asplenium Bradleyi, D. c. Eapcn 
 
 n "K^^mTl ^^^' ^'''^ Tennesee. F. H. Bradlev, ex herb T 
 • Redheld. Kentucky: Edmonson Co., [uly (ex 1 erb \ 
 H. Curt.ss) Nolma Creek (ex herb. C. E. Faxon) Tuu.' 
 
 Au,:'?^;8'""' ^'"' ''"'''"'''^ Counties, J^n'^;^ii,L!in: 
 
 Asplenium Ruta-muraria, L. 
 
 ;^'M;ch^ ^^s^'- p^:?'^^?" ^- "-•«" (- '-'-b. state 
 
 \I sV H ■' T •^''' V ^/i"'inc,non. Donor. Mt. Tobev, 
 ^r ML^Hi;ldU:'^;.;tH876.'^'"^"'" ^- ^- ^^'"^"^- '«74-5. 
 
 Aspic Ilium septentrionale, iIoi-.m. 
 
 Colorado. Canon of the Arkansas. Hrande-ee. ,874. 
 
 Asplenium firmum, Ki nzk. 
 Asplenium myriophyllum, Puksi.. 
 
 Asplenium cicutarium, Swart/. 
 
 Suan,p near Panasopkee river, ei^ht n,iles Horn Sumterville, 
 
 I 
 
II tlini 
 
 !l II 
 
 Ml I Hi! 
 I 
 
 iillii 
 
 24 CATALoorr or riir: 
 
 Sumter Co., Fla. (on, or near, limestone rock), Mch.. 1878. 
 W. H. Shockley. donor. 
 
 Asplenium au^ustifolium, Michx. 
 
 Vermont, C G. Pringle, 1874. Ohio, Miss Hiddlecome, 
 1S76. North Adams, Mass., F. W, Morandi, Aug.. 1S78. 
 
 Asplenium thelypteroides, Michx. 
 
 West Roxburv. Mass., 1873; Dedham, July, 1S74. G. E. D. 
 Svvampscott, Mass,, John Robinson. 1874. Charlotte. Ver- 
 mont. C. (i. Pringle. 1874. 
 
 Asplenium Pilix-foemina, Bkkmi. 
 
 California: Prof. M. W. Harrington, 1851; Miller (Sier- 
 ras?), 1873; Dr. Anderson (Santa Cru/). 1873; Mrs. Ames 
 and Austin (Plumas Co), 1875; Miss Pelton ( Yuba Co.), 
 1876. Oregon, Howell. 1876. Colorado, ex herb. State 
 Univ. Mich.. Prof. Harrington. Donor. New York : Onon- 
 daga Co., Mrs. Rust; Oneida Co.. Mrs. Myers. 1877. 
 Hrunswick. Me.. Miss Jackson. 1874. Dedham, Mass.. G. 
 1£. D.. Aug.. 1874. \\ ilton. X. H.. (var. cristata {crista- 
 tiitny) Gray). \Vm. Edwards. 
 
 b. 
 
 var. Michauxii, Mkti. 
 
 iJedford Co.. Va.. A. II. Curtiss, 1873. Essex Co., Mass., 
 Robinson. 1876: Middlesex Co., Mass.. Morandi. 187S. 
 
 var. rhsetiCUm, Moohk. {J'o/y/>(>d/um rlurticnm. /..) 
 Essex Co.. Mass., J. R. and (). E. D.. |uh\ 1873. Sudburv. 
 Mass., July, i874.'Me(lford. 1876. CJ. E. 1). California. Miss 
 
 Pelton. 1 8 
 
 //• 
 
 «/. 
 
 var. laciniatum, Mookk. 
 
 Moiuuoutl) Co.. New Jersey : Miss l*21i/a Hosiner. \\\\^. 187^ ; 
 A. H. (iuilford. 1876.' ■ 
 
 XoTK. — This species has so many dirt'erent forms that it 
 seems difficult to say which of them would best represent tiie 
 type. Moore in •• Nature Printed Ferns" eiunnerates sixty- 
 five varieties in Great Pritain. and the species is no less prolif- 
 ic of forms in this country. Indeed, from a cursory examina- 
 tion of a large series of American forms in connectif)n with 
 Moore's plates and descriptions of those varieties. 1 think it 
 possilile to identity the greater number of them among our 
 own plants, but as many of them rest upon unimportant char- 
 acters. I am unwilling to fayor carrying the recognition of 
 varieties to such an extreme. It is no easy matter to k\\\x\\ a 
 line and say just what siiall, or shall not i)e considered as a 
 good variety, but it is safe to assume that any species will ad- 
 mit of much variation without departing from its normal ciiar- 
 acter. and only when such deviations are carried so far as to 
 give the appearance of an i-ntireK diH'eren) plant, eithfr in 
 habit or structure, is it best to recogni/.e them as varieties, but 
 
DAVK-NPOKT UKHHAHIUM. 
 
 25 
 
 •ictTr ""U'^'" T\""V''f' variations are constant in their char- 
 acter Rut while I do not tavor recognizine everv slight 
 
 form h" ;';'' "''"'" '" *'^^" P''-'^'^"^ ^P-'^iS" thefe .risers 
 to ms tlKtt have conie under my observation that me U part c 
 ular designation, and some of these T 1,.m.« '."^"^ P^nic- 
 
 now's lir^''""^"'" 7 the supposition of its being VVde 
 
 known by it. narrow fronds, erect .u^'^:^'^J^'^,r'^^ 
 .■.g.dity ot ,ts fronds is so marked that I hav? felt te. 'n^i 
 suggest for it the nan.e of rar. r/^ic/u,.\^S^^:^^ 
 t.on ot .... ./,,,/,,,, (x,,,,.,^ p,.,^^^^, Ferns Vo I r 
 35^ comes so near to .t that it ch'd not seem best to introduce 
 a new name without further examination. It is Sble 
 
 exposed, sunnv. and comparatively drv si{uatim"s esnechl " 
 along roadside banks, or by the side of'stone S^^cou U "v 
 lanes, but how tar its rigid appearance mav be he to such 
 exposure I cannot say. I have seen it growing with ^1 
 M,me very slight modifications. i„ the deoths of .1 ■ 
 swan^. bvthe side of a normal forn^ S^ f^,^ ,^;j;: 
 hve teet higi, and sixteen inches broad; its erect nW 
 fn,nds_seldom more than fotUM^.ches b I'oad at the mo t 
 n) . marked contrast with the broad featherv fronds of\>; 
 neighbor. As ,t isfound in perfection late in "the Tea on ind 
 <'ns att^r the other forms Iku e gone down under he ;a,"v 
 bosts. It apparently possesses a hardier constitution han tli 
 
 Zr ;;?'"; ""r i-''-'f'»-.---- cnHbrences that^r. 
 wo tin o special im estigation. Jar. ,/, described in t e 
 l,idle in ot the Forrev Club. Vol. VI. pages 88 and rV.i I 
 nou been growing iii my garden b^ Ele'>f '^h^,'^: 
 to. hree years and retains its character constantlv. The fine 
 Is lac.niated sina 1 troiuls with their irregular and otienb 
 uptly term,nate<l pinna, are its distingi^shing "tt Ss I 
 .ave as yet only I,een able to obtain a singlc^ferietVoncl 
 and as the plants were originallv sterile when foun I rl, T 
 .ust) it is prol^able that^his -variet; ^^idom Z t ' h i^ 
 descnbcHl and hgure.l by Mo.re. 1. c.and an excd ^1 fii^u" 
 ot t na^ heseen in Lowe's -New and Rare Fe,n.." pl.,te ", 
 
 w. Is !"■'•■■ rl'^'''- ('■'-'^•''^^'""■0. found by Mr it 
 uaids. I am inclined to regard more as a freak th.an a pmm- 
 
 I- 
 
 i 
 
36 
 
 CATALOGl'E OF THE 
 
 nent variety. It is not an uiicominoii thing in other ferns to 
 find specimens with the apex of the frond and pinna; more 
 or less crested. I have examples of this in Asfidium spin/t- 
 losnm^ and such freaks have ' ccurred on phmts of Asplcni- 
 uni FiIix-f(X7nina in my jjfarden, the phmts afterward resuminor 
 their normal form. I have another distinct and very elej^ant 
 form, brought to me by Mr. Roscoe Frohock, who foimd it 
 growing in Maiden, Mass., August. 1878. that may prove to 
 be Moore's var. pluiuosutn. A similar form was foimd later 
 by Mr. Henry L. Pratt, in Concord, Mass., but further inves- 
 tigations are needxl to justify any opinion on these specimens. 
 In California there occurs a very remarkable variation in 
 the shape of the sori, which become as round as in Aspidium. 
 If this variation was confined to any one particular form I 
 should be inclined to regard it as a good variety, but as it oc- 
 curs in some broad feathery fronds of the normal form from 
 Santa Cruz (Dr. Anderson), and in a more marked degree in 
 some narrow, rigid fronds {var. r/ucticum). (wnn Yuba Co, 
 (Miss Pelton), it would be difficult to place it unless we dis- 
 card all other difierences and recognize this variation in the 
 sori as alone worthy of special consideration. Var. niolle^ 
 var, ovat 14)11., var. acnmifiatuni. var. mart num. var.^racilc. 
 and several other forms described by Moore as good varieties 
 are distinguishable among our plants, but I caimot regard them 
 with that favor, as they are referable to the normal forms, or 
 to one of those here described as varieties. 
 
 PHEGOPTERIS. Ali i r. 
 Phegopteris polypodioides, i kk. 
 
 Near Amherst. Mass., H. (i. jesup. Sept.. 1872. Essex Woods. 
 Essex, Mass.. J. R. and G. E. IX. July, 1874. Mount Desert. 
 Me., 1877. Franconia. N. li., F.'S.Plympton. 1876. Fay- 
 ette Ridge. Me., Miss Kate Furbish. 1877. Onondaga Co.. 
 X. v.. IVlrs. Barnes. 1877. Middlesex Co., Mass.. G. E. I).. 
 1S78. North Adams. Mass.. Morandi. Aug.. 1878. 
 
 Phegopteris hexagonoptera, Fkk. 
 
 Groton function. ? Mass.. (J.W. Jenks. 1^72. \ etmont. C. (i. 
 Pringle,' 1873. Tolland. Mass..' Mrs. Piper. 1873-4. Mid- 
 
 dlesex Co. (Medford). Mass.. (J. E. I). 
 
 1876. 
 
 Phegopteris Dryopteris, Fek. 
 
 Mt. Washington. N. II., John Robinson, 1865. \'ermont. 
 C. (j. Pringle, 1873. Tolland, Mass., Mrs. Piper, 1874. 
 Franconia. N.H.. F.'S. Plympton, 1876. Fayette Ridge. Me., 
 Miss Jackson and Miss Furbish. 1877. Onondaga Co., N.\'.. 
 .Mrs. Mvers. 1877. North Adams. Alass.. Morandi. Aug. 1878. 
 
 Phegopteris alpestris, -Mi:tt. 
 
 Sierra Nevada, altitude 7.500 ft. 
 
 California. Miller. 1873. 
 
 w 
 
DAVF.XPORT ItRRnARlUM. 
 
 37 
 
 N, v., Mrs. "Barnes, 
 (virr. itfcisum), Clarence 
 
 Mt. Rose, near Webber Lake Cil r r' r 
 
 1875. '"'"^*^' *-'"•• j- <^^. Lemmon, Aug., 
 
 ASPIDIUM. Swz. 
 Aspidium Lonchitis, Swartz. 
 
 VV'.If A ^">' i^73-<^- Nottawasagee, C. W D 4 P 
 VVatt. Aspey Ray, Cape Breton {Poy^t/c/Zn i/f^/tSi 
 Lawson. .ned.), N. S., A. M. McKay. 1S76 ^^'"^'^'^ 
 
 Aspidium acrostichoides, Swartz. 
 
 Alt. I^atayette, N. II., Tohn Robinson, Aue ,87^ Hi- 
 ham, Mass.. 11. VV. Cnshino- i«»t, at- iVr'' />.•+• "' 
 G En ,S>7, \v 1 !^'. ?^- ^I'^ltJlesex Co., Mass., 
 V ; ^•' '>74- Woodstock, Vt., Mrs. Piper Chirloffr 
 \ t., (z,«;.. ,„,,,,,„,, oray in Ann. Ivc. N. V. , 2^8) C 
 (t Pnngle, 1874. Onondaga Co V x^ ' V,^' ^-1°^' ^• 
 i«77. Poughkeepsie. X. V 
 Lown. Oct.. 1878. 
 
 Aspidium munitum, Kaulf. 
 
 is'2 Prof t"."'"^''^ ^'''''''' (the normal fon^), 'gee' 2 
 1^/2, Pi of. John xMacoun. Ore<ron • ex herb /.l^^o u? ' 
 
 s.>n, ,873: Howell, (Willamette'fMeh s.c * "^ r t''^!"" 
 
 S^nUa CVnz. Dr. Anderson, .874; ^ft Di.b^^'n^r'f'r''^ 
 187J. • Pliinviv; f v> / ' . 'T' "^ i-'iaoio, Ur. Gibbons. 
 J^^/4. nuinas Co. (z.., /«r/.v...wvvv^/,,;,0 • Mrs. Austin, 
 
 Aspidium munitum. 
 
 var. nudatum, D. C. Eatov f^.n. ^m ^ ti.i. 25, ng. .0 
 
 Cal., Sierras. Miller.'i873. Nev-ul'i t.. ""^ "' ^"'"^ -^--^ P; ■««. 
 Stout. 1876. Pl..„..s o/l^Mr^Auitin ,87s "''''' ^^'^^ 
 
 Aspidium munitum. 
 
 Plunr.fc./'^r'"/''^?'' ?• ^"- '-^'''"^■- <^" ^ '^ • '- «« v^ 
 An^ 1^8:* • ""• ^^"^^'"' '^77^ Sierras, Mi^ Pdton. 
 
 Aspidium aculeatum, Sw ar 1/. 
 
 Santa Cruz. Cal.. D,-. Anderson, 1S74. 
 
 Aspidium aculeatum. 
 
 V var. Braunii, Do..,.. Kocm. 
 
 •Near Hrattlelxno. \'t.. C C Frn^f .y*. 
 
 3 
 
28 
 
 r.\TAI,(10trK OF TIIK 
 
 Aspidium Thelypteris, Sw aktz. 
 
 Middlesex Co., Mass.. G. E. I).. 1S73-4. Miiimi. inorida. 
 Dr. (jiirlKT, 1S77. 
 
 Aspidium Noveboracense, Swaimz. 
 
 Middlesex Co., Mass., (J. E. !).. 1S73. New I'oiid. Kli/a- 
 i)ethto\vii. Essex Co., N. \'., Mrs. L'. A. Milliii<j;t()ii. 1872. 
 (Tvry. sij//vc()/c)/s), I). C. Eaton. 
 ica." p. ^o). 
 
 Aspidium Nevadense, D. C. Ea ion. 
 
 Calitoniia : Sierras. Miller. 1873: 
 1875-6; Mrs. Austin. ••Fern Dell,' 
 
 Ferns of North Amer- 
 
 Flinnas Co. 
 1876-7. 
 
 Aspidium patens, Sw a:< r/. 
 
 l'^iiter|)rise. I'lorida, C. 1-2. Faxon. April. 187;^, 
 1 larrisburii'. Dr. [oor. 1875. Santa Barbara. 
 
 Mrs. A 
 
 nies. 
 
 Texas, near 
 Cal., Mrs. 
 
 Cooper, 1876. Miami. I'Morida. Dr. (jarl)er. June. 1878. 
 
 Aspidium fragrans, Sw Aurz. 
 
 Wisconsin. Dr. l'arr\ . (the orij^inal discoverx in America). 
 1848. Lower wSt. Lawrence Ri\er. Frof. |ohn Macoun, 
 1870. Isle Royale (ex herb. Stau' I'niv. Mich.). Prof. Ilar- 
 rino-ton. Donor. 1868. Alpine Cascade, (Jorhani, X. M.. C. 
 E. Faxon. 1873. Crvstal Cascade, White Mts., X. II., John 
 Robinson (Discovered for the Hrst time in New En<^land 
 at this localit\- bv Mr. Robinson in i«65). Aii^., 1874. Mt. 
 Mansfield. V't.. C. (J. Prin<rle. 1876-7.' 
 
 Aspidium. spinulosum, SwAur;^. 
 
 Concord, Mass.. 1873: Fnrji^atory Swamp. Dedham. Mass.. 
 July. 1873: Sonth Braintree. Newton and Hillerica, Mass.. 
 1874: Middlesex Co. (Medford. Maiden, etc". ). 1877-8. (;. 
 li. D. Tolland. Mass. Mrs. I'iper. 1873. X'ermont. near 
 Charlotte, C. (i. Prinj^le. 1874-5. Me.! near Brunswick, 
 Miss Jackson 1877. Lewis Co.. N. \'.. Mrs. Barnes (a 
 very curious crested form, but probai)lv onlv an accidental 
 state). 1877; Oneida Co.. Mrs. M\ers. 1S77 : ()noiida<>a Co.. 
 Mrs. Rust, 1877, ^I''^- <Jirt<"<l. i87,S. Harwicli. Mass.'. Hen- 
 ry L. Motxlv. 1878. 
 
 Aspidium spinulosum, 
 
 var. dilatatum, (in a v. 
 
 \'ermont. C. (.. Prin^le. 1874. JetVerson. N. 11. . 1". S. 
 Plympton. 1877. Oregon. Howell. 1876. 
 
 NoTi;. — In my paper on A. sf^iiuihis/nii and its varieties, 
 American Naturalist tor Noxember. 1878. (XII, 714). 1 
 was led into an error by assuming that as tiie ferns in (Jrax's 
 Manual were elaborated by P rot". ICaton. all names without 
 authorities belon<>ed to him. and so wrote var. iiilatatiiiii. 
 I'vAi'ox. but I find in Ciiapman's Flora (1865) ot" the Soutltt- 
 
DAVKNPOIIT MRRnAKIUM. 
 
 39 
 
 SO 
 
 •*^P/^'T, •^'"ericanum, Damsn,.,,,,,, a,„. Nat. 1. c 
 
 Mis, |acl<..,„'',,s;7 ;■„!' /^- V V ;, ""l''""''^''' ''^''-••• 
 
 ;-i .■..;■..,»,, KS77:''oncirc ,';°^i,^^]•;,,^'7^,"»'■;f ("-«- 
 
 Aspidium Boottii, TrcKKKMA.v. A. r.„n>,„„,. B. v.. ^ 
 K'^l- !'p/t/ft/osjo/i, var. Banff// Tin v^- \i ""'• "'«\i N. . 
 
 Hmnswick.? Me.. Mis, lacks.,,,, ,877 ' ' ''■ '^ "' 
 
 IWiail 
 
 I have endeavored Z ie ' H e e t'd Ue'r th " '7{- '"1'"' 
 
 ot Hnu.n-s na.ne. with the fol oX .it ^ "* ' t ':;:''"r^"" 
 
 ar as ,t appears U:rn all accessible :m ho Ls h tl mln^r 
 
 Hraun first <liscovere<l in a mountain valle .'e;^^ u m ^^ 
 
 ££1.^ «»5S7 -„,-&^TS,?^'^^ 
 
 tT:..;;ra::u;^;^-'-i;i":^S':,:-:.rtti'' 
 
 \ c,,uno,,no, Fr,,i,uro-. ,84y-,-„. ()„ theotheHv , 1 T . 
 
3" rATAr.ootTR or the 
 
 (Nova Acta. 1858) that .J. rcmotiim had nothiii}; whatever 
 in common with A. HoottiL and as his opinion was hased 
 on a careful study of the anatomy of the two phints, it is enti- 
 tled to the very hij^iiest consideration. In the face of the 
 opinion of so careful and thorough an investi«^ator .'s MiUle, 
 it is extremely unsafe for any one to hazard an oppo ite opin- 
 ion without a most careful and searchinjj investijjation con- 
 ducted on the same principles as thosi- 11 je by that eminent 
 Cryptofifamic botanist; hut I cannot forl)ear "expressin<^ the 
 opinion tiiat some of the external characters pointed out hy 
 Milde as separatiu}^ the two ferns are not alto<j;ether reliable, 
 as, for example, the comparati\e lenj^th of the stipe, the 
 chaffiness or stoutness of the rachis. and the deijree of pinna- 
 tion in the frond, all of which characters certaiidy vary <,'reat- 
 ly in dirterent specimens of A. lioottii. The ditVerence. 
 however, pointed out in the number of fibie-bundles in the 
 stipe of yl. rctnotutn (7). as compared with the similar 
 structure of the stipes in A. spiiiiilosum anti its forms (5 
 fibre-bundles), is a most important one. and one not to be 
 lijjhtly overlooked. Accordinj^ to Milde, also, the indusium 
 in A. remotiini is. without j^lands, whereas in A. Boottii \.\\{: 
 indusium is finely <r|andular. Hut as these <>:lands frequently 
 disappear early, and are not always present afterthe indusiuiii 
 contracts, we cannot tell how mucli importance to attach to 
 - Milde's statement without knowinj^^ exactly in what state his 
 specimens were when examined. Milde. himself, in another 
 place when speakinjij of yl. spinulosnni and dHatatiini, appar- 
 ently rejfarded the presence or absence of jjlands on the in- 
 dusium as unimportant. I shall discuss this question more ful- 
 ly hereafter in a work on which I am now en<i[ajifed (•• New 
 Enjijland Ferns and their Allies") ; for the present I can 
 oidy say that the specimen of A. rcniotimi at L'ambridjre 
 from Hraun's herbarium— the ticket is apparently in Hraun's 
 handwriting and bears date " Aulich. Sept., 1859" — appears 
 to me identical with our A. Boottiil If detached from its 
 sheet aiul sent out tor that fern it would be generallv receiveil 
 without question. Hut in whichever way the question of 
 identity is finally decided, its determination either wav cannot 
 art'ect the position of Tuckerman's name which dates with 
 Braun's earliest name (vl. rigidiim, var. rcniotiini Al. 
 JJHArx. in Doell's Rheinische B^ora. 1843), and is the oldest 
 specific name on record. The name Aspidiutn />ooft//\ 
 Tl'CKEKMAN. therefore, must remain undisturbed. 
 
 I am. indebted to Mr. .Serero ^V'atson. of Cambridge, and 
 to Prof. Eaton for their kindness in aiding me to look up au- 
 thorities. 
 
 Aspidium cristatum, Swaktz. 
 
 Purgatory Swamp. Dedham. Mass. 
 G. E. D. Brunswick, Me.. Aliss 
 Co.. N. v.. Mrs. Myers. 1877. 
 
 . 1S74. Maiden. 1877-8. 
 Jackson. 1877. Oneida 
 
f>AVE\P01lX lIKIlDAnil'.M. 
 
 3» 
 
 Fluri(ia : 
 villL-, A. 
 'S77; St. 
 
 Aspidium cristatum, 
 Aspidium cristatum, 
 
 '(-•rnaiidina. C. E Favmi I.\.k t. r . 
 
 11. Cu„i,,. KS77- iJ, c,, 'n'"??-'; >'=l""'"- 
 
 »„S™-Tu *,;;:;■ li^^,::^;;:-; -,::;';;-' f ^'-o- - ., .0,,,, 
 
 to A. cnstatnm hut sm n^J r '• sf''>iiR lesemblaiici. 
 
 the sterile fronds of othe,'^:?;' H 'r''^^ "'" '"^ ->co.n,„o„ i„ 
 *V..n,ls, however, are e v cli tL-t "'' •'^'^r'-^"^- '^'''^' *'^''-t'''-' 
 tVi.ctiHcatio,,. tVcn those^, ' i .'■';P|''--'^'ll.v in their mode of 
 those who have . ( c^... ..:, • "-"^^^V!'' ""'' I ="„ told hy 
 its natural s Ue ^ nt k am ^ '''''"^''''^^ir ''"■ "'^^^''^'"^ '* ii^ 
 cies in srowin,:. As h/^^^^^^^^^^ ^l'«erent from that spe- 
 
 to mv own sati; actio,; elf? ' n 7 ""' '"vcstif^ated this 
 IVof.- Eaton anc r. n h ''''■ ^" ^'^'^ J^'dKnient of 
 
 i;ttle singular 'thL'Vio;;,:^^^-:-^ J 
 
 shouhl not only have rejjarded his V^i//' /• " -^"^ '7) 
 
 ins an i,l..,„i„ x ";,*•/• "'"' "'"'■■'.v. thus :,ss„„,. 
 
 as e„ c.„,l,C" "„f;(;";n.3' •" '-e bee,, e«c.„,led so 
 haHlH-c„ ,l,oh.a», <lc»,ve ;•,,£,, ..m'"- """i'' "'"''' ""-•''■■ 
 
 ".• ehe sa„K. v,„ie,, as th. p,c,c.„rfr„" .,',•" "«?' FiVrT'; 
 
 '"■" ■' y .V i-c' a va',i;;. of"::;:';.';,,^:!;:;;::',:!?,;'- -i--- 
 
 ^^'"'^^^■.i^'^'S'T'r^K Goldieanum, H„okk„. 
 
 Aa: 
 
 I. t^i^T^ 
 
33 
 
 CATAl.or.iTR ot Tin; 
 
 Aspidium rigidum, 
 
 var. argutum, i). c icaion. in •• nvm. ..i ih* si.mh wem." 
 
 {.l. a yiiiitu III, K I . !•• . ) 
 Ciilit'tiniia : Santa Cni/, Dr. Anderson. 11^74; Ahunrda, 
 Dr. (iihljons, 1S74 ; San Dicj^o, Cleveland, 1S77 ; Santa Bar- 
 bara, Mrs. Cooper, 1S77 ; Miss I'elton (^'ul)a Co. .''), 1875-7. 
 Oregon, Willamette .Slouch. ? Howell, J875. 
 
 Aspidium PilijL-mas, SwAitrz. 
 
 Central City, Colorailo (ex herl). State Univ. Mich.), Dr. J. 
 T. Scovill, i86y. Owen Sonnd. Ontario. Ca.. Mrs. Rov, 
 1872. Colorado. IJrandet^ee. 1874. 
 
 Aspidium marginale, Swakiz. 
 
 Essex Co.. Mass.. 1873, Middlesex Co.. 1874. (i. IC. D. 
 Swampscott, Mass., (var. c/ri^ans, Rohinson. Ferns of F,.s- 
 sex Co., Hulletin of the Essex Institute. \'ol. VII, No. 3., 
 Mch., 1873), John Rohinson. Charlotte, \'ermont. C. (J. 
 Prinjjle, 1874. Janiesville, Onondaj^a Co., \. \'. {var, lui- 
 mtSy Undehwoou, in litt. ), L. M. Underwood, 1878. Mr. 
 Underwood's variety (see Torrey Club Hnlletin. \'l. 266). is 
 simply a yonn<j state, of the plant I 
 
 Aspidium unitum. 
 
 var. i^labrum, Mkh. 
 
 Melonville, I'iorida, C. E. Faxon, Ajjril, 1873. Lake Mon- 
 roe, Fla., J. D. Smith. March. 1876. 
 
 Aspidium juglandifolium, Kunzk. 
 
 Me.xico. ex herb. John Roi)inson. 
 
 STRUTHIOPTERIS. Wmm.. 
 
 In this ifemis. and the next three <fenera. onr species are mostly 
 Horeal in character, inhahitint^ the northern part of the I'nited 
 States at hijjh altitndes. Striithiopteris appears to he most abundant 
 in mountain ravines, but occurs sparinj^ly in comparatively low 
 moist woodlands in eastern Massachusetts with Onoclea. althouj^h 
 the latter belonj^s more properly to the Appalachian division, with 
 Cystoptvris bidbifera and UOoc/s/a ,Jif/tsa. 
 
 The W'oodsias are all droufjht-endurinfj species, and thrive on ex- 
 posed surfaces, or in clefts of hiyh rock. The Cystopteris seek the 
 more shady retirement of .sheltered clefts in rock near cascades ami 
 waterfalls, or moist stony ravines. The delicate C. fraj^/Z/s is not 
 unfrequently seen alon<;- roadside lianks. or by the side of old stone 
 walls in country lanes. 
 
 Struthiopteris Germanica^, \\'n.ij». 
 
 Lincoln, Mass., G. K. D.,Sept., iii^;^^-6. 
 
 Me., Miss Jackson, 
 
DAVKXPOHT UKIinAnil'M. 
 
 .w 
 
 1). 
 
 ONOCLEA. L. 
 Onoclea sensibilis, i.. 
 
 NNest R«)xl)iirv (now Hostom Vl.^v \. 
 ftisi/o6afa), Mrs. Rust.. kS;;. ^ ' <^''''- "'*■ 
 
 CYSTOPTERIS. 
 
 HiCKNU. 
 
 Cystc^pteris Iragilis, JiKi.v,,. 
 
 Ames and Mr :^Au n *n n r^c. r'"'. S""- '"^74; Mrs. 
 
 Miss I'dl;.,:. ^e ,;.;:• PiZOs^ ^ " ''7'^- V'" ^'^'^"" = 
 
 o Lake Super,,,,-, Canada, Maconn. lulv 21 si/^'.'- . 
 
 'i'S;,,^:-,.:,;^- Tr, ^'- '<•:»'■ -^^ m..1 su li, l,;,,n ""■ ; 
 
 'ViTddif laiK.aiK caveiii in '• Sli<.|f<.i-,wi i.^ 11 » / 1 . ' '"f^^' '" 
 
 ;;., o,, „.„„ ,., PH..-.. ,v.^'. c:;l;r;:;,':''j;i;ii:;jjtr,!'c 
 
 si.nplv p n e ,uls ;' to S' l!- "1 \'' >"'.''"'''^^ '''""'"'^'^^ 
 
 £MUn.t.,et;!^/,i..::^;^^^^ 
 
 v.H.ons ot uh.ch are .r>e<,.,larly and laciniately cut" into' huil 
 
■jfliiiitraffiiCTai 
 
 34 CATAi.ooiT. or rriK 
 
 linear, or acutely toothed lobes ; — var. laciiiiata. The troiuls, 
 on being held up to the lii^ht, have the appearance of being 
 finely dissected, though in reality not so. This form is well 
 marked and diflerent from any other that 1 have seen, but it 
 runs by a regular gradation into the norni d forms. Miss 
 Pelton's BuHalo specimens and Mr. Pratt's Xew Hampshire 
 specimens are identical Ayith C tenuis, Sciiott. Hooker's 
 var. dciitata appears more abundant in the mountainous re- 
 gions of California than elsewhere. \\\A in a species so vari- 
 able as this, where the most arbitrary limitations fail to fix its 
 characters clearly, it does not seem well to se])arate into var- 
 ieties one season forms that may escape us altogether in the 
 next. These remarks must be understood as applying only to 
 the external manifestations of form : Moore mentions some 
 orofanic diflerences which I have not had time to in\estigate. 
 
 Cystopteris bulbifera, Bkhnh. 
 
 Lyndon. \'t.. J. W. Congdon. July. 1S73. 
 C. (j. Pringle, 1874. Onondaga Co.. Airs. 
 
 Cystopteris montana, Bi;kmi. 
 
 Charlotte. .- Vt., 
 Rust. 1S77. 
 
 Lake Superior, Macoun. 1S67. Lapland, Prof. Anderson. 
 ex herb. D. A. P. Watt. Scotland, ex herb. Mrs. Roy. 
 
 'if\ 
 
 WOODSIA. R. Hk. 
 Woodsia Ilvensis, R. Bk. 
 
 Melrose, Mass.. 1873, Salem. 1874. G. E. D. Canada, west 
 of Lake Superior, Macoun, 1S74. Dedham. Mass.. (». \V. 
 Humphrey. 1S76. Vermont. C. C Pringle. 1877. New- 
 York Island. Addison Brown. June. 1877. 
 
 Woodsia hyperborea, R. Bk. 
 
 North shore of Lake Superior (ex herb. J. H. Redtield). Ma- 
 coun. East Canada. I). A. P. Watt (ex herb. State I'niv. 
 Mich.). Prof. Harrington. Donor. Smugglers' Notch. \'t.. 
 C. G. Pringle. Aug., 1876. 
 
 Woodsia glabella, R. Bk. 
 
 Willoughby. Vt. : Edwin Faxon. Sent.. 1873; C. (i. Pringle. 
 Sept., 1874. Smugglers' Notch. Vt. : C. Ci. Pringle. Aug.. 
 1876-7; C. E. Faxon. 1877. 
 
 Woodsia SCOpulina, D- C. Eaton. 
 
 Colorado: Rev. E. L. Greene, 187 1 : Brandegee. (Sangre de 
 Cristo) 1874; Dr. Parry, 1872-4; Miss Pelton, 1877. Cal- 
 ifornia, J. Muir (ex herb. Miss Pelton). 1876. Clefts of rock. 
 Hot Sulphur Springs. Middle I'ark. Colorado. Addison 
 Brown, Aug., 187S. 
 
 Woodsia Oregana, D. C. Eaton. 
 
 Colorado : (Sierra Majuda, ex herl). C. E. Faxon), Brandegee. 
 
n.WKNPOin IIKURAUIUM. 
 
 35 
 
 juMc. 1S73:. W. M. Wilson, ,87,-; Miss l»elt<,„ ,S- VvJ 
 terci Falls." .,„ path to P W' "^^j, ^ dcS; r'"T r^'^'' 
 
 Woodsia obtusa, Tokukv. 
 
 -MifldlusL'x Co.. Ci F n iV^--, - I- 
 
 NEPHROLEPIS. Scu,,.. 
 
 A strictly Tropical ^.uus, our species occurring,, in -low rich hnm 
 nK,cks. son.etnnes on the cahha-a- pahnetto." Dr. Ciarher, I c 
 
 Nephrolepis exaltata, Scon. 
 
 Indian River. Florida: Dr. I'alnicr (ex herl, C F !,^ 
 KS74= f. Oonncll Smith. Mch.. .S;;.^ V ; VV, d'T"^' 
 
 DICKSONIA. [;n 
 
 KIMT. 
 
 J^^^ species al.nn.lant in woodlands .hron^hout .he Appalachian 
 
 Dicksonia punctilobula, Kix^,:. 
 
 -Middlesex Co.. Mass.. (J. K. J).. 1872-4. 
 
 TRICHOMANES. S^,^n,. 
 A Tropical o-enus. onr species occinrino- on drippin-.. or in the 
 sluded retreatm,^. crevices of overhan<.in,^r ,;,,,. ' ' "^ '" "^' 
 
 Trichomanes Petersii, (iuw. 
 
 vj:T\^;:r ""' ''"'■ "^="- ^'•->- •^'-'•' Ai=... t. m. 
 
 Trichomanes radicaiis, Suautk. 
 
 \\ iMston Co.. All T \r i> , ci 
 
 ^•. i:. I^.xon a,, T^/"C WU-.^ J^^l'yonson Co. (ex heri;s. 
 
 l^K•kcastleC.> KentirVv r xl^-r/-- ""'"^''^>" •^•''-^■- ^^^74- 
 
 V'*-- NMitii._k\. John \\ dhanison. Nov.. 1878. 
 
 SCHIZJEA. Smith. 
 
 a..;' ^^HliedZd; ""''•, ''"''^"'- ^"•- ^"''^'"^ ^l^^'^'- ^^-^'v '-I. 
 ••iKi conhmd to the pnie harrens of \e\v [ersev. 
 
 Schizaea pusilla, i^ kmi. 
 
 E^SMiSk,;- ^Mv '?sr"^^^^ IY.^^'^^''-^'>-^^--= Little 
 
 ''•tiin Se r'".t^^^" M- ";,L'-^S^'^^"= Atsion Bottom. F. Hour- 
 .>,tim. .Mpt.. ,873; .M.ssKl.za Hosmer. Aw^.. 1878. 
 
 ir^-| 
 
!! 
 
 36 
 
 CATALOGUE OF TTIK 
 
 ANEIMIA. Swz. 
 
 A genus mostly confined to tropical America, but our two species 
 are equally divided between the New Mexican and Tropical divisions. 
 
 Aneimia Mexicana, Klotzsch. 
 
 New Mexico, Dr. Parry, 1853. 
 
 Aneimia adiantifolia, Sw Aurz. 
 
 Biscayne Bay, Fla., Dr. Palmer (ex herb. C. E. Faxon), 1S74. 
 Miami, Fla., "shady side of rocky ledges, open pine barrens," 
 Dr. (tarber, June. 1S77. 
 
 LYGODIUM. Sw/. 
 
 A gemis mostly tropical, but our species Appalacliian and con- 
 fined to '• low. moist thickets, or damp, open noods, from Massa- 
 chusetts to Eastern Virginia, and even Florida." ("Ferns of North 
 America," D. C. Eaton. Part I.) Climbing over undergrowtli of 
 every kind. 
 
 Lygodium palmatum, vSwartz. 
 
 Concord, Mass. : Miss Jane Ilosmer. 1S73 ; G. E. D.. 1873-4. 
 Kentucky, " Pi ney Branch," Rockcastle Co., John William- 
 son, Nov., 1S78. 
 
 Note. — The discovery of this beautiful fern in so many lo- 
 calities, and inconsiderable abundance, relieves us of any fear 
 for its immediate extermination through the greed of traders 
 in its commercial value ; yet we can but regard the practice 
 of gathering every scrap of its beautiful fronds, in and out of 
 season, and with an utter disregard of Nature's provision for 
 nourishing the plant from season to season, as decided! v rep- 
 rehensible, and as a practice to be discouraged in everv wav 
 by all who truly appreciate this most gracefid of all of our 
 native ferns. From this practice it has already become rare 
 in Concord, Mass., — once the only known localitv — and if 
 this be persisted in too long, the ultimate extinction of the spe- 
 cies must s\u'cl\' follow. 
 
 OSMUNDA. E. 
 
 A genus too well known to need any special notice. 
 
 Osmunda regalis, E. • 
 
 Middlesex Co.. Miiss.. (». E. D., 1874-^ 
 
 Note. — Many l)otanists are still inclined to recognize the 
 so-called var. spectabilis^ founded on the erroneous supposi- 
 tion that our American plant was ditVerent from the Europ- 
 ean, the segments of which usually iiave auricled bases, but 
 specimens with auricled, truncate and oblique bases to the 
 pinnule, on the same plant, and e\en on the same frond, are 
 not uncommon here. 
 
 i llf- 
 
DAVENPORT IIElinAimrM. 
 
 37 
 
 Osmunda Claytoniana, L. 
 
 Loufjwoocl. Mass..G. E. I)..Ji,ne, 1S74. 
 
 Osmunda cinnamomea, L. 
 
 iiT;,:t";r ,1;.';':!;?.'^ t"";'. r-/'-'- - 
 
 G_L. D. Neuton. Mass. (tVondosa forn..);i^{s Pln^i^tc;!,: 
 
 BOTRYCHIUM. Su;.. 
 
 The st.h-onler Ophioglossace^e, which comprises the present uid 
 the next ^enus, is represented by one or more species n .e r J 
 ot our c,eo,n-aphicaI ch's isions. The various species are o rsoth 
 
 1. nines, Kuel^ in deep woods. I a^ree with Mr. Robinson in the 
 
 opnuon expressed in his recent paper in '-Science News" (Bot'. 
 
 ch. not terns, by John Robinson. Science News, Vol. I, No ! n 
 
 ^>) , dK.t the i^otrychiums and Ophio^Iossums are rather to b;^': 
 
 ulered as tern-alhes than as true ferns, but I retain the commonly 
 
 cce.ved class.Hcation here tor the c.>nvenience of the preserCa tt 
 
 <>..c and reserve an expression of nn views for a work on ' ^. 
 
 I-V.^land iH-rns and their Allies" which I have in contemplation. 
 
 Botrychium simplex, fliTcn. 
 
 (L.nbracino; the diHerent forms simplichsiwmn L vsch /,. 
 
 '»nLi. luuL, lb/ 1. Wyommor Territory. Dr 
 
 tsactlv ,vl,i,t I l„„ e il,.«, , ihcl here. ^'^ *'""'''' '">' "«" 'I>»1 '"m «a» 
 
3« 
 
 c at.m.oc.it; oi tup. 
 
 ,877. 
 
 1878. 
 
 I'anv, 1S73. River Head, Lonj; Island. N. Y.. I-:. S. Millc-r. 
 Juuc 13. 187;^. \<)scmitc. Cal., ]. Miiir. c\ lu-rb. Miss l\'l- 
 ton. Ciiailottf, \'t.. C. (i. Priiij^le. lunc, 1877. "John 
 Jirown's tract," North Woods, Lewis Co., N. Y.. enihiacinj^ 
 some curions ahnornial tonus. Mis. liarnes. |ulv anl Anj^ust. 
 
 Berhn. Mass., K. .S. Wheeler and" (T. E. iX.jiine. 
 
 Lewis BlniV. I^ake Ontario. 5 miles west of ()swe<^o. 
 Rev. |. Herman Wihhe. jnne. 1878. 
 
 Botrychium boreale, Mh.di;. 
 
 Credited to I nalasUa. specimens tVom .Sweden, ex herb. 
 Acad, of .Stockholm. A. II. Cnrtiss. Donor, witii tracin<;^s 
 from specimens in tiie Kew 1 lerharinm. C. (». l*rin<j;le. Donor. 
 
 Botrychium Lunaria, .SwAurz. 
 
 Isle Royale. Mich. : 1869. ex herb. .State l'ni\ . Mich., Prof. 
 Harrin<fton, Donor: Henry (lillman, An<>'., 1873. Jamesville 
 Road, near .Syracnse. N. \'., Miss Jane llosmer, Mrs. Rust, 
 and Mrs. Barnes. June, 1872-8. British America, west of 
 the Rocky Mountains. Maconn. 1876.' North shore of Lake 
 Superior. Macoun. e\ herb. I). A. B. Watt. Oxford, Con- 
 necticut, Oscar Ilaif^ar. [une. 1878. West Cornwall. Comi., 
 Dr. F. W. Hall. June. '1878. 
 
 Botrychium matricariajfolium, A. Bum \. 
 
 Woodstock, Vt., Mrs. l*iper. 1873. Western Vermont. A. 
 B. Morgan. 1874, C. (i. Bringle. Donor, (ioshen, Conwav 
 and Deertield, \Iass., H. (LJesuj). 1873-5. Favette Ridjije. 
 Me.. Miss Furbish. 1874. 'I'oUand. Mass.. Au<i;ust. 187^ : 
 Sandislield. 1876-7. Mrs. Biper. Lewis Co.. N. ^■.. ^Irs. 
 Barnes (inchidiiii^ Milde's varieties su/j-i>tti'i>rtim •a\u\ com- 
 positioii ; also Anj^stnim's var. rotiiiufilobiti}!, with manv rare 
 
 al)normal forms) . 1876-8. Onondaga Co.. Mrs. Rust, 
 
 1875. 
 
 Tolland, Mass.. 
 Y.. Mrs. Mvers. 
 
 Botrychium lanceolatum, A\(;sti!om. 
 
 •Sudbury, Mass.. (i. iC. D.. Jnlv. 1873-4. 
 Mrs. Biper. July. 1S73-6. ()nei(la Co.. \, 
 1877. 
 
 Botrychium ternatum, '>\\\\\\/.. 
 
 Yellowstone Bark. Lower Teton Lake. Havden's expedition, 
 ex herb. I). C. ICaton. Califoniia : Miller. 1873: Mrs. Aus- 
 tin. BlumasCo.. 1876-7. Old pa-^tures near Brattleboro. \'t.. 
 C. C. Frost. 1873. ( Jcon^etown. Mass., Mrs. Horner, Sept.. 
 1874-5. Concord. Mass., G. I']. D.. 1874. .Shelburne. \. IL, 
 C. IC. Faxon. l?ritish Americ.i. west of 
 Macoun. 1876. Onondai^a Co.. \. \'., 
 Lewis Co.. N. \'.. Mrs. Barnes, .\u;^.. 
 Co., N. ^^. Mrs. Mvers, 1877. i'^avette 
 
 l'\nbish. 18 
 
 II- 
 
 Newton, Mass., I\ ,S. 
 
 North Adams. Mass.. Morandi and I'rohock 
 
 Rocky Moimtains. 
 
 Mrs." Rust. 1875. 
 187^-7. Madison 
 Rid-e. Me.. Miss 
 
 Blympton. 1877. 
 
 187S. 
 
DAVENPORT irERnAnilTM. 
 
 .h'?;!/'- ~}^'-i'' *•''«, h««^I I have included var 
 
 39 
 
 Botrychium ternatum, 
 
 « .1 .Y^r. lunarioides, Mim>k. 
 
 Nnith Carolina (iJ.V.M.)? ex hm-S PK:i iii- a . 
 
 of Science, [. II Rc.iHeld TW x' 'I'l'^f''''^''' ^C'^^'cmv 
 
 Botrychium ternatum, 
 
 \,v 1 ,. ^^^- obliquum, MiLDE. 
 
 Middlesex and Norfolk (Lmnities, Mass., G E D ,S^, - 
 Vermont, near Hrattlehoro, C. C. Fro; iS-. ' ^'. .?^ ^^• 
 N. II., C. E Fivon (\ T; ^'•^- ^^'lelhurnc, 
 
 Sept., 87; Esiv Co V I ^T?"' ^^*'^'''- M''«- ""'-"cr 
 
 J. L. «ennett,^';8Vs, w!-V^:Stai";y:it;or ''""'^ •^^'^'■^->' 
 
 Botrychium ternatum, 
 
 var. dissectum, Mh.de. 
 
 Essex Co., Mass., John Robinson, Sept., 1S74 
 Alass., Mrs. Piper, 1872. Lonj. Is a.K N \^\ 
 1873. Fayette Ridge, Me., Miss Furbish ,'877' 
 
 Botrychium Virginianum, Swartz. 
 
 Calitornia, Miller. \R^i n..i. f(^\ 1 x ^ , 
 Mass., G. E D Tune rS'., : ( V'^''' ^'^'O Island, Revere, 
 <r|e k^^ r x;'-^ r*-' '^73-4- Charlotte, Vt., C. G Prin 
 S'*-, ^874-5. ^^'oodstock, Vt. (var p-rar,/. n ^' 
 
 Onondaia C N Y rA> ^ "v ^''''■' ^'■'- ^'P'^'"' '^74- 
 Mrs. Basnet" M^; 4t Cff m"J. ', j"^'" ^T/; '^^ ' 
 ango Falls) 1877 mJ TU- t' . * ^"'''''^""<' (^hitten- 
 
 i«77. l^> iiddS,^;ie N \^'ri •^"''^'T ""^' ^■^'^ Furbish, 
 // "^'"'■^4'*'><-. iN. 1., Clarence Lown, 1S78. 
 
 OPHIOGLOSSUM. L. 
 Ophioglossum vulgatum, L. 
 
 Falmouth, 
 S. Miller, 
 
 Hinsham, Mass., II. VV. Cushine; 
 
 1873. Heverly, Mass. 
 
 Ophioglossum bulbosum, Micnx. ^'* 
 
4° 
 
 CATAI-OGUE OF TIIK DAVENPonT IIKRnARU'.Nr. 
 
 OphioglosBum nudlcaule, L. ni. 
 
 (^uincy,? Florida. Ur. Chapman. Lew Co.. Fla. ("l)or- 
 (lers of pine barren poiuls"). I)v. (Jarhcr. Xoveniher. 1S77. 
 
 Ophioglossum palmatum, Fumikk. 
 
 Upper Caloosahatcliie Kiver. Florida, trunk 
 metto, J. Donnell Smith, Mch.. 1S7S. lira/il. 
 Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker. Donor. 
 
 XoTK. — The tollo\vin<i,' interestinj^ r 
 ceivecl tVom Capt. Smith, may pa'tu 
 of this fern. ■" 1 certaiidy searchec 
 
 manv hundreds of palmettos along the 80 miles course of 
 the Caloosahatcliie River. The only condition that [ can 
 surmise as pecidiar for its jrrowth where 1 found it is that that 
 particular locality had not heen rav;i<^ed by the ainiual Jirca 
 whicii sweep over nearly all the regions where cattle are 
 herded. In mv opinion these fires ha e had an important in- 
 tluep'-e in limiting the growth of the more tender forms of 
 ])lant life (especially Musci and Ilepatita-) and lia\e probably 
 exterminated some species in such localities " 
 
 of Sabal Pal- 
 ex Kew herb. 
 
 'f^ from a letter re- 
 lain the scarcity 
 .ligently for it on 
 
 P 1;! 
 
 I 
 
 I lllll! 
 
 SPKCIES DOUBTFULLY AMERICAN 
 
 1 
 
 IN TIIF IIERHARirM 
 
 Cheilanthes argentea, iiookkr. 
 
 Credited to Alaska, doubtfidly. .Specimen from China, kind- 
 ly donated bv Wm. "Edwards of South Xatick. India. John 
 Robinson. Donor. 
 
 Phegopteris calcarea, J. sm. 
 
 Said to have been found bv Mr. J. L. licnnelt. near Provi- 
 dence. R. I. (Plants of Rhode Island, Hemiett. ined.). but 
 needs confirmation. My specimens are from (iermany and 
 ijigland. T- E. Bennett and Mrs. Rov. Donors. 
 
 XoTi:. — I have received from Miss Reynolds of .St. Augustine. Fla., 
 specimens of an yVliantum. collected on the Halifax River in 1877. 
 that may prove to be Adiajititm tencnmi. .Swz.. or some closely 
 allied species, but as the material at hand is too meagre to permit of 
 a positive identiHcation. I withhold it for the present. 
 
APPENDIX. 
 
 Doiihtf 
 
 III s 
 
 pecies. and species enoiieoiisl 
 
 embraced in tliis Cat:d()«ri,e. 
 
 Polypodium Madrense, J. s 
 
 Credited to Siena MadiV. 
 
 Gymnogramme tartarea. i) 
 
 y attrilnited to the liinit> 
 
 MITll. 
 
 Credited to New M 
 
 |.;s\- 
 
 exico. 
 
 Gymnogramme podophylla, IIookku. 
 
 Ci edited to New Mexico and Rio (irande. 
 
 Pteris pedata, L. 
 Adiantum ^thiopicum, L. 
 
 Asplenium marinum, L. 
 
 land. "iiinanon. My specimens are from Enjr. 
 
 Aspidium Californicum, D. c. i:a i ox 
 
 ' '"''='''1^ fonnded on some form of ../.' aru/nr/u,,,. Svv^ 
 
 Aspidium Ludovicianum, Kvszv 
 
 A prr.ahle fon„ „f ,/. /7.;vV A,. .;,,,,. or A./>a/rus> 
 
 Pellffia (Allosoms) mucronata, D. c. Mvton ,„d 
 Pellsea longimucronata, iIcokkh. ' 
 
 Sometn.es <,ivei:. are identical with 7, HW^/.//.... HooKru 
 
 Pellaea bella, Haki;k. 
 
 A prol>able form <.f />. ()r„Mo/,„,., TIookrr. 
 
 Pellsea ternifolia, Fkk. 
 
mmmummi 
 
 APPKXniX. 
 
 confused with it. Prof. Eaton writes me that he lias not seen 
 any really good and nnquestionablc specimens ot" /'. tcrni- 
 folia from our limits, but that some forms of P. Wrii^ht- 
 iana mij^ht very well pass for it. The species is li«>iired in 
 Ic. Fil. t. 126, and in Fil. Exot. t. 15, where it appears as 
 a very distinct fern. 
 
 INTRODUCED SPECIES. 
 
 I IHii! 
 
 Adiantum CUneatum, Langs and Fiscii. 
 
 Established at Valley Falls, R. I. (Plants of Rhode Island, 
 J. L. Bennett, ined.) 
 
 Note. — The appearance of a tropical fern growin"; in the open 
 air so far north as Rhode Island, sug<(ests the possibility of 
 other species becoming established, under favorable conditions, 
 cither through accident, or design, within our limits. Pteris serru- 
 lata in Alabama seems so great an anomaly, that our first thought is 
 to account for its presence there by supposing it to have escaped in 
 sonic way from cultivation, or to have been placed there designedly ; 
 but there is no evidence as yet to show that it is not there naturally, 
 nor is there really any thing strange in the presence of a tropical 
 species anywhere within tropical regions, provided the conditions 
 are favorable to its growth. But in the present example we have 
 the still greater anomaly of a species strictly tropical growing within 
 our northern region, and there can be no probability of its being 
 there naturallv. One might sooner expect to find A. Capillus \'c- 
 iieris growing naturally in Massachusetts, as that species extends in- 
 to temperate regions, and with us acquires, in Utah, a constitution 
 sufHciently hardy to endure our Massachusetts winters with, and 
 possibly without protection. But there is not the slightest probabil- 
 itv of its being found naturally in any part of New England, al- 
 though the result of my experience in growing plants of it from 
 Utah in the open air, in Medford, for three years is sufficient to 
 show that it may be introduced, and, perhaps, under right condi- 
 tions, become established in Eastern Massachusetts. There is a 
 wide field for experiment in the introduction of foreign ferns into 
 our limits, and of western, Californiaii, and even southern species 
 into our eastern States, as well as in the transposition of species 
 from one region to another, and such experiments would not oidy 
 giv^' pleasure, but increase our knowledge of the character and habit 
 of the diflerent species of ferns. 
 
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