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BULLETIN OF THE TORREY BOTANICAL CLUB. 
Vol. VI., Nos. 19 & 20.) [New York, July & August, 1876. 
§ 102. Ferns.—We have received Mr. Davenport’s Catalogue 
of the Davenport Herbarium, Mass. Hort. Soc., corrected to Ap. 
3d, 1876; and Mr. Wm. Edwards’ Catalogue of North American 
Ferns, May, 1876, corrected by Prof. Katou. Mr. Edwards’ address 
is South Natick, Mass. He will mail his useful catalogue for 25 
cents a dozen. This list comprises 132 species and 20 varieties, of 
which 49 species and 2 varieties are peculiar to North America, 
i.e, America north of Mexico. Mr. Davenport’s list has 124 
species and 26 varieties. Mr. Davenport, it will be seen admits 
more varieties than Prof. Eaton does in Mr. Edwards’ catalogue ; 
in the latter, for example, Asplenium Filix-femina has only the 
variety Michauxii, while Mr. Davenport gives also angustum, 
cristata [um ?] and laciniatum. The former does not seem to 
recognize Botrychium simplex, var. bipinnatifidum. In connec- 
tion with fern variations, perhaps the interest felt in this subject 
may justify us in mentioning that Mr. A. H. McKay, of Pictou, N.S., 
has found a variety named provisionally by Prof. Lawson, 
Cystopteris fragilis, var. McKayii. Mr. McKay finds Aspidiwm 
Filix-mas, Swartz, in that quarter. 
Mr. Hall writes: If any of the Club ever take a trip in search of 
Cheilanthes tomentosa, the following extract from a letter from 
Rev. D. R. Shoop may do some good. Ido not think it will do 
harm to publish the locality: “ Where I gathered Cheilanthes 
tomentosa was at Painted Rock on the French Broad River—just 
above the North Carolina and Tennessee line. Hot Springs, close 
by, is a good place to stop, a summer resort ; and I think one could 
not miss the Cheilanthes on the rocks up the river—just where, I 
cannot say. Doubtless it could be found nearer, in Virginia or 
Kentucky.” 
Mr. L. A. Millington writes from Glens Falls: Two different 
lants of fragrant Aspidium Noveboracense, Swartz, were found 
in this vicinity last summer, I have roots in my garden brought 
from the north, which have deliciously fragrant fronds thus far. 
§ 103. Publications.—1. Botany of California. The first vol- 
ume is now ready, price six dollars, which is extremely low. Copies 
may be obtained on application to Sereno Watson, Botanic Garden, 
Cambridge, Mass. As the weight is nearly five pounds, it cannot 
be transmitted by mail. The present volume comprises the 
Polypetale by W. H. Brewer and Sereno Watson, and the Gamo- 
petale by Asa Gray. As the Legislature of California has since 
1874 made no appropriations to continue the Geological Survey of 
the State, this volume would have remained unpublished had not a 
few citizens of San Francisco contributed a sum sufficient to insure 
its publication. The proceeds of the sale of this will go to aid the 
publication of the second volume, which is intended to contain the 
remaining exogenous (Apetale, — Gymnosperme), the endogenous, 
and the cryptogamous orders, with index, ete. All botanists will 
feel grateful for what has been accomplished of this very important 
