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Of the Equisetace(z\\\e most notable form so far found is E. Iceviga- 

 turn, Braun. , gathered in the southernmost part of the State thus ex- 

 tending its distribution southeastward. 



Of the Filices, the rarer forms found with us are: Polypodium po ly- 

 podioides; Pellaa atropurpurea in great quantities in the southern sec- 

 tion; Asplenium pinnatifidum, montanum (plentiful) and angustifolium; 

 Dryopteris Goldieana, and marginalis. Cystopteris bulbifera; Dicksonia 

 punctilobida; and strange to say on the summit of Spruce Knob at an 

 altitude of 4,800 ft. Dryopteris fragrans, in such great quantity that 

 it is cut and stacked for fodder, this species being greatly relished 

 by cattle. 



Lycopodium luciduliim, L. , annotinum, L. , obscurum and its var. den- 

 droideum, L. clavatum, and L. complanatum are all found in the for- 

 ests of black spruce along the Alleghanies. 



In the mosses, hepatics, and lichens, but little collecting has so 

 far been done, no systematic searches having been made for speci- 

 mens in these classes of plants. Among the lithens several new species 

 have been discovered, the descriptions of which are still in manuscript 

 with Professor Nylander. In the search for hepatics incidental to 

 other exploration, in Mercer County, the dry bald face of a large lime- 

 stone cave yielded a new species in Plagiochila Virginica Evans, as well 

 as a rarity in the eastern flora of the United States, Radula Xalapensis, 

 Mont. Among the mosses we have been rewarded in our itinerant 

 work by finding two new forms Dicranodontium Virginicus, Britt. m. 

 and D. Millspaughi Britt. m., as well as numerous noteworthy species. 



The Fungi have been found to be of special interest, and ft is to 

 their collection and study that Mr. Nuttall has devoted most of his 

 spare hours from business since 1893. His field of search for forms 

 in this class of plants has been very limited, being almost wholly the 

 immediate neighborhood of his home at Nuttallburg, in Fayette 

 County, on New River. Even this small area has furnished the major 

 part of the 980 fungi of this flora, and continues to present additional 

 forms as well as unique hosts upon every search, no matter how casual 

 the examination or short the time devoted to the trip. Fully two- 

 thirds of the species collected have passed under the critical examin- 

 ation of Mr. J. B. Ellis, whose careful consideration of our numbers 

 has been of incalculable assistance in this work. 



The new species discovered in this area, and described in this 

 Flora, are as follows : 



Anthostoma microecium . Cercospora Chionanthi. Corticium leptaleum. 



Aposphjeria pezizoides. Cercospora (Enotherae. Coryneum cupulatum. N 



Aspergillusglaucusoblongisporus. Cercospora septorioides. Cyathicula quisquillaris. 



Botryodiplodia acerina. Clasterosporium Cornutum. Cylindrocolla Dendroctoni. 



Botrytis olivacca. Cladosporium nigrelluni. Cylindrocolla flagellaris. 



Camarosporium Linderae. Corticium albo-flavescens. Cylindrosporium Crataegi. 



