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Bromus ciliatus, Linn. At San Luis Potosi (1075 Schaffner). 

 Also a variety, with the panicle sparingly puberulent or glabrate ; in 

 the Sierra Madre, south of Saltillo (1372). 



Bkachypodium c^spitosum, Roem. & Schult. At San Luis Po- 

 tosi (1076 Schaffner). 



The following list of the Ferns and other vascular Acrogens, in- 

 cluding uU those of the Parry & Palmer collection, has been furnished 

 by Prof. Daniel C. Eaton. The Mosses were determined by the 

 late Thomas P. James, Esq., and the remaining lower cryptogams 

 by Prof. W. G. Farlow. 



AcROSTiCHDM VENUSTUM, Fee. In the San Rafael Mountains 

 (954 Schaffner). Sent under this name from Kew, but not agreeing 

 well with the character of the species as described by Fee. 



ACROSTICHUM GRATUM, Fee. In the San Miguelito Mountains 

 (953 SchaflEuer); 1007 Parry & Palmer (1009 in some sets). 



PoLYPODiuM ELLIPSOIDEUM, Fee. In the San Miguelito Mount- 

 ains (941 Schaffner). 



PoLYPODiUM Martensii, Mett. At San Luis Potosi; 973^, in 

 part, and 974|^ Parry & Palmer. The bright scales of the rootstock 

 are very showy. 



PoLYPODiUM PLEBEIUM, Schlccht. The dried fronds have a yel- 

 lowish-green color, and the specimens are of the form called P. oulo- 

 lepis by Fee. In the Sierra Madre, southeast of Saltillo (1373), 

 and in the San Miguelito Mountains (940 Schaffner) ; 973 and 974 

 Parry & Palmer. Popularly known as " Calaguala " (as are several 

 other species), and used as an expectorant. 



PoLYPODiUM CHEiLOSTiCTON, Fee. 973^ Parry & Palmer, in 

 part. This seems to be a good species ; it is also 206 and 400 

 Ghiesbreght, and 18 Mohr, from Orizaba. 



PoLYPODiUM SUBPETIOLATUM, llook. In the Lcrios Mountains, 

 near Saltillo (Palmer, not numbered). Small specimens, which agree 

 best with this species. 



PoLYPODiUM FURFURACEUM, Schlccht. In the route from San 

 Luis Potosi to Tampico (1155 Palmer, coll. of 1878-79) ; Orizaba 

 (31 Mohr). 



PoLYPODiUM INCANUM, Swartz. On the Caracol Mountains, Coa- 

 huila (1376), and at Guajuco (no number). Also on the route from 

 San Luis Potosi to Tampico (1155^, coll. of 1878-79). 



PoLYPODiuM AUREUM, Linn., var. areolatum. In the mountains 

 of San Rafael (942 Schaffner); 972 Parry & Palmer. 



