Ferns, both Chain-ferns, the Marsh Shield-fern, and within a 

 few yards of the Lady Fern and Selaginella apus. The leaves 

 are evergreen and in winter lie stretched on the ground in a cir- 

 cle, the fertile ones often over three feet in length. Spores ma- 

 ture in late May and early June. 



Records. Bragg: Charleston Navy Yard. 



Phegopteris hexagonoptera (Michx.) Fee. Broad Beech-fern. 



Records. Bachman: Charleston. Porcher: St. Johns Berkeley 

 (H). 



Phegopteris phegopteris (L.) Underw. Long Beech-fern. 

 Recorded by Bachman, undoubtedly erroneously. 



Woodsia rufidula Beck. Recorded by Bachman only. It is 

 unlikely that any Woodsia should occur in this region and I am 

 unable to form any opinion regarding the species referred to. 



Azolla caroliniana Willd. Floating Fern. Floating in still 

 water. 



Records. Ravenel: Santee Canal (H). 



Lycopodium alopecuroides L. Fox-tail Club Moss. Common 

 in damp pine land. 



Records. Bragg: Georgetown County (H). Coker: Harts- 

 villc. Ravenel: Santee Canal (H). 



Lycopodium carolinianum L. Little Club Moss. In low pine 

 barrens. 



Records. Bachman: Charleston. Bragg: Summerville (H). 

 Coker: Hartsville. 



Psilotum nudum (L.) Griseb. 



Records. Ravenel: Santee Canal (H). 



Selaginella apus (L.) Spring. Creeping Selaginella. Fre- 

 quent but not abundant in shady places along the swampy mar- 

 gins of freshwater streams, growing in sand mixed with vegeta- 

 ble mold. Found throughout the year. 



Records. Bragg: Charleston Navy Yard (H), Otranto. Rav- 

 enel: Santee Canal. Laura M. Bragg. 



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