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Graj?^, rare. RiiclUa strepens, L., vide 5. Lycnjms Vir(jinicus, L. ChinUa Mariana, 

 L., mountains. Cedronella cordala, Benth., in two places. Hi/dropliJiliam Vinjiiu- 

 cuni, L., macrophylhnn, Niitt., appendiculatitm, Mx. ; Cauadense, L., vide 5. Bartonia 

 tenella, Muhl., rare. Oholaria Virghika, L., passim, but in small quantitj'. Chio- 

 nanthus Virginica, L. Aristulochia Serpentaria, L., and Sij'ho, L'Her. Pyrularia 

 oleifera, Gray, Stony Fork only. Euphorbia conumitata, Engelm., vide 5. Comptonia 

 aspleni/olia, Ait., none here, but abundant 50 miles distant. Pimts pmngens, Mx. 

 Thuja occidentalism L., passim. Taxus laccala, L., var. Canadensis, in one place and 

 vide 5. Veratrum viride, Ait., none here, but 50 miles distant. Prosartes lanugi- 

 nosa, Don. Uvular ia grandiflora, Smith. Clintonia borealis, Raf., and unibellata, 

 Torr., common in the mountains. Conrallaria majalis. L., common in the moun- 

 tains. Scilla Fiaseri, Gr., very rare. — Howard Shrivkr. 



Ferns near Hanover, Ind. {continued from April number, p. 2;i). — Asjiidium 

 thelypteris, Swartz., and A. Noveboracense, Swartz., are both common to the Hat 

 woods and also the fence rows of most of the poorer land during the autumn 

 months. A. Goldianum, Hook., is very local, being confined as far as we know 

 to a single deep and cool glen and is in that portion of it from which the sum- 

 mer's sun scarcely evaporates the surface moisture. Here this elegant fern as- 

 sumes such a magnificent growth as to rank it first among our species in attrac- 

 tiveness. Amid the dampness of the rich mossy carpet and the shade of the tow- 

 ering clilfs this beauty finds a fitting home. Here its grand fronds, often 3 to 4 

 feet in length by a foot or more in breadth, tower majestically above the most am- 

 bitious of its surrounding kinsmen. ^4. Filix-mas, Swartz., is found in the ravines 

 from August till early winter. ^4. ncrostichuide.s, Swartz., is quite widely scattered 

 along our streams and in the rich thickets and also occurs sparingly in the damper 

 portions of the river bluff's. Cystopteris bulhifera, Bernh., is abundant in all the 

 woods and about all the moist rocks. It appears in fruit in early summer and 

 keeps its beauty late into the fall. Of more local range, though not rare is Cystop- 

 teris fragilis, Bernh. Its season of perfection of fruit and frond is during the 

 months of August and September. Onoclea sensiliHis, L., and also the variety obtu- 

 silobata, are of limited occurrence in grassy thickets and fence rows. Of the varie- 

 ty I have 4 or 5 specimens showing various transitions from the perfect frond and 

 all collected in the same patch with perfect specimens of O. scnsibilis, which fact 

 we think goes far to show little constancy here in this variety. Osmunda rcgalis, L. 

 is occasionally met with in the wet and fiat timberland. Of tlie genus Botrychium, 

 B. Virginicum, Swartz., is i^retty generally distributed througli our richer woods 

 and thickets, but is by no means plentiful. With the exception of tlie evergreen 

 species which retain their fruit into early spring, this is the earliest fruiting fern 

 with us. In the fall, B. lunarioides, Swartz. ,vars. obliquum and dissectum were very 

 sparingly found, it being tlie first time we have observed these ferns here, although 

 having collected more or less for 3 or 4 years. A few other species may j^et be se- 

 cured from the portions of our count}' farther back from the river, as the rocky 

 bluff's of some of our larger creeks together with the denss and rich bordering 

 thickets present favorable spots for fern growth. By another season we hope the 

 pages of the Bulletin will be able to report some interesting finds from these less 

 accessible regions. — A. H. Young, Hanover, Ind. 



A NEW Preparation for Poisoning Plants. — There are few botanists iiaving 

 collections of any size who are not at times perplexed to find some poison for their 

 specimens, more efticient tlian the solution of corrosive sublimate now in general 

 use. J'or the benefit of those wishing to make a trial of something new I otter the 

 following : 



Corrosive sublimate 1% ounces, 

 Carbolic acid 2)^ fluid drachms. 



Alcohol 1 pint. 



This I apply to fruits and flowers with an ordinary small sized paint brush. 



