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Onoclea 



sensibilis (Sensitive Fern). 



In wet shady places. The sterile fronds extremely variable ; 

 general and very common. 

 Osmunda (The Flowering Ferns.) 

 regalis (Royal Fan). 



In moist woods and swamps ; general and very common. 

 The American plant differs slightly from the European, 

 and is known as var. spectablis. 



Claytoniana (Interrupted Flowering-fern). 



As the last; equally general and abundant, 

 cinnamomea (Cinnamon-fern). 



As the last; general and common. 



Botrychium (The Moonworts.) 

 lunarioides {Tall Moonwon). 



In dry woods and clearings. A very variable plant; 

 generally dis^riouted from Quebec westward, but not 

 plentiful. 

 Virginicum (Rattlesnake-fern). 



In rich woods. A variable plant; generally distributed 

 and common. 

 Lunaria (Common Moonwort). 



In open woods. A northern plant. General from Hastings 

 (Mr. John Bell) eastwards, but apparently rare; being 

 inconspicuous it may have escaped observation. This 

 plant — the B. Lunaria (Linn.) of S wartz and all modern 

 authors — is common in many parts of Europe. It is 

 not in Gray's Manual, 

 simplex (Dwarf Moonwort). 



In woods. As the last, of which it may possibly be only a 

 variety. 



Ophioglossum 



vulgatum (Adder s-tongue). 



In bogs and wet woods. General and probably not 

 uncommon. A variable plant. 



Lycopodium (The Club Mosses.) 



lucidulum (Shining Club-moss). 



In cold swampy woods. General, and usually common, 

 inundatum (Marsh Club-moss). 



River Mistassini and northward, Michaux, MSS., per Abb6 

 Brunet; Hastings, Mr. Macoun ; probably general, 

 annotinum (Interrupted Club-moss). 



In woods. A somewhat variable plant; general, and 



