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REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, L901. 



MAXON, William R. Notes on Ameri- 

 can ferns: in. 



Fern Hull., viii, 1900, pp. 84,85. 

 History of the discovery of Trichomanes 

 petersii A. Gray in the only (three) localities 

 known. Pellsea densa (Brack.) Hook, is re- 

 ported from the vicinity of Durham, Ontario. 



The Hart's-tongue in New York 



and Tennessee. 



Plant World, in, L900, pp. 129-132, pi. 4. 

 A description of the habitat of this species 

 [ncentral New York and in Tennessee, with an 

 account of its rediscovery in the latter region. 



On the occurrence of the Hart's- 



tongue in America. 



Fernwori Papers. [Published by the Lin- 

 naean Fern chapter], 1900, pp. 30-46. 

 Treats at length of the distribution of this 

 species, Phyllitis scolopendrium (L.) Newm., 

 in North America, including description of 

 habitat and known data, relating to the sev- 

 eral stations. Specimens collected in Chiapas, 

 Mexico, arc regarded as representing a dis- 

 tinct species, Phyllitis Undent (Hook.) Maxon. 



Polypodium vulgare oreophilum 



Maxon, subsp. nov. [InMorris: Some 

 plants nf West Virginia.] 



Proc. Bi'il. s,,r. Wash., xm. 1900, p. 171. 

 A description of the fern previously referred 

 to Polypodium vulgare acutum Moore. 



Polypodium hesperium, anew fern 



from western North America. 



/'/■.»•. Biol. Soc. Wash., xin, 1900, pp. 

 199,200. 

 A brief discussion of the aggregate Polypo- 

 dium vidgart L., followed by a description of 



the new species mentioned in the title, which 

 occurs commonly in the mountains of the 

 u estern United states. 



— — A list of the Pteridophyta col- 

 lected in Alaska in 1900 by Mr. J. B. 

 Flett, with description of a new Dry- 



Opti lis. 



Bull. Tomii Botan. Club, xxvn, 1900, pp. 

 637-641. 

 Twenty three species are listed, one of 

 which, Dryopteris aquilonaris, from Nome 



City, i^ described as new. 



— Notes on the validity of Asplenium 



i benoides as a species. 



Botan. Gaz., \\\, 1900, pp. 110-415. 

 A n view of what has been w ritten on the 

 subject. The hybridlty of ferns m general is 

 discussed briefly, and the tentative proposi- 

 tion advanced that the fern m question may 

 be a fertile h\ brid. 



M AXON, William R. A list of the ferns 

 and fern allies of North America north 

 i>! Mexico, with principal synonyms and 

 distribution. 



Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., xxm, p. 1226, May 4, 

 1901, pp. 619-651. 

 The list proper is preceded by an introduc- 

 " tion, which is largely historical and includes 

 a list of the principal papers and books treat- 

 ing of the ferns of the United States and 

 Canada. The following new combinations 

 are made: Pteridium eaudatum (L.) Maxon; 

 Dryopteris oreopteris isw.i Maxon; Woodsia 

 dbtusa plummerse (Lemmon) Maxon; Tsoetes 

 paupercula (Engelm.) A. A. Eaton; Tsoetes 

 canadensis (Engelm.) A. A. Eaton; and the 

 new names Poll/podium vulgare deeeptum 

 Maxon and Dycopodium chapmani 1'nderw. 

 are proposed. 



MERRILL, George P. Guide to the 

 study of the collections in the Section 

 of Applied Geology: The nonmetallic 



minerals. 



Rep. Smithsonian Inst. it', s. Nat. Mus.), 



1899 (1901). pp. 155-483, pis. 1-30. 



Designed primarily as a handbook, this 



work gives a very exhaustive account of the 



occurrence and uses of nonmetallic minerals 



as represented in the Museum collections. 



MERRILL, George P., and STOKES, 



H. N. A new stony meteorite from 

 Allegan, Mich., and a new iron meteor- 

 ite from Mart, Tex. 



Proc. Wash. Acad. Set., u, July 25, 1900, 

 PI>. 41-68. 

 This paper gives an account of the fall and 

 presents the results of microscopic and chem- 

 ical examinations of the Allegan stone, and 

 chemical analyses of the iron. 



MILLER, Gerrit S., Jr. The Giant 

 squirrels of Burmah and the Malay 

 Peninsula. 



Proc. Wash. Acad. Set, II, July 25, 1900, 

 pp. 69-77. 

 New species: Ratvfa melanopepla (p. 71), 

 and R. pyrsonota (p. 75). 



Descriptions of two new squirrels 



from Trong, Lower Siam. 



Proc. WasJi. Acad. Sci., II, July 25, 1900, 

 pp. 79- 81 

 New subspecies: Seiurus notatus miniatus 

 ip.79) and S. tenuis surdus (p. 80). 



Preliminary revision of the Euro- 

 pean Redbacked mice. 



Proc. Wash. Acad. Sci., n, July 26, 1900, 

 pp. 83-109. 

 New: Craseomys (subgenus, p. 87) , Evotomys 

 norvegicus (p. 93), Evotomys vasconise (p. 96), 



