REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON SCHOOL GARDENS, ETC. 339 



Amoug the ferus exhibited were two new species from New 

 England, Aspidium cristafum marginale Davenport, and Aspid- 

 ium simulatum Davenport, described and named by Mr. George 

 E. Davenport of this Committee. 



Arthur E. French's collection of ferus was a fine one. The 

 fronds were complete, even, well arranged, and correctly named. 



ERRATA. 



Page 339, line 2, '''■ Aspidium cristatum marginale" Davenport, 

 should be Aspidium cristatumy^marghxale Davenport. 



Page 341 , lines 6 and 7 from the bottom, '•'■Aspidium spinulosum , 

 type and var. Boottii," should be Aspidium spinulosum and Aspid- 

 ium Bouttii. 



i 

 Page 347, line 3, " Maiden" should be Medford. 



done by any other institution in the State. 



However that may be, we have a reasonable assurance that in 

 the course of time, by means of this work, many people will have — 

 what the public schools do not aim to teach — a delightful, innocent, 

 and elevating recreation to which they can turn for recuperation 

 and refreshment during the leisure hours from their regular voca- 

 tions, and also after those vocations have been laid aside in the later 

 years of life. One important aim of education should be, to teach 

 the young to make wise provision for the leisure part of life. 



