\IB REPORT OF THE 187» 



< ' 745. Adiantum pedatutn, L. Maidenhair Fern. A very graceful delicate fern in riclv 

 woodlands. Upper Restijjouche and Upper St. John. 



746. Pteris aquilina, L. Common Brake. Our most abundant fern, growinoj everywhere. 



747. Pell^ka gracilis, Hook. Cliff' Brake. A very delicate little fern 3 B inc^hcs liigh,. 



growing in the cold dimp clefts of densely shaded rocks. Moiris' itock, Kesti- 

 gouche. Grand P'alls, St. John. 



748. Asri.ENiuM viride, Hudson. A delicate fern growing in tufts in the c'eftH of rocks. 



Vt^ry rare. Tettagouche Falls in Gloucester Co. Green Head, St. John Co. 



749. A. thalypteroidos, Michx. A fine fern 2 to 3 feet high, growing in rich shady woods. 



Scarce. 



750. A. Filix-foeraina, Bernh. A very variable and common fern, growing in rather moist ' 



rich soil. July. 



751. Pheooi'teris polypodioides, Fee. Bee'^h P lypod. A rather small plant 4 to 8 inches 



high and 2^ to 5 inches wide, growing in shady woods. July. 



752. P. Dryopteris, Fee. A pretty little fern growinsj; in dry oi* rocky woods, G to 10 injlies 



high and divided into three petioled, light-green, drooping divisions, ('(tumion. July. 

 75.". AsiMi)ii;,"M Thelypteris, Swartz. llather common in wet mrirshy places. August. A 

 delicate and gracelul fern. 



754. A. Noveboracense, Swartz. Xew Vork Fern. In swamps and' moist woods. A 



delicate fern, very like the precedinir. Common. July. 



755. A. fragrans, Swartz. A low (4 to 12 inches high) lance-shaped fern, pleasantly aro- 



matic and very rare. The writer has only found it in clefts of rocks at the railway 

 tunnel in Restigouche. 



756. A. spinulosum, Swartz. A ratlier larg'^ fern remaining green throuo;Ji the winter. 



Two vars. are sommon, var. intermedium and var. dilatatum. One of our most 

 common ferns. 



757. A. ev'istatum, Swartz. Growing in swamps, 1 to 2 feet high and 5 to 7 inches broad. 



Not common. July. 



758. A. marginale, Swartz. Marginal Shield Fern. A large handsome evergreen fern, in 



rocky woods. Rather common. The iVuit dots are large and near the margin. 



759. A. acrostichoides, Swartz. A narrow-lanceolate fern, about 12 to IS incites hi!.;ti, grow- 



ing in tufts in rocky woods Common near St. John, Have only noticed a single 

 — tuft in the northern Counties, near Molus River, Kent. 



760. A. aculeatum, Swartz, var. Braunii, Koch. A fine fern about li to 2 feet high, with a 



very hairy and chaffy stem, growing on wooded mountains Sugar Loaf, Rest igouche. 



761. Cystoptkris bulbifera. Bernh. A very tall, slender, tufted fern, generally ))roducing 



bulblets on its under side and growing in damp shaded ravines. Restigcmche. St. 

 John. 



762. C. fragilis, Rernh. A delicate fem, 6 to 8 inches high, growing on moist rocks. Com- 



mon. July. 



763. STUiTniroi'TEUis Germanica, Willd. Ostrich Fern. A splendid fern, growing in large 



tufts on rich alluvial soil, often 4 feet high Common. 



764. Onoclea sensibilis, I.. Sensitive Fern. About a foot high, growing in wet places, 



often in water. "Very sensitive to frost. Common. July. 



765. WooDSiA Ilvensis, R. Bi'own. A small rough tufted fern, growing on exposed rocks. 



Restigouche. on Sugar Loaf, and at mouth of Upsalquitch. 



766. \V. glabella, R Brown. A smooth little fern, 2 to 5 inches high, gi'owing on rocks. 



At tunnel, Restigouche. Rare. 



767. DiOKsoNiA punctilobula, Kunze. Fine-haired Mountain Fern. A delicate fern, 2 to 3 



feet high, growing very abundantly in moist soil in pastures, roadsides and open 

 woods. July. Producing an agreeable odor. 



768. OSMUNDA regalis. L. Flowering Fern. A beautiful fern, from 2 to 5 feet high, growing 



in swamps and wet places, and producing its fructificatio.i or spores on the top of 

 the fronds. Juno. 



769. O. Claytoniana, L. Interrupted Flowering Fern. About 2 to 3 'eet high, heaving its 

 . fertile leaflet:? near the middle of the stem. Common in low grounds and wet 



• woods. Fruiting early as it unfolds. June. 



770. O. cinnumomea, L. Cinnamon- Fern. A very common fern in wet swamps, growing 



in large clumps. The fertile fronds are very different from the sterile ones and 

 grow in the middle of the hunch. The fru fification is cinnamon-colored, and de- 



i cays before the sterile fronds attain their growth. Often 4 to 5 feet high. May. 



j 771. BoTRYCUiu.At lanceolatnm, Augstroem. A very graceful little fern, 3 to 10 inches high, 



i growing in shady places in rich soil. Fredericton. Bass River. Rare. 



! 772. B. Virginicum, Swartz. A peculiar looking fern 1 to 2 feet high, growing in rich 



shady places. Rather common. At the mouth of the Upsalquitch is a reduced 

 form,.only a few inches high, on dry rocky heights. .July. 



