282 BOTANICAL GAZETTE [ APRIL 
there are many interesting forms growing there which do not occur in 
the waters of the New World.—-WaLtTEeR T. SwINGLe, Washington, 
D.C. 
EXPLANATION OF PLATE XXVII. 
A view of Naples and Vesuvius, looking east from the summit of the 
Vomero, an encircling range of hills several hundred feet high. In the midst 
of the park which extends along the shore may be seen the buildings of the 
Zoological Station. 
BOTRYCHIUM TERNATUM Swartz, var. LUNARIOIDES — 
(Micux.) MILDE.* 
(OsMUNDA BITERNATA Lamarck; B. BITERNATUM Underwood.) 
-lorrer the following criticism for two reasons; first, because I 
cannot agree with Dr. Underwood in his attempt to reinstate Lamarck’s 
species on characters so unreliable as those which he brings forward in 
his article on the Rarer Ferns in Alabama; and second, because I 
consider it an error to credit Professor Eaton with Milde’s combina- 
tion, as he had nothing whatever to do with it. Again, Dr. Underwood 
is in error in saying that Professor Eaton “ overlooked its very distinct 
leaf and bud characters”; on the contrary those characters were very 
carefully considered by Professor Eaton at the time he elaborated the 
species for his Ferns of North America. It was my privilege to be 
_ permitted to assist Professor Eaton on that portion of his work, and 
ok nage ue my, eading the Georgia specimen of true /unarioides in 
oe led to change his original treatment of 
. the : species. From this it will be seen that the character of the “le 
and bud” were well known to Professor Eaton and had received proper 
act r = the bud. He Siectiy: states eo “B. 
| 7 bud, ” but when he adds «while 
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