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pleasant hours with the polypods and will undoubtedly 
be rewarded by finding of one or more forms, not men- 
tioning the many freaks that will be eeaiialtty. appear- 
ing before him. 
Hira, MAINE. 
“FERN LEAVES, 
no. BEN EDICT | 
“The topic sould searcely 9 seem to be one in nial ES - 
much discussion, but as morphologists and paleobota- __ 
nists have lately added a good deal to our knowledge of 
the subject, completely changing some of the old « col : 
aes, a brief resumé will not be out of place. » > 
> There has been a large amount written about ferns 
as - in the last few years, particularly ; about their a 
and evolution,—and consequently a ut their relation- 
Co ae to other groups: of Plants, sue ah sae ee 
