93 _  Amertcan FERN JOURNAL 
treated in the North American Flora (Vol. 16: part 1), 
collection made by Dr. J. A. Shafer, in February of this : 
_ year, between La Perla and Santa Ana, in the ‘province — 
of Oriente. _ (Shafer no. 8626, Feb. 11, 1911.) 
| a dition, some of the sporangia having opened, the others 
. bd sigh to range from late ston ia to ae este = 
Botrychium Jenmani in Cuba 
R. C. BENEDICT 
The genus Botrychium is very widespread in the _ 
tropics as well as in temperate regions, but, to judge from 
herbarium. collections, in the tropics, the species are un- — 
common. B. Jenmani Und., as originally described and as — 
was based entirely on Jamaican material. Now, however, — 
Cuba may be added to its range by reason of a recent 
still closed but full-sized. In Jamaica the fruiting period 
ate 
ts tees the pair comprises, as oe goed. 1, Botry 
in the case of i B. 
coueraounn San VER See 
e : chium Jenma iad and B. Underwoodianum. In the southern 
ty ae Wend. hac 
ho ead 
ng Fela 
