12 American Fern Journal 



num. The soil here was sandy. In this section, within 

 a rod of the railroad, Schizaea was found. At first, only a 

 very small plant was discovered, later more and larger 

 ones were found. The plant shown in the picture was 

 not the largest clump, but it was of good size, and was in 

 a better position than some for photographing. The 

 plants noted all grew partially shaded. It may be noted 

 in passing that they needed shade. That particular 

 locality must have been about the hottest place in New 

 Jersey and the day in question was the hottest day of last 



summer. 



came 



other side of the embankment. On the lee side, the sun 

 had full sway and the damp ground almost steamed. 

 The manipulation of a camera is not a cool task on a hot 

 day, especially when the placing of the camera is difficult, 

 and the focusing requires particular care. It was ne- 

 cessary to interrupt the work with frequent trips to the 

 top of the embankment for a breath of less heated air. So 

 much for the general surroundings under which Schizaea 



was found. 



One of the best means of finding a particular person or 

 plant is to know the usual associates. The photograph 

 shows two interesting ones, Drosera rotundifolia, and 

 Lyeopodiwn innundatum. The Lycopodium was common 

 but lacked several weeks of maturity. Besides the round- 

 leaved sundew, the larger long-leaved species was also 

 present. Plants of both were numerous. They were 

 just a few days short of being in full flower. In the 

 sunnier spaces, plants of Pogonia and Limodorum were 

 numerous, mostly with withering flowers. As the pic- 

 ture shows, the Schizaea was not entirely unrolled. Prob- 

 ably three weeks were passed before its spores were fully 



ripened. 



Probably Schizaea grows in somewhat different situa- 

 tions m some of its other locatlies. -I noted recently a 



