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statement that its habitat was in dried up boggy ground. 

 It was not at all dried up at the Toms River station, last 

 summer, but it is possible that at some periods of the year, 

 the ground there may become dry. From the descrip- 

 tion given above, it will be noted that the situation was 

 not dissimilar to that required by Ophioglossum, — indeed 

 the latter occurred there — and it is not unlikely that care- 

 ful search in Ophioglossum territory may reveal more 

 localities for Schizaea. 



* 



High School of Commerce, 

 New York City. 



Ferns of Northern Berkshire County, Mass* 



E. j. winslow 



The following list is compiled from the results of ten 

 days' collecting in the upper Hoosic valley and surround- 

 ing hills with headquarters in the town of Cheshire. One 



and 



and 



The valley here slopes rather abruptly from the narrow 

 intervale with its occasional swamps and swales to the 

 rich hillside pastures and groves with frequent outcrop- 

 ping ledge, and thence to the forest covered mountain 

 ridges. There is plenty of lime rock of a rather hard 

 crystalline variety, and marble quarrying and lime 

 burning are carried on by the inhabitants to some extent. 



This list is necessarily incomplete, and is published in 

 the hope to elicit supplementary records from readers of 



this Journal who have enjoyed a longer acquaintance 



with this beautiful region. 



Forty-four species of ferns and allies were found com- 

 mon or frequent in suitable localities. Of course not 



