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feature, confirming the first impression. The tendency 

 to bifurcate, noted above, had in one instance gone so 



The figures 



given 



far as to produce a forked frond. 



show the chief characteristic. Thev are about natural 



size. 



** 



5 



6 



Explanation of Figures 



1. 



2. 



3. 

 4. 



5. 



6 



Middle pinna of a sterile frond. 



Lower pinna of a fertile frond. 



Middle pinna of a fertile frond. 



End of a fertile frond. 



Reverse of a fertile pinna, showing position 



and 7. Pinnae from sterile fronds. 



of sori 



A Great Day. 



Geo. L. Moxley 



On May 30th of this present year Prof. T. J. Fitz- 

 patriek and I set out on a botanical exploring expedi- 

 tion into a range of hills not far to the north of Los 

 Angeles, Cal. While our quest was primarily for ferns, 



