Fern Fiora or Nespraska—ll 43 
Equisetum ropustum A. Braun. 
This species is quite common along river banks through- 
out the state. 
Dixon county: Ponca, June 14, 1898, no. 2543, 
Fred Clements. 
Sarpy county: Bellevue, September 3, 1893, no. 
3189, Roscoe Pound & D. A. Saunders. 
Cass county: South Bend, Mr. Kemble, no further 
data. 
NemMaAHA county: Missouri river bottoms, Brown- 
ville, January 2, 1889, nos. 61382 & 6140, H. J. Webber, 
specimens with branches. : 
KEARNEY county: along Platte river, June 15, 1891, 
no. 475, P. A. Rydberg. — 
BurraLo county: Kearney, banks of the Platte 
river, July 20, 1901, no. 54, J. J. Thornber. 
THomas county: on hillside near Plummer ford, 
Dismal river, August 24, 1893, no. 1722, P. A. Rydberg; 
Thedford, July 10, 1889, no. 6135, H. J. Webber. 
Cuerry county: Fort Niobrara, August, 1890, no. 
38, Rev. J. M.. Bates. This fragmentary specimen is 
labeled Equisetum hyemale L. and it was published as 
such by Dr. C. E. Bessey. 
Dawes county: Pine Ridge, July 14, 1889, no. 6134, 
and July 24, 1889, no. 6137, H. J. Webber. 
Sioux county: Squaw cafion, August, 1892, no. 446, 
Albert F. Woods; Monroe cafion, north of Harrison, 
June 18, 1911, Raymond J. Pool & C. V. Williams. 
EqvIsETUM VARIEGATUM Schleich. 
This species seems to be infrequent or rare; it occurs 
usually in wet soil. 
LANCASTER county: Lincoln, Antelope creek, May, 
1887, J. R. Schofield. 
KEARNEY county: wet prairies, June 13, 1891, on. 
477, P. A. Rydberg. 
