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bama. Habenaria integra which is so scarce in most 
other states, I found growing by hundreds in a large 
swamp near Whistler in Mobile County. The rare 
Pogonia verticillata is quite common on the table-lands 
of the northeastern part of the State. Spiranthes 
Beckii, which is a rare orchid in the south, I found near 
Spring Hill. 
Seven of the Trilliums, six of the Sarracenias, or 
Pitcher-plants, ten Sabbatias, which bear such beauti- 
ful flowers throughout the summer, and thirty-two of 
the Solidagos or Goldenrods, with a large representa- 
tion of the Eupatoriums, are found within the borders 
of the State. 
Of the ferns found in North America, Alabama can 
boast of several of the rarer species; among them are 
Trichomanes Petersii, Asplenium ebenoides, A. Bradleyt, 
A. pinnatifidum, and Dicranopteris flexuosa. Of the 
first named fern Alabama holds four of the six known 
stations; of the last the State holds the only station in 
the United States. 
Vermont with its sixty-eight ferns, including. twelve 
Lycopodiums, has been termed, ‘The fern-lover’s 
paradise.’ My list for Alabama shows seventy species 
of ferns including nine Lycopodiums, placing it fourth 
among the states of the union, Pennsylvania, Florida, 
and New Jersey only having larger lists. 
In the preparation of this paper I have corresponded 
with Dr. E. A. Smith, state geologist, Dr. R. M. Harper, 
state botanist, Mr. W. R. Maxon and Mr. A. H. Howell 
of Washington, D. C., and have been aided by associa- 
tion with Mr. W. C. Dukes, Mr. H. P. Léding and Dr. 
Van Aller of Mobile. With the last named I have 
made many a trip afield. To these gentlemen I ex- 
press a word of thanks. I have also consulted Mohr’s 
Plant Life of Alabama, the Fern Bulletin and the FERN 
JOURNAL. 
