FERNS OF THE LAKE GEORGE FLoRA—III 13 
Dryopreris Dryopreris (L.) Christ 
Moist woods and swamps; frequent. July—Sept 
A species with small bracken-like fronds; preferring 
the shade of beech, maple and hemlock, and often grow- 
ing in clayey soil. 
ANCHISTEA VIRGINICA (L.) Presl 
Peat and sphagnum bogs; scarce. July—Sept. 
Lake George (Hall); E. Lake George; Glen Lake & 
vicinity; Podunk Pond marsh; bog on rocks, Curtiss 
hill, east of Fort Ann. Perhaps exterminated at the 
last station as a deep-seated fire swept over this hill in 
1914 
A handsome fern, formerly known as Woodwardia. 
It is similar to sterile fronds of Osmunda cinnamomea: 
but distinguished by its solitary fronds which arise 
from the long creeping rootstocks. 
CAMPTOSORUS RHIZOPHYLLUS (L.) Link 
Dry calcareous rocks and cliffs; not rare in certain 
sections. Sept. 
E. Lake George (Dr. M. W. Vandenburg) (Miss E. 
J. Owen); Silver Bay (Kemp); limestone ridge north of 
Glens Falls, rare (Hulst); Granville (Pember) ; Shushan, 
rare (Dobbin); Cambridge (Mr. & Mrs. Cornell); Cres- 
This fern increases, in abundance as one goes east- 
ward, from the line between Warren and Washington 
counties: but is not frequently met with on the moun- 
tains. At Vaughns, Fort Ann and northwest Hartford, 
it may be found on nearly every cliff. The basal 
auricles of the frond are more or less developed: plants 
with incised fronds are found on dry boulders. This 
fern is an evergreen: and is usually propagated by the 
rooting of the tip of the tapering frond. 
