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the adder’s tongue found in one small area, has now been 
submerged by the rising of the lake since a new dam was 
put in its outlet. 
The following list gives the ferns found as the result 
of a rather thorough search of the immediate border of 
the lake and the islands and one point upon Yellow 
River. 
Phegopteris dryopteris (L.) Fée oak fern 
Adiantum pedatum L. maidenhair 
Pieris aquilina L. common brake 
Asplenium filix-femina (L.) Bern lady fern 
Aspidium spinulosum (O. F. “Malle Sw.  spinulose wood fern 
Aspidium cristatum (L.) Sw cristate wood fern 
Onoclea sensibilis sensitive f 
Onoclea struthiopteris (L.) Hoffm. ostrich fern 
Osmunda claytoniana L. interrupted fern 
Osmunda cinnamomea L. cinnamon fern 
Ophioglossum vulgatum L. adder’s tongue 
Botrychium virginianum (L.) Sw. rattlesnake fern 
Osmunda cinnamomea L., var. incisa J. W. Huntington 
was found this summer in one situation in the Dells of 
the Wisconsin River. 
RutH MARSHALL. 
The following, from a letter of Mr. Alexander W. 
Brown’s, should be of interest to members who want 
to grow foreign ferns in their gardens. Mr. Brown 
writes: 
“T brought a plant [of Lomaria Spicant] with me from 
Scotland four years ago, and it seems to thrive well 
in my little fern corner, throwing up lots of fronds, both 
barren and fertile. . . lam quite pleased with my 
experiment with his fern, as I dug it up in a wood where 
the famous battle of Harlaw took place. A resident 
told me the thermometer never fell below 18 above and 
never rose higher than 75. Here it seems to have 
