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my protest, named var. nana. The latter is now under 
water at the Gunpowder. 
Gray’s Manual credits Maryland with Botrychiwm 
simplex, probably on account of Egerton’s specimens 
and with B. neglectum (ramosum), almost certainly be- 
cause of the plants found by the writer. One other 
species, Dryopteris Dryopteris, seems to be at the limit 
of its range. 
WasHIneaTon, D. C. 
What the Latin Names Mean—II. 
glabella—Lat. little and smooth. 
glandulosa—Lat. with little glands, i. e., hairs with round, often 
sticky heads. 
Goldiana—for John Goldie, 1793-1886, a Scotchman who traveled 
and collected in eastern North America in the early 19th cen- 
ury. 
hexagonoptera—Gr. six-angled-wing; referring to the shape of the 
wings which occur along the midrib between the pinnae in this 
fern. 
ilvensis—Lat. of Ilva, the ancient name of the Island of Elba. 
incisum—Lat. cut into deep, sharp teeth. 
intermedia—Lat. in between, intermediate. 
lanceolatum—Lat. In botanical usage meaning shaped like a lance- 
latiusculum—Lat. rather broad; referring to the shape of sil 
nules of the American bracken as contrasted with those of the 
European. . 
Lonchitis—Gr. a lance, an ancient name for some plant with lance- 
shaped Si 
Lunaria—Lat. moon-wort. 
marginalis—Lat. on the edge; referring to the 
minus—Lat. smaller. 
montanum—Lat. of mountains. 
neglectum—Lat. slighted; the name given 
species was not recognized in the chie 
position of the sori. 
perhaps because the 
f botanical manuals of 
that time. : fruiti 
nodulosa—Lat. with little knots or knobs; referring to the fruiting 
segments. 
