ReEcENT FERN LITERATURE pare 
schizophylla—Gr. split-leaved; referring to its forking habit. 
scopulina—Lat. of cliffs. 
sensibilis—Lat. sensitive; referring to the plant’s susceptibility to 
injury by frost. 
grile a Tinie toothed like a saw; referring to the margins of the 
sim as oe imple. 
simulata—Lat. suteee referring to the resemblance between the 
Massachusetts fern and pair forms of the lady fern 
spinulosa—Lat. bearing small spines; referring to the seiny teeth. 
PaO be Georg thenere Steller, 1709-1746, a German naturalist 
e Russian servic 
Seubhiptrin Cr ostrich : 
semblance of the cna to Meadhions. 
lenuifolium—Lat. thin-leaved. 
terna eae in threes; referring to the principal divisions of the 
f a fancied 
Pitoneieee Gy female fern—the exact equivalent of the Latin 
Filix-femina, though used for an entirely differen t fern. 
tomentosa—Lat. covered with short, matted hairs. 
Trichomanes—Gr. Said to be an ancient name for so n. 
viride—Lat. green; referring to the color of the midrib in 1s nome to. 
that of related species. 
vulgare—Lat. well-known 
Recent Fern Literature. 
The September number of the “Nature Study Re- 
view” is entitled “The Fern Number” on its cover 
which bears also a halftone of brake leaves, “a fern 
whose home is the world.” The table of contents 
lists “Fern Study”, ‘How to. know the ferns,”’ and a 
“List of common ferns” as the leading articles. 
“Fern Study” gives in simple language something of 
the history, structure and reproductive processes of 
ferns. “How to know the ferns” describes in non- 
technical terms the fern families and species of our 
northern states. Both these articles are illustrated by 
humerous line cuts. The “Tist of common ferns” in- 
