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A somewhat less intensely humid forest was here met 
with, and the fern flora was slightly different from that 
of the two preceding days. 
The great quantities of ferns collected in the Cordillera 
region of Boquete have not yet been determined, so 
detailed mention of the species must be deferred. On 
some future trip to Panama I hope to have an oppor- 
tunity of exploring the Darien region, that vast, little- 
known country lying near the Columbian boundary, 
containing Indian tribes, through whose territory pass- 
age has been persistently denied to the white man. 
In conclusion I certainly must express my very great 
gratitude to Mr. William R. Maxon for determining 
the ferns collected, as well as to Mr. A. 8. Hitchcock 
and Mr. Paul Standley for going over other botanical 
specimens gathered. I very greatly appreciate, also, 
the kindness shown me by the Panama Canal officials, 
and by Mr. H. J. Watson and Col. and Mrs. E. H. 
Cuthbert, of Boquete. 
On Boarp §. 8. ‘‘ PanaMa,” 
EN ROUTE TO NEw York, May 28, 1918. 
Texas Pteridophyta—l. 
ERNEST J. PALMER 
While making general collections of plants in the 
Southwest for the Missouri Botanical Garden and 
Arnold Arboretum during the past few years, I have 
had an opportunity to observe many of the ferns of 
Texas in their native environments and to note their 
distribution over wide areas. Although the present 
list, perhaps, adds nothing new, unless it be Lycopo- 
dium, to the reported fern flora of the state, it may be 
worth while to place on record a number of new locali- 
ties for some of the species. 
