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smaller, long-decurrent, and finally evident as slight 
alar prominences). The rhizome scales are similarly 
fuscous, but those of P. subtile are shorter, relatively 
and more persistently ciliate. The thin, 
peltate, flake-like, cretaceous scales, overlying the hyda- 
thodes singly, are characteristic of both species. 
Some experiences in fern-hunting near 
Philadelphia 
GEORGE REDLES 
(As narrated at the Fern Society meeting, Dec. 28, 1914) 
It was with some misgivings that I complied with 
Mr. Scott’s order to address you, and I think the best 
thing I can do will be to relate some of my experiences. 
Mr. Joseph Meehan claimed that Aspidium Goldiea- 
num, as figured in Meehan’s Monthly, was too narrow 
in outline and did not agree with any specimens that he 
had seen. As he, Edwin Jellett, and myself took botani- 
cal trips together, we were very anxious to find some of 
this species in our rambles. As we had canvassed most 
of the locality within twenty miles without results, we 
- began to despair of ever finding it, though Prof. Meehan 
claimed the specimen figured had been collected in the 
Wissahickon. One Sunday, after a most delightful 
trip along Edge Hill to the Pennypack, Joseph remarked: 
“ Wouldn’t it be a grand ending to a perfect day to find 
some Goldieanum?”, and, while drinking from a spring © 
which ran down along a gentle slope, I noticed a number 
of extra large ferns growing in the water among stones 
and proceeded to investigate. On picking a frond and 
looking for the Spore-cases, I found them to be very 
close to the mid-vein and on my showing it to Joseph, 
_ he let out a “Hurrah!” and said: “We have found it 
