100 AMERICAN FERN JOURNAL 
Lake George and vicinity (Mrs. Watrous) (Hulst) 
(Kemp) (Jelliffe); Ticonderoga, Essex county (I. Eights, 
in an old collection at N. Y. State herbarium); Dresden 
Station (Peck); rocks near South Granville (Pember); 
Willard Mt. (Taylor); DeRidder hill near Schuyler- 
ville (Greenalch); South Bay; French Mt.; mountains 
in W. Fort Ann; Peaked Rock and near Shushan. 
Variable. A pretty little fern growing in dense tufts, 
found usually at higher elevations in the northern part 
of the region: but sometimes a few dwarf plants are met 
with in old rocky pastures, at lower altitudes. 
Woopsia optusa (Spreng.) Torr. 
Rocky shaded places and old pastures about lime- 
stone rocks; infrequent. July-Oct. 
Bolton (Peck); Lake George (Hulst) (Kemp); rocks 
near South Granville (Pember); Shushan (Dobbin); 
Easton (Taylor); Jonesville, west of Round Lake 
(Hulst); French Mt.; Hague; Whitehall and South 
Bay, southward to Fort Ann, Peaked Mt. and Vaughns. 
Distinguished from Filiz fragilis, which it resembles, 
by its larger fronds, the glandular pubescent stipes and 
blunt pinnae, and persistent indusia. The fronds are 
sometimes half evergreen. 
he var. ancusta Pk., with narrow fronds and pin- 
nae, has been found at Peaked Mt. and at Vaughns. 
(Woodsia glabella R. Br. was reported as having been 
found near Huletts Landing, in 1892, by Madge Condit. 
This rare fern of the higher Adirondacks may occur on 
Black Mt., Lake George: but these plants were prob- 
ably referable to some other fern. This fern has also 
been reported at Pottersville, near Schroon Lake (Mrs. 
E. B. Lombard): but no specimens have been seen.) 
DENNSTAEDTIA PUNCTILOBULA (Mx.) Moore 
Moist woods and roadsides; frequent. July-Oct. _ 
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