REPORT OF THE STATE BOTANIST 1902 49 



OSMUNDACEAE 

 Osmunda regalis L. 

 Royal fern 

 Swamps and wet woodlands. Frequent. June-July. 



Osmunda cinnamomea L. 

 Cinnamon fern 

 Low woods, thickets and swamps. Common. May-July. 



Osmunda claytoniana L. 

 Clayton's fern 

 Fields and woodlands. Common. Maj^-June. 



POLYPODIACEAE 

 Onoclea sensibilis L. 

 Sensitive fern 

 Wet places. Common. August. 



Matteuccia struthiopteris (L.) Todaro 

 Onoclea struthiopteris Hoffm. 

 Ostrich fern 

 Along streams in alluvial soil. Common. August. 



Dennstaedtia punctilobula (Michx.) Bernh. 

 Dicksonia pilosiuscula Willd. 

 Hay-scented fern 

 Open woods and thickets. Common. August. 



Cystopteris bulbifera (L.) Bernh. 

 Bulhlef -J) earing fern 

 Rocky woodlands. Rare. Near Campville. July-August. 



Cystopteris fragilis (L.) Bernh. 

 Brittle fern 

 In wet, shaded soil and on cliffs. Common. May-July. 



Dryopteris acrostichoides (Michx.) Kuntze 

 Aspidium acrostichoides Sw. 

 Christmas fern 

 Woods, specially under evergreens. Common. August. 



Dryopteris noveboracensis (L.) Gray 

 Aspidium noveboracense Sw. 

 'New York fern 

 Moist woods. Common. August. 



