l8 CONNECTICUT GEOL. AND NAT. HIST. SURVEY. [Bull. 



of the state: East Lyme (Miss A. M. Ryon), Colchester 

 (Graves), Mansfield (Mrs. C. S. Phelps), East Haddam (Dr. 

 E. J. Thompson), Durham and Monroe (Harger), Meriden 

 (D. C. Eaton), Southington (Andrews), Granby (I. *Hol- 

 comb), Bridgeport (I. Holden). Occasional or frequent in 

 Litchfield County. Late June — early July. 



ADIANTUM L. Maidenhair. 

 Adiantum pedatum L. (like a bird's foot; referring to the 

 method of division in the fronds). 

 Maidenhair. 



Rich woods. Rare in the immediate vicinity of the coast ; 

 occasional or frequent elsewhere. July. 



Thrives well in cultivation if placed in a moist, shaded and 

 sheltered location. The plant is medicinal. 



PTERIS L. Brake. Bracken. 

 Pteris aquilina L. (of an eagle; referring to the wing-shaped 

 fronds) . 

 Pteridium aquilinum Kuhn. 

 Common Brake. Bracken. Brake. 



Common. Usually in open ground and poor soils. Aug. 

 The young shoots are sometimes gathered and eaten in 

 the manner of Asparagus. 



CHEILANTHES Sw. 



Cheilanthes lanosa (Michx.) Watt (woolly). 

 Cheilanthes vestita Sw. 

 Hairy Lip Fern. 



Very rare. New Haven, precipitous face of West Rock 

 about half way up the cliff (G. Van Ingen 1892). July. 



This is the only known station for this species in New Eng- 

 land, and it is supposed to be the northern limit of its growth. 



PELLAEA Link. Cliff Brake. 

 Pellaea atropurpurea (L.) Link (dark purple). 

 Purple Cliff Brake. 



Dry exposed ledges, preferring limestone but occurring 

 also on trap and rarely on gneiss. Bolton, on gneiss (A. V. 

 Osmun) ; Guilford, on trap (G. H. Bartlett) ; becoming rare 



