io6 Our Native Ferns. 



Dryopteris : oak -fern ; an old generic name. 



E. 

 Eatoni : named for Prof. D. C. Eaton of Yale College . 

 ebeneum: like ebony, alluding to the atipe. 

 ebenoides : having the form of Asplenium, ebeneum. 

 emarginatum : emarginate, notched at summit. 



exaltata : raised up ; alluding to the habit of growing indefinitely at the apex. 

 exile : small. 



F. 

 falcatum; scythe-shaped. 

 Fendleri : named for August Fendler. 



femiginea : having the appearance of iron rust, alluding to the tomentum. 

 filix-foemina: female-fem, lady-fern, 

 filix-mas; male-fern. 

 firmum : strong, stout, 

 flexuosa: full of windings, tortuous. 

 Ftoridanum: growing in Florida, 

 fragilis : brittle, easily broken, 

 fragrans: sweet-scented, 

 frondosa: leafy. 



glabella: smooth, without hairs. 

 Goldianum: in honor of Mr. Groldie. 

 gracilis : graceful, delicate, 

 gracillima: most graceful. 

 Grayi : named for Dr. Asa Gray. 



G. 



H. 



hexagonoptera: Gr. hexagon-winged, 

 hispida: hairy, shaggy. 

 Hookeri ; named for Sir W. J. Hooker, 

 hyperborea: growing in the extreme north. 



I. 

 Ilvensis: growing in Elba (ancient II va) ? 

 imbricans: breaking joints like shingles. 

 incauum: hoary. 

 incisum: cut-toothed, 

 intermedium : intermediate between the type and var. dUatatum. 



J- 



juglandifolium : having leaves like the black walnut { fuglans). 



L. 



lanceolatum : lance-shaped. 



lanuginosa: woolly. 



latifolium: broad-leaved. 



Lemmoni: named for Prof. J. G. Lemmou, of Oakland, Cal. 



leucopoda: Gr. with white feet (stalks). 



Lindheimeri: named for Mr. F. Lindheimer. 



lineata: like a line, very narrow. 



Lonchitis: Gr. resembling a spear. An old Greek name for some kind of fern. 



longifolia : long-leaved. 



lunaria: moon-shaped. 



lunarioides : having the form of B. lunaria. 



