Glossary of Specific Names, 107 



M. 



marginale : having the sori near the margin. 



matricariiefolium : having the foliage of Wild Chamomile {Matricaria). 



Mexicana : Mexican, growing in Mexico. 



microphylla: Gr. aniall-leaved. 



mohrioides : having the form of Mohria, a genus of African ferns. 



montana — um : growing in the mountains. 



munitum: fortified, defended. 



myriophylla - um : Gr. many-leaved. 



N. 



Nevadense: growing in the Sierra Nevadas. 



Newberryi: named for Dr.. J. S. Newberry of Columbia College. 



nivea: snowy ; alluding to the powdered under surface. 



Noveboracense : growing in New York. 



nudatum: naked. 



nudicaule: naked stemmed. 



O. 

 obliquum : turned sidewise. 



obtusa : blunt, alluding to the divisions of the indusia (?), 

 obtusilobata : having blunt lobes. , 

 occidentale: western; literally, toward the setting (sun). 

 Oregana : growing in Oregon. 

 Oreopteris: Gr. mountain-fern, 

 ornithopus : Gr. resembling bird's feet. 



P. 



palmatum : palmate, hand-shaped. 



Parryi : named for Dr. C. C. Parry of Davenport, la. 



parvulum : very small. 



patens: open. 



pectinatum : toothed like a comb. 



pedatum ; shaped like a foot. 



Petersii : named for Hon. T. M. Peters of Alabama. 



Phyllitidis : Gr. bearing leaves but no flowers. 



pinnatifidum: pinnatifid. 



plumula : a little feather. 



polypodioides : resembling a Polypndium. 



pulchella; pretty. 



punctilobula : with pointed lobes. 



pusilla; small. 



R. 



radicans: rooting, 

 regalis: royal. 



rhizophylluB : Gr. root-leaved, alluding to the occasional habit of rooting at apex of 

 frond. 



rigidum : stiff, inflexible. 

 Kuta-muraria : wall rue. 



s. 



scopulina: growing in rocky places. 

 Scouleri : named for its discoverer, 

 sensibilis: sensitive (to frost). 



