242 CHEILANTHES AND MAIDENHAIR. 
Chetlanthes Alabamensis. 
From all the species of Chezlanthes within our limits, 
this species may be distinguished by its smooth blades, 
The fronds grow to be a foot or more long and are borne 
on slender, wiry, black stipes. They are lanceolate in 
outline and about twice pinnate with numerous ovate- 
lanceolate, short-stalked pinne. The pinnules are oblong, 
broadest at base, often with an ear- 
like process on the outer edge, and 
variously toothed. The indvsium is 
pale, membranous and more or less 
interrupted by the toothing of the 
fronds. The species grows on rocks 
from Illinois and Virginia to Ala- 
bama and Arizona. 
Chetlanthes is named from the Greek 
and may be translated as lip-fern. Its 
application is due tothe lip-like indusia 
of some species. There are fifty or more 
members of the genus in the warmer parts 
of the world. 
The Maidenhair Fern. 
The maidenhair fern (Adiantum peda- 
7um) is one of the few species with which 
those who make no pretense to botanical 
Cheilanthes knowledge are usually acquainted. Be- 
Alabamensis. Cause of its delicate beauty it is much 
sought by those who delight in woodland rambles, while 
its peculiar shape and manner of growth, so unlike that of 
