NATURAL HISTORY, TORONTO REGION 
hair Spleenwort, and Goldie’s fern. There are also 
certain northern forms characteristic of the igneous 
rocks of the northern part of the Province. Amongst 
these we have the New York fern, Woodsias, Fra- 
grant Shield fern, and several Lycopodiums. Cer- 
tain forms, again, which are quite common in other 
countries are quite local and rare in this, as is the 
case with the male fern, Hart’s Tongue, and Wall 
Rue. 
The following list includes the more commonly 
occurring Pteridophyta, as well as a few that are 
quite local and rare. 
PoLYPoODIACEAE. 
1 Adiantum pedatum, .L. (Maidenhair). Fairly 
common in secluded parts of rich woods. 
2. Polypodium vulgare, L. (Common Polypody). 
Common in the crevices of limestone rocks and at the 
foot of granite cliffs at Niagara Glen, Credit Forks, 
and throughout the province generally. 
3. Phegopteris polypodioides, Fée (Long Beech- 
fern). Rather rare on shaded bank at Highland 
Creek, but quite common in the northern part of the 
province, where Phegopteris hexagonoptera (Broad 
Beech-fern) is reported to occur with it occasionally 
(Shaw); also rare in rich woods at Inglewood, Ont. 
(White). 
4. Phegopteris dryopteris, Fée (Oak Fern). Uni- 
versally common in rich woods. 
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