Vermont Botanical and Bird Club 23 



THE MALE FERN, Asfiidium Filix-mas, AND ITS 



DISTRIBUTION 



E. 8. Shaiv 



The male fern is a very common fern in Europe where as many as 

 14 varieties are listed. In this country the fern is considered very 

 rare, northern Michigan and Vermont being the only state east of the 

 Mississippi River where it is listed. 



Thus far only six stations have been reported for Vermont, four 

 of them being in Windsor county, one in Brandon, and the other in 

 Northfield. At the last named station it is found in the same pro- 

 fusion as the more common species, hundreds of the strong clusters 

 being visible at once. 



At this station there is also found an abundance of what is ap- 

 parently Aspidium Filix-mas marginalis. 



This station offers an interesting field for further study. 



It may be of interest to add that the male fern in Europe is the 

 one fern having recognized medicinal properties. 



NEW PLANTS FOR ST. JOHNSBURY 



Inez Addie Howe 



The following additions were made to the flora of St. Johnsbury 

 during the summer of 1916: Vaccinium Oxycoccos, Iris pseudacorus, 

 Spiranthes lucida, Spiranthes cernua var. ochroleuca, Habenaria 

 dilatata var. media, Habenaria clavallata, Habenaria Andrewsii, Sper- 

 gula, arvensis, Smilacina trifolia, Viola fimbriatula, Salix lucida, Salix 

 fragilis, Chamaedaphne calyculata, Euphorbia hirsuta, Bromus inermis, 

 Carex trisperma, Carex Deweyana, Cyperus strigosus, Cyperus rivularis, 

 Dulichium arundinaceum,, Muhlenbergia foliosa, Eleocharis obtusa, 

 Juncus brachycephalus, and Juncus canadensis. 



In Danville, stations for Geum macrophyllum, Stellaria borealis, 

 Habenaria macrophylla, Habenaria leucophaea, Corallorrhiza maculata, 

 and Scirpus validus were found. 



On a day's trip to West Barnet the first week of July and another 

 to East Barnet in August these species were noted: Microstylis 

 monophyllos, Cornus circinata, Monotropa hypopytis, Ludvigia palustris, 

 Acalypha virginica. A fine specimen of Galium verum was sent me 

 from Barnet for identification. 



