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Adiantum pedatum and took specimens to the Gray Herbarium for 

 identification. They immediately said it was Adiantum pedatum var. 

 aleuticum, found usually more to the north and west and in high 

 altitudes. 



Now I desired to find it in Vermont and, knowing that Belvidere 

 Mountain in Eden was in the same range and of the same asbestos 

 formation as Orford, I went there to look for it. To my joy I found 

 it in abundance and beautiful plants, I now have plants from both 

 stations growing in my garden. This last July several members of 

 the Vermont Botanical Club visited the Eden station and collected 

 specimens. 



The differences between Adiantum pedatum and its variety aleuti- 

 cum are as follows: Typical maidenhair fern has the pinnae spread- 

 ing horizontally, with the pinnules oblong and having rounded ends. 

 It grows in moist shady soil. 



Var. aleuticum grows in crevices of rock in full sunshine. The 

 pinnae are much more upright. The pinnules are wing-shaped and 

 have pointed ends. The plant is of thicker texture and more heavily 

 fruited than the type. — Nellie F. Flynn. 



WHAT THE SEASON OF 1921 BROUGHT TO ME 



Inez Addie Howe 



The season of 1921 was a peculiar one from the naturalist's 

 standpoint. The unusually warm weather of March and early April 

 brought many species of birds abnormally early and rushed trees and 

 plants into bloom at unheard of dates. Then came the frosts of May and 

 early June and the extreme heat and drouth of July and August. All 

 of these conditions produced a strange sequence in the flower calendar 

 of the season. 



By May 1 we had recorded 78 species at the museum. Things 

 went on prosperously and by October 22 our list showed 839 species, 

 many of which had been shown both in flower and fruit. This collec- 

 tion was largely local and did not include many of the rare plants 

 brought in from beyond our five mile radius. Included in this list 

 were 36 additions to our local flora, as follows: Salix sericea, Viola 

 renifolia var. Brainerdii. Vaccinium pennsylvanicum, Melica striata, 



