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tender fronds sprinkled with spray, which was discovered by 
Peters, in Alabama, and dedicated to him as T. Petersii; oc- 
curring also in mosses sent from Pensacola, Florida. 
Having thus cursorily glanced at the British types of the 
fern genera, and compared the species with our own, we 
leave to the amateur cultivator, to find in our botanical text 
books and manuals, many North American ferns beside, 
worthy attention and exclusively native here. That they 
have, however, received attention abroad, will be manifest 
by examining the list of “Exotic Ferns” appended to the 
main work we have had under consideration. In our Climb- 
ing Fern, Aneimia, Nephrolepis, Onoclea, Walking-leaf or 
Camptosorus, Cheilanthes, Pellea, Vittaria, and several 
Polypodiums, with the golden rhizomed Acrostichum, and 
the majestic Ostrich Fern, beauty, elegance, grace and nov- 
elty will be found. 

THE FAUNA OF MONTANA TERRITORY. 
BY J. G: COOPER, M.D. 

Tue following notes refer to animals collected or seen mM 
the Rocky Mountains, between Fort Benton, Fort Colville, 
and Fort Vancouver, Washington Territory, July 1st to No- 
vember Ist, 1860. 
I. MAMMALS. : 
Bat ( Vespertilio, species? No. 68 in alcohol). I found this 
Bat under the bark of a dead tree in Hell Gate valley, we 
4,500 feet above the sea. It had beereflying about a little a 
the bright sunlight an hour before it set, but returned to this 
shelter as if dazzled, though it could see plainly enough 
where to find a dark place. I saw no other during the jour 
ney that I can now recollect. 
Surews (Sorex, Blarina, etc.). I mention these heres 







