
658 NATURAL HISTORY MISCELLANY. 
BID: FRONDOSA. —The common Beggar-ticks are classifled by the 
tuaren botanical ETEEN as rayless, but Asa Gray (Manual, 2d. Ed., page 
222) says, Dr. Sartwell has found it in western New York with one or two 
small rays ave observed rays on this plant for several years. For the 
last two summe ave observed it more closely, and never found one 
lant without rays. The full number of rays are not always seen, but 
wi 
frequently the full number a ae rays are present. The ray is small 
and very caducous. To be seen, the head must be watched every apn as it 
is opening, for the beautiful ittie ray only remains a day or two after its 
appearance. This plant is very abundant here. I have observed rays on 
convinced that it does not exist in this region without rays. It grows 
very luxuriantly here, often seven or eight feet high; but whether one or 
eight feet high, it makes no difference. The rays can always be found by 
oe eas ox 
the continual presence of the ray in this region, I am inclined to 
ees that ther something different in its development here, com- 
pared with the B. ake L. at the East, for if the rays were present so 
frequently at the East, the several masters of this science there could not 
have failed to observe it. And therefore as the ray is not found at the East, 
botanist wishes to cultivate it, and thus try the effect of climate on it, h 
can have seed by applying to me soon. — Henry y Sumer, Mt. Carroll, I i. 
ENS FRONDOSA — The earliest heads of flowers of Bidens frondosa 
of the Scolopendrium officinarum, etc., I can furnish them, as I have about 
one hundred and twenty-five specimens on hand I would like to exchange 
for other plants, POSA southern ones. This fern grows in great 
abundance aroun: n Lake and vicinity, in this county. — SAMUEL N 
C isco, A tA County, N. Y. 
RMAL FORM OF THE SENSITIVE FERN.—I found growing near 

would seem to be intermediate between the true form of Onoclea sensi- 
bilis, and the var. obtusilobata. It ce rtainly is analogous to the latter, 
though presenting a perhen union of both. Professor Gray, in the 
Manual” states that some such form of Struthiopteris has been found, 
but whether such a state in this fern is often found, I am uncertain. 
