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to belong to a different variety in England. Some time 

 ago Mr. C. T. Druery sent me from England a beautiful 

 suite of the English varieties of Poly podium vulgare. 

 Among them were var. cristatum and var. biHdo-multifi- 

 dum, and upon comparing our so-called cristatum with 

 those, it was plainly seen to be biiido-multitidum, agree- 

 ing with the specimen of that variety in every respect. 

 It is the most marked variety of P. vulgare that we have 

 in this country, and ought to be known by its correct 

 name. Great Britain has more known varieties of this 

 species than any other country, but the recognized num- 

 ber in North America is gradually increasing. 



Athyrium cyclosorum Rupr. About three years 

 ago I received from Mr. A. J. Hill of New Westminster, 

 B. C, several roots of Athyrium cyclosorum, which I 

 planted out in my grounds. The ferns grew well and have 

 increased very much in size. Several of the fronds this 

 season (1905) measure 3 ft. in height, and are heavily 

 fruited. They differ much in appearance from A. filix- 

 fcrmina, and confirm my opinion of their distinctness as a 

 species. One striking peculiarity is that as they approach 

 maturity the edges of the pinnules become prettily tinged 

 with red, and the under side of the lamina also turns dark 

 colored, a dull dark-red or brown. All the veins also be- 

 come red. The shape of the frond is very much like that 

 of Struthioptcris. It tapers from the middle both ways, 

 and the small lower pinnae come within four inches of 

 the root. The farther down the stipe the pinnse are situ- 

 ated, the farther apart they stand. The pinnae themselves 

 are quite different from those of Asplenium Mix-fcemina. 

 Not only are they cut differently, but the enlargement of 

 the anterior lower lobe, which is so distinct a feature of 

 A. f. f., is entirely lacking here. The texture also is 

 much stiffer and more parchmenty, almost coriaceous. 

 Its coloring reminds one of some of those handsome 

 Notholaenas, especially N. aurantiaca, although the color 

 is not so pretty underneath ; but it is not due to a pow- 

 dery coating as in some Notholaenas and Gymnogram- 

 mas. It is inherent in the plant itself, as in the var. ar- 



