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ophlebia auriculata (Aspidium juglandifolia) is not far 

 behind. 



The ferns are finicky in their choice of abode. A lime- 

 stone gulch was built for Scolependium vulgare and 

 Pellcea gracilis. They are pleased with it, and many 

 youngsters now nestle in the limestone niches. Other 

 ferns mildew and damp off here, but thrive in the dry 

 rocks. One corner of the greenhouse will grow a species 

 that will not thrive in any other spot. Fern life is 

 much of a chance. In Arizona a species that poisoned 

 sheep was reported by the ranchmen, and also one or 

 two used for a beverage, steeped as tea, but from the 

 description given I could not determine what species 

 was referred to in either case. 



While the flora of mountain and desert is large in the 

 aggregate, the colonies are so scattered and in such in- 

 accessible places I felt that these trips were exceedingly 

 feeble efforts. The ground was scarcely scratched. Be- 

 sides I am interested in snails, land snails in particular. 

 In the Florida, Chiricahua and Huachuca mountains I 

 found twenty-three species and varieties, one of these 

 a new genus — Infundibularia tuba, Pilsbry. Some had 

 whiskers and wool, some were like cornets, and bugles, 

 and they had all sorts of stripes and colors. The snails 

 are interesting and the ferns hang high in Arizona. 



Joliet, III. 



In the October Fern Bulletin, Mr. A. B. Klugh says 

 " Scolopendrium vulgare has been recorded in Ontario 

 only from Owen Sound and Durham, both in Grey 

 County." Durham is about 30 miles south of Owen 

 Sound. In 1903 I found the fern in abundance, with the 

 other ferns mentioned by Mr. Klugh, on the limestone 

 ridge near Collingwood, at a point 22 miles directly east 

 of Owen Sound, and this was recorded by Mr. House in 

 The Fern Bulletin for October, 1903. The limestone 

 ridge is on the border line between Grey and Simcoe 

 Counties, Ontario.—^ 7 . A. Bastedo, M. D., 120 W. 58//X 

 St., New York City. 



