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lands. Florida, Georgia and Alabama; also 

 widely distributed in the tropics. The earliest 

 specific name of this species is parasiticum, but 

 molle has the sanction of universal usage. 

 13. Nephrodium Nevadense (D. C. Eaton). Not com- 

 mon; in wet meadows. California and Oregon. 

 The name of Nephrodium Oreganum {Dryopteris 

 Oregana C. Chr.) has recently been given to 

 this species. — Dryopteris Nevadensis (D. C. 

 Eaton) ; Aspidium Nevadense D. C. Eaton. 

 it 4- Nephrodium noveboracense (L.). New York 

 Fern. Abundant ; in dryish woodlands. New- 

 foundland to Georgia, Arkansas and Minnesota. 

 The form suavolens (D. C. Eaton) is an un- 

 usually fragrant form reported from New York. 

 — Dryopteris noveboracensis (L.); Aspidium 

 noveboracense (L.). 



114- Nephrodium oreopteris (Ehrh.). Heath Fern. 



Rare; in meadows. Washington to Alaska; 

 also in Europe, Madeira and Japan. — Dryopteris 

 oreopteris (Ehrh.) ; Dryopteris Montana (Vogl.) ; 

 Aspidium oreopteris (Ehrh.). 



115- Nephrodium patens (Sw.). Common; in partial 



shade. South Carolina and the Gulf States to 

 California; also in the West Indies and nearly 

 around the world in the tropics. Forma glan- 

 dulosum (/V. patens glandulosa A. A. Eaton) is 

 a glandular pubescent form found with the 

 type. — Dryopteris patens (Sw ) ; Aspidium patens 

 Sw. 



116. Nephrodium patulum (Sw.). Rare. Huachuca 



Mts., Arizona; also in the American tropics — 

 Dryopteris patula (Sw.) ; Aspidium patulum Sw. 



117. Nephrodium reptans (Gmel.). Rare; on moist 



sunny banks. Southern Florida; also in the 



