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but poorly adapted to withstand drying, it will be found 

 upon experiment that no ferns in our flora are better able 

 to do so. The thick-skinned polypody and the Christmas 

 fern are no match for it. At present florists make great 

 use of the spinulose wood fern (Nephrodium spinulosum) 

 for bouquets, but this fern wilts very rapidly. They could 

 apparently gain much by changing to the boulder fern, 

 which has beauty, fragrance, abundance and lasting qual- 

 ities to recommend it. 



Botrychium Lunaria Onondagense. — Mr. H. E. 

 Ransier, Manlius, N. Y., writes : " I have a quantity of 

 moonwort ferns, gathered this fall after the spores were 

 shed. The ferns at this time are usually flat upon the 

 ground and losing their color. I found that the frond 

 could be pulled up without disturbing the bud in the base, 

 the tissue just above the bud being shriveled and weak. 

 Specimens which approach the B. Lunaria in size or ap- 

 pearance are rare and this partly leads me to believe that 

 B. Lunaria Onondagense is a deserving designation. 

 Ordinarily, I should hesitate to offer such specimens, but 

 knowing their scarcity I offer specimens to members of 

 the American Fern Society for the cost of postage, which 

 is three cents." 



INDEX TO RECENT LITERATURE. 



Readers are requested to call our attention to any omission 

 from the list. 



Campbell, D. H. Studies on the pJiioglossaeece. 



American Naturalist, March, 1907. — Discusses the 



morphology of the fruiting part. 

 Clute, W. N. Asplenium piannatifidum in Connecticut. 



Fern Bulletin, January, 1907. 

 Clute, W. N. Cheek-list of North American Fernworts. 



Fern Bulletin, January, 1907. — A continuation. 



