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THE FERN BULLETIN 



grows in small quantities of earth in crevices of ledges 

 four inches in length half an inch wide from the middle 

 of frond and an inch and a half from the middle to 

 the base of frond. I have other forms that are some- 

 what out of the ordinary. Phegopteris dryopteris forma 

 interrupt a Jewell is a form in which the two lower 

 pinna are nearly two inches below the second pair, 

 giving the plant a queer look. 



H. W. Jewell, Farmington, Maine. 



[Mr. Jewell -read that paragraph in the April 1907 

 Fern Bulletin too hastily. A second reading will show 

 him that Mr. Merrill distinctly states that his find is 

 the second one for the state. This second find, how- 

 ever, is not so important as the find of P. v. hastatum 

 a form new to the state. Of course the patient editor 

 apologizes for even seeming to cast a shadow upon Mr. 

 Jewell's honors — that is what many people think an 

 editor is for. He cannot help adding, however, that 

 honors of this kind will settle more thickly upon his 

 correspondent when he learns to forsake the daily 

 newspaper and publish his finds in a reputable scientific 

 journal. — Ed.] 



PTERIDOGRAPHIA. 



The Common Brake as Food — A nursery some 

 time back sent me a packet of the dried material with 

 directions for cooking and after soaking and boiling for 

 the specified time a soft and by no means unpleasantly 

 tasting dish resulted. In this connection, why Pteri- 

 d in in in this case and the only really recognized name 

 Pteris aquilina in the succeeding article. This and 

 many other instances demand a dose of editorial blue- 

 pencil as per the editorial note on page 61. — Chas. T. 

 Druery, F. L. S., London. [There are many reasons 



