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Fern lovers who are searching for Dryopteris simulata should 

 not base its identification upon the sterile fronds. Asplenium 

 acrostichoides has sterile fronds almost exact ly like those of simu- 

 lata, and to make the difficulty still greater, both are veined alike. 



The statement in our number for July, 1897, that Dryopteris 

 fragrans has been found growing in great quantities on Spruce 

 Knob, West Virginia is shown to be erroneous, Dicksonia puncti- 

 lobula having been taken for it. The fern is locally known as 

 Sweet Fern. 



In response to several requests we herewith publish the list 

 of American ferns with forking fronds, using the numbers of tho 

 "Fern List.' ( 2, 13, 40, 51, 67, C8 ; 90. 92, 93, 9d, 102, 104, lu7, 108, 

 109, 110, 111, 112, 120, 128, 131, 133, 138, 140, 142, 145, 14G, 147, 

 151, 152, 154, 155, 156, 163, 165, 172, 181, 183. 



THE LINN/EAN FERN CHAPTER 



OF THE AGASSIZ ASSOCIATION. 



— The reports of the Chapter officers for 1896 will soon be print- 

 ed in paniplet form and sent to all members. 



— During the first week of last July one of our active members 

 made a collecting trip on foot, through one hundred and twenty- 

 five miles of the Virginian Alleghanies. 



— Members of the Chapter whose dues are paid to the end of 

 1897 will receive a copy of Dodge's "Ferns and Fern Allies of New 

 England" free. Copies will be sent to others as soon as the re- 

 mittance for dues is received. 



— The October election gave us officers for 1897 as follows : 

 President, C. E. Waters, John's Hopkins University, Baltimore, 

 Md, Vice-president, Mrs. A. D. Dean, 329 Washington Ave., 

 Scranton, Pa. Secretary, Alvah H. Eaton, Seabrook, N. H. Treas- 

 urer, James A. Graves, Susquehanna, Pa. 



— The annual dues of the Chapter are payable in January of 

 each year. The Treasurer will send notice to each member of 

 the amount due, and it hoped that none will pay beyond the end 

 of the year, unless it is to pay up to the end of some other year. 

 It will save much confusion in the Chapter if all memberships ex- 

 pire with the end of each year. 



