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THE KERN BULLETIN 



ful Adkvihtin caipillus-veneris. She found them under 

 the flume that brings the water from the mountains to 

 the City of San Diego. We went where they were 

 found, about fifteen miles from here. That was in 

 1002, they have now grown along toward San Diego, 

 eight miles from where we found them first. The land, 

 before the flume was made was dry, sandy, and not at 

 all suited for that kind of fern. Now where the flume 

 comes near enough to the ground to afford the required 

 shade, it is green and beautiful with the ferns, in all 

 stages from a tiny leaflet to those a foot or more in 

 height. I filled several boxes with roots to take home 

 and found them evergreens and easy to cultivate. 1 

 have transplanted all the kinds that grow here, and 

 enjoyed watching their growth. 



Some of the members of the American Fern So- 

 ciety have written me, that in their opinion I should 

 'write for the Bulletin some of the items that I have 

 sent them of what I have found out to be errors. I 

 will do so, but it may be you will not care to print 

 them. I can see no reason for the name Mr. A. A. 

 Eaton gave the fern from Fresno County, California, 

 It is exactly like our Chcilanthcs Californica as near 

 as I can tell from the discription and cut in the Bulle- 

 tin, and Mr. Benj. D. Gilbert wrote me he could see no 

 difference. I sent him a lot of small C. Californica for 

 study in reference to the subject. To me it is confus- 

 ing to call it by a new name. 



Another mistake is in Pellaea andromedae folia f. 

 rubens. The difference is, that the mature fronds turn 

 dark red, while the type has mature fronds of yellow- 

 ish green. t I have fronds with both colors on the same 

 frond, and you often see intermediate ones. If any 

 one writes and wishes me to send both kinds, it is im- 



