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POLYPODIACEAE. 



Polypodium vulgare L. Confined largely to that part 

 of the State in which outcrops of rock occur. Only 

 one exception to this is known, that of a report from 

 Steuben by Bradner. Crawford, Parke, Putnam and 

 Warren (Deam), Montgomery and Parke {Coul- 

 ter), Monroe, Martin, Greene and Clark. 



Polypodium polypodiodes L. One of the rarest species 

 in the State. First reported by Williamson "upon 

 oak trees and cliffs near the Ohio River in Perry 

 County, Indiana." Clark, Floyd, Perry, Gibson, 

 Posey and Jefferson (Coulter), Posey (on a Burr 

 Oak (Deam) and Orange. All these counties with 

 the exception of the last border on the Ohio River, 

 and Orange is but one county from the river. 



Adiantum* pedatum L. One of the common species 

 of the State. Recorded from all parts of the State. 



Pteris aquilina L. According to Coulter this species 

 occurs throughout the State. Recorded from Lake, 

 Steuben and Wells (Deam), Floyd, Kosciusko and 

 Monroe. In the northern counties it is found in 

 marshy places. The writer found it near the sum- 

 mit of the Knobs in Floyd County. 



Cheilanthes lanosa (Michx.). This species was 

 recorded from Gibson County by Schneck. Coulter 

 in the introduction of his list questions its occurence 

 in the State but includes it in his catalog. Deam, 

 who now has Dr. Schneck's herbarium, writes 

 "Neither is there a specimen of Cheilanthes lanosa in 

 Dr. Schneck's herbarium. I really believe Schneck 

 has mistaken IVoodsia obtusa for Cheilanthes/' The 

 snecies is included in this list on the evidence given 

 above, but in any case, must be considered rare. 



Pellaea atropurpurea (L.). Confined to the south- 

 ern counties in which rock outcrops occur. Report- 



