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or animal in any locality. In this case, however, it is 

 quite likely to he true. 



Unfortunately the specimens received are all sterile 

 and unless one is familiar with the fern from other 

 specimens he can only guess at its identity. From the 



way in which the edges of the pinnules curve toward 

 the midrib it appears like a species of Pcllaea or Chcil- 

 a nt lies. The pinnules are exceedingly small as may be 

 realized from the fact that the illustration is a little 

 larger than natural size. If anybody can name the 

 plant we shall be glad to hear from them. 



PTERIDOGRAPHI A , 



Ferns in Bottles. — In volume XI of this maga- 

 zine an account is given of the occurrence of numerous 

 ferns in bottles which had been stuck upside down in 

 the earth. Additional data on this point is given in a 

 recent number of the British Fern Gazette where it is 

 stated that in England it is quite a common thing for 



