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was written, that attention has been directed to the lesser values 

 of plant life — the forms, so called. Had this book been issued five 

 years hence it is probable that many plants here recorded as varie- 

 ties under a trinomial would have been placed as forms. The au- 

 thor appears to have just missed publishing an epoch-making 

 work. Notwithstanding its shortcomings the book deserves a 

 place in the library side by side with the standard botanical text 

 books, and is destined to have a large sale. The fernworts in this 

 volume are by Prof. Underwood, and present little change from 

 those in the sixth edition of his "Our Native Ferns." 



INDEX TO CURRENT LITERATURE RELATING 

 TO FERNS. 



Readers are requested to call our attention to any omissions 

 from this list. 



Clute, W. N. Fairy rings formed by Osmunda. Fern Bul- 

 letin, O. 1901. 



Clute, W. N. New way of growing Ferns. Fern Bulletin, 

 O. 1901. 



Davenport, G. E. A T otes on New England Ferns. — 77. Rho- 

 * dora, N. 1901. 



Davenport, G. E. Two new Fern Lists. — /. Fern Bulletin, 

 O. 1 901. 



Eaton, A. A. The earliest Fern. Fern Bulletin, O. 1901. 



Eaton, A. A. The Genus Equisctnm, with reference to the 

 North American species. Ninth paper. Fern Bulletin, O. 1901. 



Eaton, A. A. Our Western Woodwardia. Fern Bulletin, 

 O. 1901. 



Fernald, M. L. The true Lye op odium Complanatum and its 

 common American representative. Rhodora, N. 1901. 



Gilbert, B. D. Notes on Lycopodium tristachyum. Torreya, 

 O. 1901. 



Gilbert, B. D. The range of Polypodium Calif ornienm. 

 Fern Bulletin, O. 1901. 



HaberEr, J. V. Two Fern Allies in Central New' York. Fern 

 Bulletin, O. 1901. 



Hall, W. F. Ferns— Varieties and Culture, illust. Home 

 and Flowers, N. 1901. 



