THE FERN BULLETIN 



VOL. XII. JULY, 1904 NO. 3 



CONTRIBUTION TOWARD THE FERN FLORA OF l^raRY 



NEW YORK 



BOTANICAL 

 QA*CEf<i 



KENTUCKY. 



By Sadie F. Price. 



As previously announced in this magazine. Miss Sadie F. 

 Price was selected to write the fern flora of Kentucky in the 

 series of fern floras now appearing. Her death occurred be- 

 fore the completion of the article, but from her notes the 

 following list has been prepared. We shall be glad to receive 

 further additions to this list. 



OPHIOGLOSSACEAE. 



Ophioglossum rulgatum L. Adder's Tongue. Very common 

 in the southern part of the State, growing in rich woods under 

 cedar trees and in rocky fields and woods in partial shade. It 

 is very variable, the sterile leaves being sometimes lanceolate, 

 sometimes ovate. It fruits about the last week in May. The 

 form called Engclmanni is the common one. 



Botrychium Virginianum Sw. Rattlesnake Fern. The 

 commonest of the genus growing luxuriantly in the mountains. 



Botrychium tcrnatum obliquum Muhl. Grape Fern. This 

 species does not appear to be common in Kentucky. I have 

 found more plants in Barren ccunty than elsewhere. Here it 

 is called "sang sign;" as the country people say "it pints towards 

 a sang (ginseng) plant." It grows under beech trees. The 

 form called dissectum is rare and the sterile fronds comparatively 

 small. 



OSMUNDACEAE. 

 Osmunda cinnamomea L. Cinnamon Fern. Common. 

 Grows in profusion along the Green river and its tributaries in 

 sandy soil. 



