the fronds of D. simulata had a peculiar shiny look, almost as 

 though varnished, which I have never observed as characteristic 

 of D. Thelypteris. The fertile fronds of the former species rose 

 singly here and there a foot or more above the level of the 

 crowded masses of the sterile growth, the tips of the latter indeed 

 reaching as a rule only to the lowest pinnae of the spore-bearing 

 fronds. The outline of the lower pinnae in D. simulata is very 

 graceful, swelling gradually from base to above the middle, where 

 it is noticeably broadest, and then narrowing to a tapering tip. 

 Philadelphia. 



TWO NEW STATIONS FOR SCHIZ^EA PUSILLA 



Bv Will ard N. Clute. 



DURING the first week of last July, I had the pleasure of 

 spending three days collecting in the pine barrens of 

 Southern New Jersey with that enthusiastic botanist, Mr. 

 C. R Saunders. The region explored was that between Tucker- 

 ton and Atsion — one of the most sterile in the state. The only 

 means of reaching the interior is by wagon over a sprawling road 

 into which the wheels of passing vehicles sink for several inches, 

 and along which three miles an hour is considered rapid travel- 

 ing. Its prevailing characteristics are sand, sun and mosquitos* 

 and as there are practically no inhabitants, and nothing is pro- 

 duced except huckleberries and cranberries, the region is seldom 

 visited. 



But barren as it may appear at first glance, it nevertheless 

 contains many rare and interesting plants. Nestling among the 

 sandy knolls are numerous boggy stretches possessing a compara- 

 tively rich flora that is not entirely lacking in undescribed species. 

 As the drier parts of these bogs are similar to the localities in 

 which the little curly grass (Schizcea pusilla) delights to dwell, 

 we set out upon our trip with the expectation of finding it, and in 

 this were not disappointed. 



The first specimens were discovered by Mr. Saunders at 

 Allen's Bridge, after sunset. The waning light prevented a thor- 

 ough search, but the next morning we found an abundance of it 

 on both sides of the western approach to the bridge. Many speci- 

 mens were growing close to the wagon track. We have little 

 hesitation in making the exact locality known, since it is separ- 

 ated from Tuckerton — and everywhere else — by sixteen miles of 

 the sandiest road in New Jersey. 



