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In conclusion I would like to say a few words in favor 

 of the more general use of hardy ferns for beautifying 

 the surroundings of the home. These adapt themselves 

 to filling corners where few other plants would thrive 

 and we have a great many beautiful native varieties be- 

 sides a number of foreign varieties that are quite hardy 

 in this latitude. They will grow and thrive in any shady 

 corner as long as they are not under the dense shade and 

 drip of trees. — From an article by William Scott in 

 Gardening. 



INDEX TO RECENT LITERATURE. 



Readers are requested to call our attention to any omissions 

 from this list. 



Bissell. C. H. Fern Flora of Connecticut. Fern Bul- 

 letin, Jan. 1906. 



Brainerd, E. Nephr odium Filix-mas in Vermont. 

 Rhodora, Jan. 1906. The first record for Vermont. 



Clute. W. N. Tropical Ferns in the Southern States. 

 Fern Bulletin, Jan. 1906. Discussion of the species 

 likely to be found in the Gulf States. 



Davenport, G. E. A Hybrid Asplenium new to the 

 v Flora of Vermont. Rhodora, Jan. 1906. A supposed 

 hybrid between Asplenium trichomanes and A. ruta- 

 muraria. 



Davenport, G. E. Botrychium Matricaria folium, illust. 

 Fern Bulletin, Jan. 1906. An enquiry into the relation- 

 ships between Botrichuim ne glee turn Wood, B. matri- 

 caricef olium A. Br. and B. ramosum Ascherson. 



Durand, E. J. Sporangial Triehomes. Fern Bulletin, 

 Jan. 1906. Records the occurrence of triehomes on the 

 sporangia of various species. 



Hazen, T. E. Dryopteris Filix-mas in Vermont. Fern 

 Bulletin, Jan. 1906. 



Weatherby, C. A. An Extreme form of Botrychium 

 Virginianuni. Rhodora, Feb. 1906. A plant with three 

 fertile panicles. 



