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86. Cheilanthes vestita Sw. Rather common ; on gneiss 



rocks. Connecticut to Missouri, Georgia and 

 Texas, more common in the south. — C. lanosa 

 (Michx.). 



87. Cheilanthes viscida Dav. Not common; in dry soil 



in shade. California. 



88. Cheilanthes Wrightii Hook. Somewhat rare; on 



open grassy knolls. Western Texas, Arizona 

 and New Mexico. 



Cryptogramma R. Br. 



89. Cryptogramma acrostichoides R. Br. Rock Brake; 



Parsley Fern; Pea Fern. Not uncommon; on 

 dryish cliffs and talus slopes. Labrador, north 

 shore of Lake Huron, Colorado and California 

 to the Arctic Circle. A closely allied species, of 

 which this is often considered a variety, is com- 

 mon in northern Europe and Asia. The form 

 foveolata Ruprecht is reported from British 

 Columbia and Alaska. 



90. Cryptogramma gracilis (Michx.). Slender Cliff- 



brake. Common; on moist limestone cliffs, 

 rarely found elsewhere. Pennsylvania, Illinois, 

 Iowa and Colorado northward; also in northern 

 Asia. This species is as well placed in the genus 

 Pellcea as here. The dimorphic fronds are re- 

 garded as characteristic of Cryptogramma — 

 Cryptogramme Stelleri (Gmel.); Pellcea gracilis 

 (Michx,). 



Cystopteris Bernh. 



91- Cystopteris bulbifera (L.). Bladder Fern. Abun- 

 dant; on moist, shaded rocks, especially lime- 

 stone. Georgia and Arkansas to Canada. — Filix 

 bulbifera (L.). 



