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he might be studying the plants themselves. But 

 now, in all seriousness, to answer Mr. Eaton's question 

 as to our name for this fern under discussion we would 

 say we would prefer to call it Struthiopteris Germanica 

 f. pubcscens Terry. — Ed.] 



NEPHRODIUM PATENS AND NEPHRODIUM 

 MOLLE. 



By Willard N. Clute. 

 There has always been some question as to the range 

 of Nephr odium molle in the United States, owing to 

 its close resemblance to N. patens. Many good col- 

 lectors contend that it does not belong naturally to our 



A— N. Molle. B — X. Patens. 



PINNAE OF NEPHRODIUM. 



flora and if found at all is merely an escape. The 

 corectness of this contention can not be questioned 

 until the collector in the field can recognize the two 

 species at sight and give us more abundant data than 

 we have at present. While the two are superficially 

 very much alike, especially in the herbarium, the re- 



