think oiiT species is congener le. But you frill think me a pronounced 

 heretic. Ifc? Dodge has sent me specimens of his nev^ species and also 

 of Eaton's foveolata, I am not sure about them but have not given them 

 the careful study yet that I hope to, I see that Eaton has named one 

 of Prlngle's species Isoetes Montezumae. Pringle used to send his fern 

 allies to me but I suppose my heresy has displeased him. l(Vhat are 

 Eaton's qualifications for such wor]£? I had supposed lilm a young collfec- 

 to? '.Tltii sharp eyes merely, •• ••■••lUiftA tiwW Mtn«& tvaK sf*-!-, 



I still thliiit exactly as I did before in regard to Botrychium bitor- 

 natum^ and I think if you say the material I have you would come to 

 the sa me conclusions in the matters i think the same is true of the 

 form that has been masquerading about here as B. ternatims vari dissect 

 um and se -ns to be the only one about here that has passed for that sp 

 ecies'f or variety. Every one who has seen it recognizes it at once 

 as distinct and different fl'om vrhat has passed as Biternatlffli* Have you 

 ever seen the true ternatura ftL'ora Japan? I dont believe that you would c 

 call If the same as our great thicA: plant at all. I had never seen any 

 erf this until recently*- Biit if you do not agree vith me we v/ill agree 

 to disagree and be none the less good ft-^iends for our disagreement* 

 I am reminded , however in this comnection that you strongly dissented 

 once to th'3 ground I took in regard to the cause of Onoctlaa sensibilis 

 obtusllobata on which I had made some very careful observations in ray 

 youth, ITor the point I maintained ha§ been proven by Professor Atkins 

 on beyond a question not only with both species of .Onoclea but with the 

 Osmundas as well. Possibly some -one will rise in the next generation of 

 botanists to justify ray restoration of as good a species as B.bitGrnatum 



