THE FAIRBANKS MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIENCE 

 St. Johnsbury, Vermont 



Oct. 27, 1905. 



Mr. George Davenport, 

 Kariiilton Place, 

 Boston, Mass., 

 f/y dear Sir, 



I art sending you two specin.ens oj: ferns 

 wbicl) were ejshibited at the Congress of New Eng- 

 land Natural History Societies recently held in 

 Boston. While there they attracted considerable 

 attention. Judge J. B. Churcnill and Mr. Webster 

 Sr. objecting to the naming. T'hey considered that 

 the ferns were of the same species, and some 

 discussion was aroused by their cormiients. 



At their request and also for my own satis- 

 faction, I ai!: sending you the ferns with the 

 request that you will give your opinion regarding 

 them. Dr Hazen,who collected these specimens, 

 is connected with Coluiibia Oniversity and is an 

 acknowledged expert on algae. He based his opinion 

 somewhat upon the color of the stipes, and I 



