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the end of a word, is like a in father \ as in bulbifera. I at the end 
of a word is like i in mile ; as in Tuckermani. U unaccented," like 
u in tun ; as the first u in atro-purpurea; u accented like u in tune ; 
as the second u in atro-purpurea; ce and oe are dipthongs and are 
pronounced as the long e would be inEuglish in the same situation ; 
au as in fraud, but in words derivedzf.rom'Germahio'proper<na/m ! es 
like ou in house, as in Braunfi;- eulikvu'in tune; as in platyneuron ». 
oi as in boil; as ebznoidzs.' C, before e, i, y, and the dipthongs ce 
and oe, has its hissing sound, in other situations it is pronounced 
like k, as in Cystopteria, complantum, saQcbarata. G bcTor^e^ i; y, 
cb andoe, has the sound of j; as m margirmle; otherwise it has the 
sound of g in go; as in hexagonoptera . Ch has always the sound of 
k; as in Botrychium P is silent in Pteris, but is sounded in its com- 
pounds, as in Dryopteris, Thelypteris. All other vowels, conso- 
nants and their combinations are pronounced nearly as in English. 
I am indebted to correspondents from all over New England 
for specimens and information. Many of their names are x . given 
in the text. I would especially mention Mr. Alvab. A., Eatpp to 
whom I owe many thanks for valuable fBSsistance in the prepara- 
tion of these pages. Eaynal Dodge. 
Newbury port, Mass., : ; r- r t i 
Nov. 1896. 
