MEANINGS OF NAMES & TERMS. 
Allosorus crispus — 
alios — Greek , differing ; sorus — Latin , from soros —■ 
Greek , a heap. 
crispus — Latin , crisped, like parsely. 
Aspidium — L. — from aspidion, — G., a shield. 
Asplenium Adiantum-nigrum — 
Asplenium — L. from asplenion — G., spleenwort. 
adiantum — L. from adiantos — G., dry; and nigrum 
L., black. 
— germanicum — Z., alternate. 
— marinum L. , marine. 
— Ruta —Z., rue ; muraria — Z., growing on walls. 
— septentrionale —Z., northern (from the seven stars in 
the Great Bear). 
— Trichomanes — G., a hair or bristle ; and tnanos, soft, 
thin, porus, — or mania , excess. 
— viride Z., green. 
Athyrium Filix-fcemina — 
Athyrium —Z. from athyros — G., open (from the opening 
of the indusium). 
Filix — Z., a fern ; fcemina — Z., feminine. 
Blechnum Spicant — 
Blechnum — Z. blechnon — G., a fern. 
spicant — Z., spiked, growing to a point like a spike. 
Botrychium Lunaria — 
Botrychium — Z., botrys — G., a bunch or cluster of grapes. 
