WEST VIRGINIA 
AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION, 
Botanical Department. 
C. F. MILLSPAUGH, M. D. 
Prof, ueorpe E. uavenport^ 
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Kedford, I.'.ass. / 
Dear Sir:- 
I send you, Dy tdis a lorn tiiat .l can not r;;a];s 
i!,yree t]\e text ncr ’vitl; of the .ca.iy lorms so far xisind in 
t:.LS htate. In its ::rov,tii. it almost covers nnr-esous exposed limesta 
outcrops :in .-l larse-iield near Beaver Porul Spriryp, i- orc .r County 
southern vrest Tiryinia. The na:o;e character' of outcrop in toes vri 
.,djoiniiiy fields and v/oods, that are snaded, do .not afioerl .1 .sinyle , 
exampl'S of this fern, uhich seems to seek exposure and dr;/ situations 
much like Pellaea to r/hich, to me, it bears the nearest reserablance. 
The roots are bulbous, or at least ylobular. 
■'.Till you kinnly identift/, aira preserve the specimens 
sent for your ovti iie-rbari^im if desired. 
