** Leaves lenger than broad, 
2. P. connectilis (L.C. Rich.) Watt. 
Polypodium phegopteris L. Sp. Pl. 1089. 
fz. connectile L. C. hich; Michx, Vl 23270, 
Phegopteris polypodioides Fee, \. c. 243. Eaton, 
lees 217. £. 755.10 Gray |. 6.636. Clafer ioe: 
200. Waters, |. c. 184. 
P. phegopteris Underw.; Small, Bull. Torr. Cl. 
20: 462. Underw. in Ill. Fl. 1: 19; Nat. Ferns 
109; in Britt loc. 16. 
P. connectilis Watt, 1869. Canad. Nat. Ser. 2. 4: 
363. 
Beacu FrErn. 
Plants 3 dm. or higher; leaves pubescent on the veins 
below; lowermost pinnae less than 1 dm. long, segments 
entire or nearly so. 
In recent Manuals this fern is reported growing as far 
south as the mountains of Virginia. I have collected it 
in Vermont where itiscommon. I have seen specimens 
from Watkin’s Glen, N. Y., and Ganoga Lake, Pa. 
tt Leaves ternate. 
3. P. dryopteris (L.) Fee. Pl. 4. 
Polypodium dryopteris L.1\.c. 1093. 
Phegopieris dryopteris Fee,\. c. 243. Eaton, }. 
c. 1: 157. t. 21; in Gray 1. c. 686. Underw. in 
Ill. Fl 1: 19; Nat. Ferns 109; in Britt. 1. c. iv. 
Clute, 1. c. 203. Waters, 1. c. 194. 
Oak FERN. 
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