The Fern Bulletin, October 1903: A Quarterly Devoted to FernsVarious
Science
The Fern Bulletin, October 1903: A Quarterly Devoted to Ferns
Various
Ferns
_Botrychium tenebrosum_ A. A. Eaton. Baldwinsville, _L. M. Underwood_;
Deerfield and Cedar Lake. _J. V. Haberer_. Probably not rare, but
escapes notice because of its minute size.
_Botrychium Virginianum_ Sw. Rattlesnake fern. In rich woods. Common.
_Ophioglossum vulgatum_ L. Frequent in damp ground throughout the State.
Osmundaceae.
_Osmunda cinnamomea_ L. Cinnamon fern. Swamps. Common.
_Osmunda Claytoniana_ L. Interrupted fern. Along roadsides and in
thickets.
_Osmunda regalis_ L. Royal fern. Widely spread, but not so abundant as
_O. Cinnamomea_.
Schizaeaceae.
_Lygodium palmatum_ Swz. Climbing fern. Hunter, Green Co. and McDonough,
Chenango Co., _Professor Peck_. The only localities known in the State.
Polypodiaceae.
_Adiantum pedatum_ L. Maiden hair. Plentiful throughout the State.
_Asplenium angustifolium_ Michx. Narrow-leaved Spleenwort. Damp, shady
soil, common.
_Asplenium Bradleyi_ D. C. Eaton. Near Newburg, _D. C. Eaton_;
Shawangunk Mts., _C. Lown_ in State Herbarium. Rare.
_Asplenium ebeneum_ Ait. Ebony Spleenwort. Frequent on edges of woods or
rocks throughout.
_Asplenium ebenoides_ R. R. Scott. Near Saugerties, Ulster Co., _C.
Lown_, in State Herbarium. Rare.
_Asplenium montanum_ Willd. On rocks about Lakes Mahonk and Minnewaska,
_Prof. C. H. Peck_. New Paltz, _H. Denslow_. Rare.
_Asplenium ruta-muraria_ L. Wall Rue Spleenwort. Limestone cliffs.
Helderberg Mts., _Professor Peck_. Spraker’s and Chittenango Creek,
_Paine_. Little Falls, _Gilbert_. Not common.
_Asplenium Trichomanes_ L. Maiden hair Spleenwort. On limestone rocks.
Middle and eastern parts of the State. Localities comparatively few.
Common in the southern part, _Clute_.
_Athyrium filix-foemina_ Roth. Lady fern. Very common everywhere. About
15 varieties occur in State.
_Athyrium Thelypteroides_ Desv. Silvery Spleenwort. Damp woods. Common.
_Camptosorus rhizophyllus_ Link. Walking fern. On shaded rocks. Not
common but widely scattered.
_Cheilanthes vestita_ Swz. Rare. Washington Heights, Manhattan Island,
_W. W. Denslow_ in herb. Gilbert; Poughkeepsie, _Professor Peck_.
_Cystopteris bulbifera_ Bernh. Rocky banks and ravine sides near water.
Common in the central, rare in the southern part of the State.
_Cystopteris fragilis_ Bernh. Fragile Bladder fern. On gravelly
hillsides and moist rocks. Common. Two varieties of this are
occasionally met with, viz. _dentata_ Hook, and _magnasora_ Clute.
_Dicksonia pilosiuscula_ Willd. Abundant. Growing in large beds along
roadsides and in moist woodlands.
_Nephrodium Boottii_ Davenp. Frequent in damp woods throughout the
State.
_Nephrodium cristatum_ Michx. Crested fern. Common in swampy grounds.
_Nephrodium cristatum Clintonianum_ Gilbert. Growing generally with the
type.
_Nephrodium fragrans_ Rich. Fragrant Fern. Lake Avalanche and
Cascadeville on cliffs. _Professor Peck._ Rare.
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