The Fern Bulletin, October 1903: A Quarterly Devoted to Ferns — John Shaqi
The Fern Bulletin, October 1903: A Quarterly Devoted to FernsVarious
Science
The Fern Bulletin, October 1903: A Quarterly Devoted to Ferns
Various
Ferns
_Lycopodium Sitchense_ Rupr. In pass between Nipple Top and Mt. Colvin
and on side of Mt. Marcy, _Professor Peck_. Alpine and rare.
_Lycopodium tristachyum_ Pursh. Cold Spring Harbor, L. I., _Prof. F. E.
Lloyd_; Ray Brook, Essex Co., Caroga, Fulton Co., _Professor Peck_.
Alden Creek, _Gilbert_. Infrequent.
Salviniaceae.
_Azolla caroliniana_ Willd. Floating on water. Frequent. Cayuga Lake,
Black Creek, _Professor Peck_; in all side waters of Lake Ontario,
_Paine_.
Selaginellaceae.
_Selaginella apus_ Spring. Wet banks and pastures. Uncommon. Cedar Lake,
Herk. Co., _Paine_; borders of Rome swamps, _Kneiskern_; head of Oneida
Lake, _Haberer_; Unadilla, _Brown_.
_Selaginella rupestris_ Spring. On dry open rocks. Rather scarce. Little
Falls, _Paine_; Adirondacks. _Professor Peck_; Washington Heights, _W.
W. Denslow_. Plentiful in the extreme southeast, _Clute_.
FERNWORT NOTES—IV.
By Willard N. Clute.
Nephrodium Molle in Florida.—Mr. James H. Ferriss recently called my
attention to specimens of _Nephrodium molle_ received from Florida with
the suggestion that this species might be native to the State. On this
point, Reasoner Brothers, the well-known plant dealers, have written him
that they no longer grow the fern since it is abundant in a wild state
and easily obtained when wanted. There seems to be no reason why the
species should not occur in Florida, since _Nephrodium patens_, a close
ally, is common there; but as _N. Molle_ is not listed from the United
States, we publish this note in the hope of drawing out further
information about it and of ascertaining if possible whether _Molle_ is
actually native, or only a well naturalized escape. Superficially,
_molle_ and _patens_ are so very much alike that it is very easy to
confuse them. The venation, however, is a sufficiently distinct feature.
In _patens_ the basal veins in each pinnule run to the sinus, uniting
at, or just below, it; in _molle_ they unite at some distance from the
sinus from whence a single vein runs to the sinus. According to Jenman,
_patens_ has a creeping horizontal rootstock with the fronds arranged in
two lines along it, while _molle_ has an erect rootstock. The fronds of
the latter are also softer and thinner.
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