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2 surprised to see. I consider it B. ternatum S illegible illegible . Under B. ternatum are now included those forms heretofore
known as B. Obligunm B. Lunarioids B. dipectum. P illegible had a Botrychium from Sitcha N. W. coast which he called B. sil
illegible which is now referred to this species so that this polymorphous species seems to go nearly round the world where
conditions are favorable. Among the Cheilanthes which you sent were two fronds quite different from the rest which were novel
to me. I sent one of them to Prof. Eaton who says it is his C. Cooperse first sent him a year or two ago collected by Miss
Cooper - in Southern Calif. - if I recollect rightly. It is very desirable to get more of this I hope you will be on the watch
for it. It is characterized by having the illegible be illegible underlined: not with scales or wool, but with underlined:
rigid underlined: glandular underlined: haris. Baker 3 mistook it for the C. vestila of the middle States but it is quite
different from that. You also sent a few specimens of Poly- podium (Pheg illegible ) alpestre very accept able of which I
should be glad to get more. In 1872 I collected quite a quantity of pine specimens of Polypodium Scouleri from crevices of
rocks at Sancelito, but my stock is quite exhausted - I should be very glad of more. I found it on ledges cropping out deleted:
half on the eastern flanks of the bare hills half way or more towards the highest summits. Of your phanerogamous plants, I
have gave but a little ways through in close examination but I already see some puzzling things - several species new to me.
I am sorry to hear that the Overland Monthly is suspended. I have read so many pleasant articles of yours there in that I
miss it. When shall we