. The fern lover's companion; a guide for the Northeastern States and Canada. but withoutglands. Fronds bipinnate, one to three feet high, widestnear the middle. This is the common species of northern New Englandand the Canadian Provinces. The fronds differ verywidely in form and a great many ^arieties have beenpointed out, but the fern student, ha\ing first learned to !)4 The Fekx Lc^vehs Compaxiox identify the species, will gradually master the few leadingvarieties as he meets them. Those growing- in warm, snnny ])laces where the frnit-dots when mature incline to cover the whole hack of thef
. The fern lover's companion; a guide for the Northeastern States and Canada. but withoutglands. Fronds bipinnate, one to three feet high, widestnear the middle. This is the common species of northern New Englandand the Canadian Provinces. The fronds differ verywidely in form and a great many ^arieties have beenpointed out, but the fern student, ha\ing first learned to !)4 The Fekx Lc^vehs Compaxiox identify the species, will gradually master the few leadingvarieties as he meets them. Those growing- in warm, snnny ])laces where the frnit-dots when mature incline to cover the whole hack of thefrond are called sun forms. These are varieties typi-cuM and ELATii s, hoth with the pinna? olilicjuely ascentl-ing (including Aariety of D. C. Eaton). thelatter has broader fronds with the ])innules of the sterilefronds ol)long-lanceolate. somewhat acute ami stronglytoothed or pinnatifid. Yar. RUBELLUM hastlie sori distinct e\en when mature;its pinnules stand at a wide angle from tlie rachis of thepinna and are strongly toothed or pinnatitid with obtuse. Varieties of Lady FernLeft to right — 1st and 2nd. Var. typicum; Jd. datius; ith,[urn; 5th, uncertain, perhaps confertum ubcl- The Fern Lovers Companion 05 teetli. This variety favors regions with cool summers,or dense shade in warmer regions. The term eubellumalludestothereddishstemsso often seen but this sign alonemay not determine the variety. It occurs throughout therange of the species, Ijcing a common New England remarks that this is also a common form of thespecies in southern Nova Scotia. Among other \arieties named hy Butters are confer-TiJi, having the pinnules irregularly lobed and toothed;joined by a membranous wing, the lobes of the pinnulesbroad and overlapping, giving the fern a compact appear-ance; LACiNiATUM witli piunulcs very irregular in sizeand shape, with many long, acute teeth, which project invarious directions. An abnormal form which looks as ifit had been nibbled when
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