. How to know the ferns [microform] : a guide to the names, haunts, and habits of our common ferns. Ferns; Fougères. I rwnlll' III '""'"" ^^'nN|l^ liMM)\l Y MiMI WHM I I At IIKI . UKIIUI VI r DIl^H KllS«i NOIICI Alll V IKiiM Ml Kill I KnNKs not sii^.i4cst the same siuciis. Many ol the jjiiuKt' well' so tiiin((l as to displav the rii)e spoiaiiijia, which IoiiikmI a hi ii^lil- hiowii hoiaU', sU'iider divis- ions. Ileie, too, the small steiile Irotids w ere very rare. Orowiiij^ from the broken rocks in amoii;.; the l'iir[)le C'lilT lirake were thril- ty little tiitts of the
. How to know the ferns [microform] : a guide to the names, haunts, and habits of our common ferns. Ferns; Fougères. I rwnlll' III '""'"" ^^'nN|l^ liMM)\l Y MiMI WHM I I At IIKI . UKIIUI VI r DIl^H KllS«i NOIICI Alll V IKiiM Ml Kill I KnNKs not sii^.i4cst the same siuciis. Many ol the jjiiuKt' well' so tiiin((l as to displav the rii)e spoiaiiijia, which IoiiikmI a hi ii^lil- hiowii hoiaU', sU'iider divis- ions. Ileie, too, the small steiile Irotids w ere very rare. Orowiiij^ from the broken rocks in amoii;.; the l'iir[)le C'lilT lirake were thril- ty little tiitts of the Maidenhair Spleeiiwoit. This tiny plant seemed to have forj^otten its shy- ness anvl to have forsworn its love for moist, shaded, mossy rcjcks. It ventured boldly out upon these i)arren cliffs, exposini^ itself to the fierce i^lare of the sun and to every blast of wind, and holdini; itself upriLcht with a saucy self- assurance that seemed stran<;ely at variance with its nature. Near by a sin*^le patch of the Walkinu^ Leaf climbed up the face of the cliff, while, perhaps strani;- est of all, from the dccayiiiLC trunk of a tree, wdiich lay pr(js- tratc amoni^ the njcks, sprani^ a sino^lc small but perfect plant of the Ebony Spleen wort, a fern which was a complete strani^er in this locality, so far as I could learn. 95. More compounc) frond of Pu(plo Cliff Brako Sterile frond. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Dana, William Starr, Mrs. , 1861-1952. Toronto : Publishers' Syndicate
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