. Our ferns in their haunts [microform] : a guide to all the native species. Ferns; Fougères. COMMON rtLAUDER FERX Cystofteris /ragilis. THE BLADDER FERNS. bmckcn. It nccms equally at home in the Tropics or in lands where snow and ice abound for nearly half the year. Of ail our native ferns, this fragile little species is first to put forth its fronds in sprinpr. They start into growth at the first hint of a warmer season, being often fully spread before those of stouter ami what appear to be hardier species have be^un to uncoil. Fronds continue to be pro- duced all summer w hen the sea- son i
. Our ferns in their haunts [microform] : a guide to all the native species. Ferns; Fougères. COMMON rtLAUDER FERX Cystofteris /ragilis. THE BLADDER FERNS. bmckcn. It nccms equally at home in the Tropics or in lands where snow and ice abound for nearly half the year. Of ail our native ferns, this fragile little species is first to put forth its fronds in sprinpr. They start into growth at the first hint of a warmer season, being often fully spread before those of stouter ami what appear to be hardier species have be^un to uncoil. Fronds continue to be pro- duced all summer w hen the sea- son is favourable, but frequent- f the plant disappear before August if exposed to drought. It is not unusual, however, to find fresh and green fronds even to November in the latitude of southern New York, and the plants that wither in suirmer may revive and put forth new fronds later in the year. The rootstock is rather slender and creeps about in the chinks between the rocks. The fronds are seldom more than fifteen inches long, the stipe making up a little more than half of this length. Mature fronds, however, may reach a length of two feet, while moun- tain forms may be reduced to four or five inches. The blade is thin, narrowly oblong-. 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 Clute, Willard N. (Willard Nelson), 1869-1950. Toronto : W. Briggs
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