. The fern lover's companion; a guide for the Northeastern States and Canada. S(M-i of ()s)n\iii<la Tt(; (From WakTsN ?Fprns. nrnry Hull S; ) 180 The Ferx Lovers Companion (2) Interrupted Fern. Claytons FernOsmunda Claytoniana Fronds pinnate, one to five feet liigh. Pinna? cut intooblong, obtuse lobes. Fertile fronds taller than the sterile,having from one to five pairs of intermediate pinn;e con-tracted and bearing Interrupted Fern. Osmunda Claytoniana The Fern Lovers Companion 181 The fronds have a lihiish-green tint; they mature theirspores about the last of May.

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. The fern lover's companion; a guide for the Northeastern States and Canada. S(M-i of ()s)n\iii<la Tt(; (From WakTsN ?Fprns. nrnry Hull S; ) 180 The Ferx Lovers Companion (2) Interrupted Fern. Claytons FernOsmunda Claytoniana Fronds pinnate, one to five feet liigh. Pinna? cut intooblong, obtuse lobes. Fertile fronds taller than the sterile,having from one to five pairs of intermediate pinn;e con-tracted and bearing Interrupted Fern. Osmunda Claytoniana The Fern Lovers Companion 181 The fronds have a lihiish-green tint; they mature theirspores about the last of May. The sterile fronds may bedistinguished from those of the cinnamon fern by nothaving retained, like those, a tuft of wool at the base ofeach pinna. Besides, in Claytons fern the fronds arebroader, blunter and thinner in texture, and the segmentsmore rounded; the fronds are also more inclined to curveoutwards. They turn yellow in the fall, at times flood-ing the woods with golden light, l)ut soon smitten l)y theearly frosts they wither and disappear. The interruptedfern is rather common in damp, rocky woods and jiastures;

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