. The fern lover's companion; a guide for the Northeastern States and Canada. nada) The Ferx Lovers Companion 105 Walking Fern. Walking LeafC(imptos()rus Fruit-dots ohlong or linear as in ^isplhiiiim, lint irregu-larly scattered on either side of the reticulated veins of thesinii)le frond, the outer ones sometimes confluent at theirends, forminu; crooked lines (hence, the name from the(ireek meaniuf^ crooked sori). Only one S])ecies withinour limits. rhizoplnjUus Fronds evergreen, leathery, four to eighteen inches long,heart-slia])ed at the base, but tapering towards the a])e.\,wh
. The fern lover's companion; a guide for the Northeastern States and Canada. nada) The Ferx Lovers Companion 105 Walking Fern. Walking LeafC(imptos()rus Fruit-dots ohlong or linear as in ^isplhiiiim, lint irregu-larly scattered on either side of the reticulated veins of thesinii)le frond, the outer ones sometimes confluent at theirends, forminu; crooked lines (hence, the name from the(ireek meaniuf^ crooked sori). Only one S])ecies withinour limits. rhizoplnjUus Fronds evergreen, leathery, four to eighteen inches long,heart-slia])ed at the base, but tapering towards the a])e.\,which often Ioots and forms a new plant. Veins reticu-lated. The auricles of this species are sometimes elongatedand may e^en take root. This curious and interesting fern is one of the finest forrockeries, the ti])s taking root in rock-fissures. Shadedlimestone, or sometimes other rocks. Shapleigh andWinthrop, Me., rarely in New Hampshire (Lebanon),and Connecticut, ]\It. Toby, ]Mass., and western NewEngland; also Canada to Georgia and westward. 10(i The Febx Lovers Compaxiox. AValking Fern. Camptosorus rhizophyllus The Fern Lovers Companion 107 THE SHIELD FERNS The (.hristmas axd Holly FerxsPoli/.slichinn These have heeii grouped with the wood ferns, 1)ut arenow usuahy ])hxeed under the genus Polj/.siichum, wliiehhas the sori round and coxered with a circular indusiumfixed to the frond by its depressed center. The woodferns, on the other hand, ha\e a kidney-slia])ed indusiumattaclied to the fronds by tlie sinus, (l^ilf/.tlichum is tlie(Ireek for many rows, the sori of some species being inmany ranks.) (1) The Christmas FernPolijst ich inn ac ich o iilcs. ^i sp idiiim (ici-iikI ich b id en Stipes clotlied with jjale, brown scales. Frond rigidand evergreen, one to two feet long, lanceolate, hnear-lanceolate, scythe-shaped, aiuicled on theupper side, and with bristly teeth; fertile i)inna> con-tracted toward the top, licaring two rows of sori, beco
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