. How to know the ferns; a guide to the names, haunts and habits of our common ferns. Ferns. GROUP IV FERTILE AND STERILE FRONDS LEAF-LIKE AND SIMILAK; SPORANGIA ON OR BENEATH A REFLEXED MARGIN In the spring or early summer its solitary spread- ing frond, light-green and delicate in color, might almost be confused with the Oak Fern. Later its green takes on a dark, dull shade, and its general aspect becomes more hardy than that of any other fern. The Brake is be-. lieved to be the- "fearn" of the early Saxons and to have given this pre- fix to many English towns and vil- lages, such
. How to know the ferns; a guide to the names, haunts and habits of our common ferns. Ferns. GROUP IV FERTILE AND STERILE FRONDS LEAF-LIKE AND SIMILAK; SPORANGIA ON OR BENEATH A REFLEXED MARGIN In the spring or early summer its solitary spread- ing frond, light-green and delicate in color, might almost be confused with the Oak Fern. Later its green takes on a dark, dull shade, and its general aspect becomes more hardy than that of any other fern. The Brake is be-. lieved to be the- "fearn" of the early Saxons and to have given this pre- fix to many English towns and vil- lages, such as Fearnhow or Farr how, Farningham, etc. It is one of the few ferns men- tioned by name in general litera- ture. In the " Lady of the Lake " Brake it is alluded to in the song of the heir of Armandave: " The heath this night must be my bed, The Bracken curtain for my ; io6. 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 Parsons, Frances Theodora, 1861-1952. New York, C. Scribner's Sons
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