. The fern lover's companion; a guide for the Northeastern States and Canada. vSori of Scoloprtnlriuin vidgarc In shaded ravines under limestone cliffs. ChittenangoFalls, and Scolopendrium Lake, central New York, andTennessee. Also, locally in Ontario and New of the rarest of our native ferns, although very com-mon in Great Britain. This plant is said to be easilycultivated, and to produce numerous varieties. Accord-ing to Woolson, No rockery is complete without theHarts Tongue, the long, glossy, undulating fronds ofwhich are sufficiently unique to distinguish any collec-tion. In
. The fern lover's companion; a guide for the Northeastern States and Canada. vSori of Scoloprtnlriuin vidgarc In shaded ravines under limestone cliffs. ChittenangoFalls, and Scolopendrium Lake, central New York, andTennessee. Also, locally in Ontario and New of the rarest of our native ferns, although very com-mon in Great Britain. This plant is said to be easilycultivated, and to produce numerous varieties. Accord-ing to Woolson, No rockery is complete without theHarts Tongue, the long, glossy, undulating fronds ofwhich are sufficiently unique to distinguish any collec-tion. In cultivation it needs light protection throughthe winter in northern New England. 104 The Fern Trovers Companion. Harts Tongue. Scolopcndriiuu vnlgare(Base of calcareous rocks, Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada) 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 w
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