. Our ferns in their haunts; a guide to all the native species. Ferns. MARSH FERN. Aspidiuiit Tlietypteris. dwelling place, it is also found in the wet woodlands, along streams and in damp mea- dows. It avoids actual water but soft watery mud is its delight. In open places it grows as thickly as grass, often to the exclusion of other vegetation, and seems to court the sun if it can obtain a supply of moisture. Early in spring, before other marsh plants have come up, the slender crosiers of the marsh fern begin to push above the black soil. They are not flattened laterally as are the crosiers o
. Our ferns in their haunts; a guide to all the native species. Ferns. MARSH FERN. Aspidiuiit Tlietypteris. dwelling place, it is also found in the wet woodlands, along streams and in damp mea- dows. It avoids actual water but soft watery mud is its delight. In open places it grows as thickly as grass, often to the exclusion of other vegetation, and seems to court the sun if it can obtain a supply of moisture. Early in spring, before other marsh plants have come up, the slender crosiers of the marsh fern begin to push above the black soil. They are not flattened laterally as are the crosiers of most ferns but shaped like little green spheres. These attractive looking objects nodding at the tops of the long stipes in the swampy wastes, are so characteristic of the species that one may frequently identif)' the plant from the crosiers alone. The slender, cord-like rootstock creeps about freely just beneath the surface and produces fronds throughout the sum- mer. The early ones develop very quickly and may I often be seen with the lower pinna: ful- venation. ly spread while the upper are still 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 Nelson, b. 1869. New York, F. A. Stokes Co
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