. How to know the ferns [microform] : a guide to the names, haunts, and habits of our common ferns. Ferns; Fougères. rRO''l* V ff'^T""'' ^NI) FRONDS LEAF-LIKF. AND SIMILAR , '"^ SI'ORANCilA IN LINLAR OR OHI.()N(i FRUIT - DUTb its most dislinij;iiisliing' feature is its stalk, wliich, though brown l)eh)\v, becomes i^reen above, wliile that ol its little relative is dark and shinin*;- throui^h- out. its discovery on xMt. Manslield, V't., by Mr. Pringle gave it a place in the flora of the United States, as is shown in the following passage from Mr Pringle's address before
. How to know the ferns [microform] : a guide to the names, haunts, and habits of our common ferns. Ferns; Fougères. rRO''l* V ff'^T""'' ^NI) FRONDS LEAF-LIKF. AND SIMILAR , '"^ SI'ORANCilA IN LINLAR OR OHI.()N(i FRUIT - DUTb its most dislinij;iiisliing' feature is its stalk, wliich, though brown l)eh)\v, becomes i^reen above, wliile that ol its little relative is dark and shinin*;- throui^h- out. its discovery on xMt. Manslield, V't., by Mr. Pringle gave it a place in the flora of the United States, as is shown in the following passage from Mr Pringle's address before the Vermont Botanical Club: " On this first visit to Mt. Mansfield my work was re- stricted to the crest of the great mountain. About the cool and shaded cliffs in front of the Summit House were then first brought to my view Aspidiuni fragrans . . and Asplcnium %nridi\ . . for 1 was still on my fern hunt. The finding of the former added a s})ecies to the Vermont catalogue ; the latter was an ad- dition to the flora of the United States. Such little discoveries gave joy to the young ;. Fsrtile pinna? I 31. SCOTT'S SPLEENWORT Aspleuium cbcnoides Connecticut to the Mississippi and southward to Alabama, on limestone. Four to twelve inches long, v, ith blackish and shining iitalks. /^?•(;v/^/'.y.—Lanceolate, tapering to a long, narrow apex, generally pinnate below, pinnatifid above ; fndt-dots straight or slightly curved ; indusium narrow. 140. 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 Dana, William Starr, Mrs. , 1861-1952. Toronto : Publishers' Syndicate
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