. Our ferns in their haunts [microform] : a guide to all the native species. Ferns; Fougères. 242 CHtlLANTHES AND MAIDENHAIR. if Cheilantbes Alabamefisis, I'roin all the sjjccies of Cheilaiithcs \vitliin our limits, this species may be distinguished by its smooth blades. The froiuis grow to be a foot or more long and are borne on slender, wiry, black stipes. Tiiey are lanceolate in outline and about twice pinnate with numerous ovate- lanceolati-. short-stalked The pinnules are oblong, broadest at base, often with an ear- like process on the outer edge, and variously toothed. The indi's
. Our ferns in their haunts [microform] : a guide to all the native species. Ferns; Fougères. 242 CHtlLANTHES AND MAIDENHAIR. if Cheilantbes Alabamefisis, I'roin all the sjjccies of Cheilaiithcs \vitliin our limits, this species may be distinguished by its smooth blades. The froiuis grow to be a foot or more long and are borne on slender, wiry, black stipes. Tiiey are lanceolate in outline and about twice pinnate with numerous ovate- lanceolati-. short-stalked The pinnules are oblong, broadest at base, often with an ear- like process on the outer edge, and variously toothed. The indi'sium is pale, membranous and more or less interrupted by the toothing of the fronds. The species grows on rocks from Illinois and Virginia to Ala- bama and Cheilanthcs is named from the Greek and may be translated as lip-fern. Its application is due to the lip-like indusia of some species. There are fifty or more members of the genus in the warmer parts of the world. The Maidenhair Fern, The maidenhair fern {Adiantum peda- tinii) is one of the few species with which those who make no pretense to botanical knowledge arc usually acquainted. Be- cause of its delicate beauty it is much sought i)y those who delight in woodland rambles, while its peculiar shape and manner of growth, so unlike that of i'fuiltiuthi-s . I 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 N. (Willard Nelson), 1869-1950. Toronto : W. Briggs
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