. Our ferns in their haunts [microform] : a guide to all the native species. Ferns; Fougères. The fronds of an allied species are similarly used for decorations in the West. The Christmas fern is found from southern Canada to I'loriila, Missis- sippi, Arkansas and Wisconsin. Its favourite liaunt is a rocky "side liill,'" slopin^f away from the south and covered with a variety of deciduous trees, but it does not disdain the cvertjreen woods or even the scrub- by roadsides. Even after the shelter- ing copse is cut off, it manages to exist for some time in the sunlight though
. Our ferns in their haunts [microform] : a guide to all the native species. Ferns; Fougères. The fronds of an allied species are similarly used for decorations in the West. The Christmas fern is found from southern Canada to I'loriila, Missis- sippi, Arkansas and Wisconsin. Its favourite liaunt is a rocky "side liill,'" slopin^f away from the south and covered with a variety of deciduous trees, but it does not disdain the cvertjreen woods or even the scrub- by roadsides. Even after the shelter- ing copse is cut off, it manages to exist for some time in the sunlight though witii stunted and dull coloured fronds. In tlie West, our species is repre- sented by r. vtuiiittim which has the same cared i)innules and Kioks much like it but lacks the narrowed tips in the fertile fronds. Our plant is frequent â :-->« ~ ââ> '» out-door cultivation, its hard- "^''^V^^---l '"^"^^ making it one of the most %^^|'^^>- species for this purpose. The Holly Fern, It is quite in keeping with our ideas of such matters that the lioUy fern iPolyslichum loncliitis) should be an ever- green and nearest of kin to the 0 5^. ll'>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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