. Our ferns in their haunts; a guide to all the native species. Ferns. THE LADY FERN AND ITS KIN. N our latitudes the earth-lov- ing spleenworts are all tall and graceful plants with very little in their bearing to suggest a relationship to the members of the family that grow on rocks. They are more like some of the wood ferns and no doubt are frequently mis- taken for them. A glance at the sori on mature fronds, however, is quite sufificient to settle the question, since it will show the Asplenioid character of the linear sori. These species have always been classed as Aspleniums in America b
. Our ferns in their haunts; a guide to all the native species. Ferns. THE LADY FERN AND ITS KIN. N our latitudes the earth-lov- ing spleenworts are all tall and graceful plants with very little in their bearing to suggest a relationship to the members of the family that grow on rocks. They are more like some of the wood ferns and no doubt are frequently mis- taken for them. A glance at the sori on mature fronds, however, is quite sufificient to settle the question, since it will show the Asplenioid character of the linear sori. These species have always been classed as Aspleniums in America but owing to the fact that the indusia in some are more or less curved on the side attached to the frond and when young often appear to be nearly semi- circular, it is now considered better to follow the British practice and place them in the gtxvws The Lady Fern. Our ideas as to which of the ferns is most abundant, are likely to vary somewhat with the time of year and the locality in which we may happen to be. In early May, we are inclined to award the palm to the cinnamon fern ; in July, to the bracken; while a visit to some moist. 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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