. The brook book; a first acquaintance with the brook and its inhabitants through the changing year. Natural history. OTHER PEDESTRIANS 167 a step" over the edge and had found an anchor- age. Another was waving gracefully, reaching for a place to gain a foothold. After the first rejoic- ings over this discovery we made a compact — the first of many — to keep the whereabouts of this plant a secret from the rest of our party. We had a zealous young botanist among us who needed. \ THE "WALKING FERN," WITH ITS LONG, TAPERING FRONDS discipline. It was well enough to gather saxifrage,
. The brook book; a first acquaintance with the brook and its inhabitants through the changing year. Natural history. OTHER PEDESTRIANS 167 a step" over the edge and had found an anchor- age. Another was waving gracefully, reaching for a place to gain a foothold. After the first rejoic- ings over this discovery we made a compact — the first of many — to keep the whereabouts of this plant a secret from the rest of our party. We had a zealous young botanist among us who needed. \ THE "WALKING FERN," WITH ITS LONG, TAPERING FRONDS discipline. It was well enough to gather saxifrage, and violets, and even trilliums for the herbarium —but when it came to rare arctic primulas and walking ferns we grew reproachful, then indig- nant. Why will people collect for the mere sake of adding one more specimen to their stupid hoards? So we marked carefully the location. Unless some one cuts down that big yellow birch which looks like a "raggedy-man," or moves that pine trunk which spans the dry bed from bank to bank, we shall find the place next year. Perhaps the walking fern will have traveled many steps during. 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 Miller, Mary Farrand (Rogers), Mrs. , 1868-. New York, Doubleday, Page & Company
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