. Our ferns in their haunts [microform] : a guide to all the native species. Ferns; Fougères. lis THE MARSH FbKN MARSH FERN. Iheht'l' > is. dwelling; place, it is also found in the wet woodlands, along streams and in damp mea- dows. It avoids actual w ater but soft watery mud is its dclii-ht. In open places it ^jrows as thickly as grass, often to the exclusion of other vcyetation, and seems to court the sun if it can obtain a supply of moisture. Early in spring, before other marsh plants have come up, the slender crosiers of the marsh fern begin to push above the black soi
. Our ferns in their haunts [microform] : a guide to all the native species. Ferns; Fougères. lis THE MARSH FbKN MARSH FERN. Iheht'l' > is. dwelling; place, it is also found in the wet woodlands, along streams and in damp mea- dows. It avoids actual w ater but soft watery mud is its dclii-ht. In open places it ^jrows as thickly as grass, often to the exclusion of other vcyetation, and seems to court the sun if it can obtain a supply of moisture. Early in spring, before other marsh plants have come up, the slender crosiers of the marsh fern begin to push above the black soil. They are not flattened laterally as are the crosiers of most ferns but shaped like little green spheres, These attractive looking objects nodding at the tops of the long stipes in the swampy wastes, are so characteristic of the species that one may frequently identify the plant from the crosiers alone. The slender, cord-like rootstock creeps about freely just beneath the surface and produces fronds throughout the sum- mer. The early ones develop very quickly and may often be seen with the lower pinn;e ful- VENATION. spread whilf the unprr are still 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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