. Our ferns in their haunts [microform] : a guide to all the native species. Ferns; Fougères. 186 TUB FHRN AND ITS KIN. in^ end but soon form a nearly circular clump two or three feet liiijli. The stout youn^; crosiers arc covered with larjic brown scales which .seldom persist until the froiuls The stipe and rachis are strewn with slender chaff and the upper surface of the fronds is often covered with longish hairs that yive it a peculiarly velvety effect when growinij. It is not very noticeable. SILVERY SI'LEENWORT. Athyr,»mthihpttroidu, in herbaiiuni specimens, and the books a
. Our ferns in their haunts [microform] : a guide to all the native species. Ferns; Fougères. 186 TUB FHRN AND ITS KIN. in^ end but soon form a nearly circular clump two or three feet liiijli. The stout youn^; crosiers arc covered with larjic brown scales which .seldom persist until the froiuls The stipe and rachis are strewn with slender chaff and the upper surface of the fronds is often covered with longish hairs that yive it a peculiarly velvety effect when growinij. It is not very noticeable. SILVERY SI'LEENWORT. Athyr,»mthihpttroidu, in herbaiiuni specimens, and the books arc silent upon the subject, althoujjh in the field one can often identify the species by this single feature. The blade is about oblong, tajjering both ways from the middle, but is never so groiitly reduced below as is that of the New York fern. It is thin and delicate, with oblong, acuminate pinna; cut nearly to the midrib into short, close, rounded, obscurely serrate lobes. When the fronds are exposed to the sun, the blades become thicker, narrower, more erect and yellow-green in colour. Curiously enough, although they do not grow in full sunlight from choice, they are most fruitful in such situa- tions. The stipe is about one third the length of the 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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