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HANDBOOK

AND HERBARIUM

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AN AID IN THE STUDY AND PRESERVATION OF THE FERNS *

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OF NORTHERN UNITED STATES, INCLUDING THE l " ll:
DISTRICT EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI AND
NORTH OF NORTH CAROLINA AND
TENNESSEE

SADIE F. PRICE

If trees are Nature’s thoughts and dreams,
And witness how her great heart yearns,
Then she has only shown, it seems,

Her lightest fantasies in ferns.

Edgar Fawcett.

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NEW YORK

HENRY HOLT AND COMPANY

1897

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ROBERT DRUMMOND, PRINTER, NEW YORK,

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DIRECTIONS.

After the specimens have been carefully pressed and dried they should be
mounted on the page opposite the illustration, by means of narrow strips of
gummed paper passing over the stems. In the ferns of large growth the smallest
mature leaves should be selected, and these, if too large for the page, should be
folded as in illustration. This will show the under side, thus showing the sori, or
fruit-bearing portion of the frond.

To prevent the attacks of insects, the fronds should be poisoned by being
brushed lightly with a weak solution of corrosive sublimate and alcohol, using a
camel’s-hair brush for the purpose. If the wash leaves a white coat on the leaves it
is too strong, and more alcohol should be added.

Locality of each specimen found, together with date, name of collector, etc.,
will add much to the value of the collection.

For a more thorough description and analysis of ferns see Prof. Lucien M.
Underwood’s “Our Native Ferns and their Allies ” (New York: Henry Holt & Co.).

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DEFINITION OF FERNS.

Order Filices (Ferns).

Leafy plants, with the fronds, or leaves, usually raised on a stipe, or stem,
rising from a root-stock, each frond rolled up (circinate) in the bud, variously
divided, bearing on the under surface, or along the margin, small fruit-dots
(sporangia, or spore-cases), scattered, or clustered in sori, each sporangia containing
minute spores.

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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

Fig. i.
Fig. 2.
Fig- 3-
Fig. 4.
Fig. 5 -
Fig. 6.
Fig. 7.
Fig. 8.
Fig. 9.
Fig. 10.
Fig. 11.
Fig. 12.
Fig. 13.
Fig. 14.
Fig. 15 -
Fig. 16.
Fig. 17 -
Fig. 18.
Fig. 19.
Fig. 20.
Fig. 21.
Fig. 22.
Fig. 23.
Fig. 24.
Fig. 25.
Fig. 26.
Fig. 27.
Fig. 28.
Fig. 29.
Fig. 30.
Fig. 31 -
Fig. 32
Fig. 33 -
Fig. 34 -
Fig. 35 -

Polypodium vulgare, L. Common Polypody ....

Polypodium polypodioides (L.) Hitch. {R. incanum , Swz.) Scaly Polypody
Notholaena nivea, var. dealbata (Pursh.) Dav. Cloak-Fern
Adiantum capillus-veneris, L. Venus’ Hair . - • • •

Adiantum pedatum, L. Maidenhair .

Pteris aquilina, L. Common Brake. {Reduced.) ....
Pteris aquilina, var. caudata (L.) Hook .....
Cheilanthes Alabamensis, (Buckl.) Kunze .....
Cheilanthes lanosa, (Mx.) Watt. (C. vestita , Swz.) Clothed-Lip F.
Cheilanthes tomentosa, Link

Cheilanthes gracilis, (Fee) Mett. ......

Cryptogramma acrostichoides, R. Br. Rock-Brake

Pellsea atropurpurea, (L.) Link. Cliff-Brake ....

Pellsea Stelleri, (Gm.) Beddome. (R. gracilis, Presl.)

Woodwardia Virginica, L. Chain-Fern .....

Woodwardia areolata, (L.) Moore . . • •

Asplenium pinnatifidum, Nutt. ......

Asplenium ebenoides, R. R. Scott . .....

Asplenium trichomanes, L.

Asplenium platyneuron, (L.) Oakes. {A. ebeneum. Ait.) Ebony Spleenwort
Asplenium parvulum, M. & G.

Asplenium trichomanes, var. incisum, Moore ....

Asplenium viride, Huds. .......

Asplenium angustifolium, Mx. Narrow-Leaved Spleenwort
Asplenium ruta-muraria, L.

Asplenium montanum, Willd. . . . . . .

Asplenium fontanum, (L.) Bernh. ......

Asplenium Bradleyi, D. C. Eaton ......

Asplenium thelypteroides, Mx. ......

Asplenium filix-foemina, (L.) Bernh. Lady-Fern . . . ' .

Scolopendrium scolopendrium, (L.) Karst. Hart’s-Tongue
Camptosorus rhizophyllus, (L.) Link. Walking-Leaf Fern
Phegopteris phegopteris, (L.) Unde. Beech-Fern

Phegopteris hexagonoptera, (Mx.) Fee .....
Phegopteris dryopteris, (L.) Fee. Oak-Fern .

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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

PAGE

Fig. 36.

Phegopteris dryopteris, wr. Robertianum (Hoffm.) Dav.

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34

Fig. 37 -

Dryopteris acrostichoides, (Mx.) Ktze. Christmas-Fern

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.

35

Fig. 38.

Dryopteris acrostichoides, (Mx.), var. incisum, Gray

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0.

36

Fig. 39 -

Dryopteris Ionchitis, (L.) Ktze. Holly-Fern

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37

Fig. 40.

Dryopteris aculeata, var. Braunii, (Spermer) Unde.

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.

.

38

Fig. 41.

Dryopteris Noveboracense, (L.) Gray

•

°

39

Fig. 42.

Dryopteris thelypteris, (L.) Gray ....

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40

Fig. 43.

Dryopteris simulata, Dav. .....

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Fig. 44 -

Dryopteris fragrans, (L.) Schott ....

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42

Fig. 45 -

Dryopteris cristata, (L.) Gray ....

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43

Fig. 46.

Dryopteris cristata, var. Clintoniana, (Eaton) Unde.

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44

Fig. 47 -

Dryopteris cristata X marginalis, Dav.

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45

Fig. 48.

Dryopteris Goldieana, (Hook.) Gray

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46

Fig. 49-

Dryopteris filix-mas, (L.) Schott. Male Fern

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.

47

Fig. 50.

Dryopteris marginalis, (L.) Gray ....

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48

Fig. 51.

Dryopteris spinulosa, (L.) Ktze. . .

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49

Fig. 52.

Dryopteris spinulosa, var. intermedia, (Willd.) Unde.

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50

Fig. 53 -

Dryopteris spinulosa, var. dilatata, (Hoffm.) Unde.

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5 i

Fig. 54 -

Dryopteris Boottii, (Tuck.) Unde. ....

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O

52

Fig. 55 -

Cystopteris bulbifera, (L.) Bernh. Bulbous Bladder Fern

.

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.

53

Fig. 56.

Cystopteris fragilis, (L.) Bernh. ....

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.

.

54

Fig. 57 -

Onoclea sensibilis, L. Sensitive Fern

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.

55

Fig. 58.

Onoclea struthiopteris, (L.) Hoffm. Ostrich-Fern

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,

56

Fig. 59 -

Woodsia Ilvensis, (L.) R. Br. .

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57

Fig. 60.

Woodsia alpina, (Bolt.) S. F. Gray ....

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58

Fig. 61.

Woodsia glabella, R. Br. .....

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59

Fig. 62.

Woodsia scopulina, D. C. Eaton ....

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.

60

Fig. 63.

Woodsia Oregana, D.C.E. .....

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61

Fig. 64.

Woodsia obtusa, (Spreng.) Torr.

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62

Fig. 65.

Dicksonia punctilobula, (Mx.) Gray. Sweet Fern

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Fig. 66.

Trichomanes radicans, Swz. Lace-Fern. Filmy Fern .

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O

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64

Fig. 67.

Lygodium palmatum, (Bernh.) Swz. Climbing Fern

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65

Fig. 68.

Schizaea pusilla, Pursh. .....

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Fig. 69.

Osmunda regalis, L. Flowering Fern

O

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O

67

Fig. 70.

Osmunda Claytoniana, L.

O

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O

68

Fig. 71.

Osmunda cinnamomea, L. Cinnamon-Fern

O

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O

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Fig. 72.

Osmunda cinnamomea, var. frondosa, Gray

O

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LIST OF GENERA.

PAGE

Genus Polypodium ............ i

“ Notholasna ............ 2

“ Adiantum ............ 3

“ Pteris ............. 5

“ Cheilanthes ............ 7

“ Cryptogramme . . . . . . . . . . . 11

“ Pellsea ............. 12

“ Woodwardia . . . . . ... . . . . . 14

“ Asplenium ............ 16

“ Scolopendrium ............ 29

“ Camptosorus ............ 30

“ Phegopteris . . . ■ . . . . . . . 31

“ Dryopteris ............ 35

“ Cystopteris ............ 53

“ Onoclea ............. 55

Woodsia ............. 57

“ Dicksonia ............ 63

“ Trichomanes ............ 64

“ Lygodium ............ 65

“ Schizaea ............. 66

“ Osmunda ......... ..... 67

GUIDE.

FRONDS FEATHER-SHAPED.

Fruit -dots round, f

C t Z er JZt S Polypodium.
on or at the ends \

of veins }

Fruit -dots linear, f

parallel to the -j Woodwardia.
midvein (

Frond 4-10 inches, f

smooth, fruit-dots -j P. vulgare, L.

large • (

2-6 in., scaly, fruit- (

dots small, . near •( P. polypodioides, L.
margin (.

Fertile and sterile
fronds alike.
Fronds unlike.

-j W. Virginica, (L.) Sm.
areolata, L.

Fruit-dots linear.

Oblique to the
Asplenium . . .

midrib.

Evergreen, pinnatifid

Evergreen, v e
small. . .

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Pinnae more' or less (
ear-shaped at base. (
Stipe black.

Frond broader; small

Fruit -dots cup- 1

shaped, ending ■< Very thin, small fern. .
with a bristle.... (

Tall, 2-4 ft. . . . |

Fruit-dots curved. .

Trichomanes. . .

W.

A. pinnatifidum, Nutt.

A. ebenoides, R. R. Scott
A. viride, Huds. .

A. trichomanes, L.

var. incisum, Moore
A. parvulum, M. & G.

A. platyneuron, (L.) O.

A. Bradleyi, D.C.E.

A. fontanum, (L.)Bh. .

A. montanum, Willd. .

A. ruta-muraria, L.

A. angustifolium, Mx.

A. thelypteroides, Mx.

A. filix-foemina, Bh.

Fruit-dots round, on
the veins

Small ferns. Indusium
delicate, divided into
segments

Woodsia.

'Fruit-dots round, small
covering none; fronds
triangular

Fruit -dots round,
with covering,
(rarely without) on
the back, rarely at
the end of the
veins

it

Phegopteris.

T. radicans, Swtz.

W. ilvensis, L.

W. alpina, Bolt. .

W. glabella, R. Br.

W. obtusa, Spreng.

W. scopulina, D. C. E.

W. Oregana, D. C. E. .

P. hexagonoptera. Fee
P. phegopteris, (L.) Unde.

P. dryopteris. Fee
P. dryopteris, Robertianum Dav. 34

Fronds large; fruit-dots
flat, round or kidney-
shaped, fixed at the
centre, opening at the
margin

Dryopteris.

Fruit-dots roundish; deli- (
cate ferns, 2-3 pinnate. (

Covering (indusium) ob-
scure ; fruit - bearing
and non-fruiting frond -
unlike; fertile, narrow,
fruit berry-like.

near the margin

dish, (
in... \

Fruit-dots roundish, j Frond thin, pale green, j

finely cut.

Cystopteris.

Onoclea.

Dicksonia.

Leaves large, unlike; f Fertile frond contracted,
sporangia naked, I with the large fruit-
globular, opening ^ dots Qn s narrow

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OSMUNDA.

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C. bulbifera, Bernh.
C. fragilis, Bernh.

O. sensibilis, L.

O. struthiopteris, L.

D. punctilobula, (Mx.) Gray

O. regalis, L.

O. cinnamomea, L.

var. frondosa
O. Claytoniana, L.

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16

17

21

18
20

19

18

26

25

24

23

22

27

28
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58

59
62

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61

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thelypteris (L.), A. Gray
Noveboracense, (L.) Gray
simulata, Dav.
fragrans, (L.) Sch. .
spinuolosa, L.

var. intermedia, Willd.
var. dilatata, Hoffm. .
Bootii, (Tuckm.) U.
cristata, L.

var. Clintoniana, (Eat.) U. .
cristata X marginalis, Dav.
Goldieana, Hook. .
filix-mas, L.
marginalis, L. .

acrostichoides, Mx.

“ var. incisum, G. .
lonchitis, L. . .

aculeata, Braunii,(Spen,)Unde.

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39

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49

50

51

52

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45

46

47

48

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36

37

38

53

54

55

56

63

67

69

70

68

FRONDS VARIOUSLY CUT AND DIVIDED.

Fruit - dots at the
margin, covered
with the edge of -<
the leaf, or by con-
tinuous indusium.

Fruit-dots near the
tips of the veins,
under surfac
white and woolly

Stem black. Adiantum.

Leaf ternate, stem light,
1-3 ft. Pteris

Leaf woolly or chaffy.
Cheilanthes

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Nothol^na.

A. pedatum, L.

Stem forked at the
summit of stalk,
bearing one-sided
branches. .

Stem continuous, leaf ( A ~ T

ovate, 2-3 pinnate. \ A ‘ Capillus-Venens, L.

W lobe? 1 ° ng ’ ? bt . US !| aquilina, L.

Lobes very narrow.

stipe

Fruit-bearing and non-
fruiting leaf different.
Cryptogramme

Leaves not very unlike,
stem dark. Pell^ea. .

Frond smooth.

Frond hairy,
brown.

Fronds woolly. . . j

Fertile fronds taller f
than sterile, and J
with narrower di- 1
visions (_

3-6 in., smooth. .

6-15 in., thick; pale j
green (

var. caudata.

C. Alabamensis, K.

C. lanosa, (Mx.) Watt.

C. tomentosa, Link.

C. gracilis, (Fee) Mett.

C. acrostichoides, R. Br.

P. Stelleri, (Gm.) Beddome
P. atropurpurea, Link.

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Fronds deltoid-ovate. N. nivea dealbata, (P.) Dav.

5

6

7

8

9

10

13

12

Fruit-dots ovate, ses-
sile, with a ring at
apex, and opening
by a longitudinal
slit

SCHIZAJA.

Lygodium.

SCOLOPENDRTUM

Fruit-dots linear....

^ Camptosorus.

FRONDS LEAF-LIKE.

Fronds unlike, sterile (

linear, fertile taller, -1 S. pusilla, Pursh.

3-4 inches high (

* \ F ?ng dS leaf_Hke 5 Climb " \ L, palmatum, Bernh. .

• | Fr pairs° tS ° bHqUe ^ in -j S. scolopendrium, (L.) K.

{ Partly oblique, partly par- (

allel to midrib; frond -{ C. rhizophyllus, Link
rooting at apex

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)

Fig. i. Polypodium vulgare, L. Common Polypody.

Fig. 2. Polypodium polypodioides (L.) Hitch. (jP. incanum, Swz.) Scaly Polypody.

c *■ C c * c

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c c . t c

C c c 3 <

C (, i c i

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Fig. 3

. Notholsena nivea, var. dealbata (Pursh.) Dav. Cloak-Fern.

2

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c c o e <

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Fig. 4. Adiantum capillus-veneris, L. Venus’ Hair.

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Fig. 5. Adiantum pedatum, L. Maidenhair.

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Pteris aquilina, L. Common Brake. (. Redziced , .)
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Fig. 7. Pteris aquilina, var. caudata (L.)

6

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•> 3 O O 3 3 3 3 3

S 3 0 O' '3 3 3 3 0 3

S 3 a ® J n ,0 500 3 3 3

9 3 3 0 ^ 3 3 3 0 3 3 0

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 O 3 3 3

9 3 3 ,3 , 3 3 -

333

O 3 3 3 33 3 3 3 3 3 0 3

0 O O . 3 3 O 0 3 3 3 3 3 O < 3

O 3 3 J 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 ,3

3 3 3 O 3 3 3 3 ' 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

Fig. 8. Cheilanthes Alabamensis, (Buckl.) Kunze.

7

c c
c C
c « C
c c

c « c • « «

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Fig. 9. Cheilanthes lanosa, (Mx.) Watt. ( C. . vestita, Swz.) Clothed-Lip F,

0 o O O 0
30 0 3 0

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0 O 0^0

i O 0 O 3 0 O 0 O

0 0 0 o o 3 0

0 0 0 0 o o o o

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Fig. io. Cheilanthes tomentosa, Link.

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Fig. iio Cheilanthes gracilis, (Fee) Mett,

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Fig 12. Cryptogramma acrostichoides, R. Br. Rock-Brake.

ii

C C ®

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c t «

C * 4 C

c c 6

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© c c
c
f c

c « e c c
c c c C « c
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t « I e t 1 t

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Fig. 13. Pellaea atropurpurea, (L.) Link. Cliff-Brake.

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3 3 -3 3 3 3

3 ?<> 3 3 3 3

3 3 ° J 3 3 >3 3

3 3 0 03 ° 3

O 3 O 3 3 3 3 =

3 3 O

3 3 3 3 0 3:

3 0 3 3 O 3

3 3 0 3 3

3 ° 3 3 3 3 :

.3 3 0

3 ° ”

3 0 3 0

Woodwardia Virginica, L-j Chain-Fern.

Fig. is.

14

Fig. 17. Asplenium pinnatifidum, Nutt.

16

c c c C

c t
c

c < C
c c
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c c c
c

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<C C t # **«* ** • • • • t

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o o

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w O 3 3 O o

Fig. 21. Asplenium parvulum, M. & G<
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3 3
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3 3

3 3
O

3 OS

Fig. 23. Asplenium viride, Huds.

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° O ©3 03

3 OO Ooj® o 0 3

o O 3 3 ^ OOOOO

® 3 O 033033 3

003 03 0 033 3 -

0 0 3 0 3 O 0©0 O

00 3 3 03 3 0 3 3 03

Fig. 24. Asplenium angustifolium, Mx. Narrow-Leaved Spleenwort.

22

Fig. 26. Asplenium montanum, Willd.

24

Fig. 27. Asplenium fontanum, (L.) Bernh.

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O O 3 0

0 000 0 3 o O 3

O OO-^OO o o Oo
3 O 0 0 o o 3 0 3 0

0030 3 0 O 0 300

Fig. 30. Asplenium filix-foemina, (L.) Bernh. Lady-Fern,

28

• • c • • ••••• •

• • • • c • • • ••«*• •

• •** • • • • • • I # • • •

e • t • * 4 • • • • * • t t tilt

Fig. 31. Scolopendrium scolopendrium, (L.) Karst. Hart’s-Tongue.

29

C c « t

t « ( tt

t t c * 1

( C C « t

« ‘ « • c *c'

* cc « c etc

« t % t * * i * « « * « •

• « * « 1 1 « «. t * c c

c c * c • c

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Fig. 32 Camptosorus rhizophyllus, (L.) Link. Walking-Leaf Fern.

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o O O o

d O o o 9 0 0

O 0 3 o
•5 3 0 o 0 o

' -> 0 0 D

3 0 0

Phegopteris phegopteris,

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(!_.) Unde. Beech-Fern.

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Fig. 34-

Phegopteris hexagonoptera, (Mx.) Fee.

32

Fig- 35- Phegopteris dryopteris, (L.) Fee. Oak-Fern.

33

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Fig. 36. Phegopteris dryopterls, var. Robertianum (Hoffm.) Dav.

34

C C « « t * « 1

c c c ‘

‘ t C c

c *t t C

1 C l C tic

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3 ° ? O “ 3 3 J 3 3 0

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, \

o o
o o

Fig. 37. Dryopteris acrostichoides, (Mx.) Ktze. Christmas-Fern.

35

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• • •
• •

• • •

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t

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3 0 3°0

Fig. 38. Dryopteris acrostichoides, (Mx.), var. incisum, Gray.

36

\

O' 3 ,000-0 O

3 °o ° O 3 00

o 0 u , ,,0 00 3 O o 0

3 O 0 O o 0 0 0 .0 o

o 0 O DO 3 O O O

ooo O .o ooo

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o o
O O O O

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Fig* 39- Dryopteris lonchitis, (L.) Ktze. Holly-Fern.

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37

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• •• • •••

Fig. 41. Dryopteris Noveboracense, (L.) Gray.

39

°o s

• •

• *
c

c c

• ••• • • • • •
» • • ft •* ft • • ft
• ft ft ft ft ft ft t «
• • * t • 1 • • ft ft

o J o

o o

o

O ® O O O 0

3 0 0 OJO

3 O' o O O

o 0 0-0

O O ® . 3 ,

Fig. 43. Dryopteris simulata, Dav.

41

Fig. 44. Dryopteris fragrans, (L.) Schott.
42

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52

Fig. 55. Cystopteris bulbifera, (L.) Bernh. Bulbous Bladder Fern

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55

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Lace-Fern.

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INDEX OF FERNS.

A,

Asplenium angustifolium, Mx.,
A. Bradleyi, Eaton,

Adiantum capillus-Veneris, L.,
A. ebenoides, R. R. S.,

A. filix-foemina, Bh.,

A. montanum, Willd.,

A. pedatum, L.,

A. pinnatifidum, Nutt., .

A. parvulum, M. & G., .

A. platyneuron, (L.) O., .

A. ruta-muraria, L.,

A. trichomanes, L.,

A. trichomanes incisum, Moore,
A. thelypteroides, Mx., .

A. viride, Huds.,

B

Brake, Common,

Cliff, ....
Rock, ' . .

Beech-Fern, ....
Bladder-Fern, Bulbous,

page

22

26

3

r 7

28

24

4
16

19

18

2 3
18

20

27

21

5

12

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Filmy Fern, ...... 64

Flowering Fern, ..... 67

L

Lygoditjm palmatum, Swz., . . . 65

Lip-Fern, ...... 8

Lady-Fern, ...... 28

N

NoTHOL-iENA nivea, var. dealbata, (P.) Dav., 2

M

Maidenhair, ....

Maidenhair, Venus’, . .

Male Fern, .....

O

Onoclea sensibilis, L., . ,

struthiopteris, (L.) Hoffm.,
Osmunda cinnamomea, L.,
Claytoniana, L.,
regalis, L.,

Ostrich-Fern, .....

P

4

3

47

55

5 6

69

68

67

56

C

Camptosorus rhizophyllus, (L.) Link, . 30

Cheilanthes Alabamensis, (Buck.) K., . 7

gracilis, (Fee) Mett., . . 10

lanosa, (Mx.) Watt., . . 8

tomentosa, Link, . . 9

Cryptogramme acrostichoides, R. Br., . 1 1

Cystopteris bulbifera, (L.) Bernh., . ' 53

fragilis, Bernh., ... 54

Cloak-Fern, ...... 2

Chain-Fern, ...... 14

Crested-Shield Fern, .... 43

Christmas-Fern, ..... 35

Climbing Fern, ..... 65

Cinnamon-Fern, . 69

D

Dryopteris acrostichoides, Mx., Ktze., 35

var. incisum, Gray, . 36

aculeata var. Braunii, (Spenner)
Unde., .... 38

Bootii, (Tuckm.) Unde.,
cristata, (L.) Gray,

var. Clintoniana,
Unde.,

(D.C.E.)

5 2

43

)

44

fragrans, (L.) ... 42

filix-mas, (L.) Sch., . . 47

Goldieana, (Hook.) Gray, . 46

lonchitis, (L.) Ktze., . . 37

marginalis, (L.) . 48

Noveboracense, (L.) . . 39

simulata, Dav., ... 41

spinulosa, (L.) ... 49

var. intermedia, Willd., . 50

var. dilatata, Hoffm., . 51

thelypteris, (L.) ... 40

Dicksonia punctilobula, (Mx.) Gray, . 63

Pell^ea atropurpurea, (L.) Link, . . 12

Stelleri, (Gm.) Beddome, . . 13

Phegopteris dryopteris, (L.) Fee, . . 33

var. Robertianum, (Hoff.) Dav., 34

hexagonoptera, (Mx.) Fee, 32

phegopteris, (L.) Unde., . 31

Polypodium vulgare, L., ... 1

polypodioides, (L.) Hitch., . 1

Pteris aquilina, L., .... 5

var. caudata, Hook., . . 6

Polypody, Common, .... 1

Scaly, ..... 1

S

Schizzea pusilla, Pursh., ... 66

Scolopendrum scolopendrium, (L.) Karst. 29

Spleen wort: Maidenhair, . . . 18

Ebony, . . . . 19

Bradley’s, .... 26

Mountain, ... 24

Wall-rue, .... 23

Narrow-leaved, ... 22

Marsh, . . . . 27

Shield-Fern: Crested, .... 43

Fragrant, ... 42

Marsh, . . . . 40

Marginal, ... 48

Sensitive Fern, ..... 55

W

Woodsia alpina, (Bolt) S. F. Gray, . 58

glabella, R. Br., . . 59

Ilvensis, (L.) R. Br., . . 57

Oregana, D. C. Eaton, . . 61

obtusa, Torr., .... 62

scopulina, D. C. Eaton, . - 60

Woodwardia areolata, (L.) Moore, . 15

Virginica, L., . . . 14

Walking-leaf Fern, .... 30

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