FERNS IN SPRING 



In the woods, we see circular clumps of uncoiling 

 buds. The}' are thickly covered with silky white scales 

 that make them easily seen above the dark soil. Along 

 the stream there are some slender crosiers somewhat 



Crosiers with Three Divisions. 



Fiddleheads." 



different in shape. They look hke little green spheres 

 as they nod at the tops of their long stems. 



Here are three kinds that show brighter colors in 

 their uncoiling fronds. The first has a stipe of a clear 



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