THE EVERGREEISr WOOD FERN 



THE EVERGREEN WOOD FERN, OR MAR- 

 GINAL SHIELD FERN 



Another fern found at Lake George is shown in 

 the picture. This is an evergreen wood fern. As it 

 grew on the rocks where the soil was not deep the 

 fronds are rather 

 smaU. Notice 

 what a large root 

 there is for so 

 small a plant. No 

 other wood fern 

 has so heavy a 

 rootstock. Do 

 you see the long, 

 chaffy scales along 

 the stem and on 

 the rootstock? 

 These are always 

 found on this 

 kind of fern. 



The fronds are 

 thick, almost like 

 leather. They are 



of a dark bluish-green color and are lighter on the 

 under side. As is shown by its name, these fronds 

 remain green through the winter. But they do not 



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Evergreen Wood Fern. 



