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sorts to be found, some abundantly, others only in favorite spots. 

 In ravines and lower areas the cinnamon fern, Clayton's fern, 

 and sensitive fern are to be noted, while the brake (Fig. 283) is 

 common on borders and open spots. Many mosses grow on the 



FIG. 272. Ginseng, Panax trifolium 



decaying logs and on the moist ground; lichens are plentiful 

 and fungi particularly abundant. 



Baneberries (Fig. 267), both white and red, are low shrubs 

 with a leaf having a three-parted stalk, each division bearing 

 three to five leaflets. In water leaf (Fig. 268) the green leaves 



