

THE POLYPODIES. 



THE COMMON POLYPODY. 



Polypodivm vulgare. 



The name of Polypodium, meaning many-footed, is 

 given to this genus, on account of the many branchings 

 of its rhizome (or creeping stem) . The common Poly- 

 pody is an evergreen (the fronds, even in severe frosts, 



