3. 



On <^uercus falcata i^ ^^g ^^^^ ^^ ^he southwest 



side about six centimeters above the soil, On 



^♦stellata, on the contrary, the fern invariably 



occurred only hi^ in the tree, chiefly on the 



larger lateral branches and on the north side 



of the main trunk itself .A similar habit was observed 



in one instance on Q. falcata. wl^ile on Q.. rubra 



and Q., velutina the fern never grew more than a 



few centimeters up the trunk and frequently it 



was found growing on the very base of the trunk on 



the northwest side practically imbedded in a mass of 



mosses and decaying organic matter.The fern was also 



common on the base of Carya glabra but here it inhabited 



both the northeast and southeast sides, In a very 



few cases only has the polypody been found on Carya 



ovata . a nd there, as on tine red oak, it was growing 



very clc^ to the ground, and generally entangled in 



a mass of mosses and lichens. 



Station #2 was a hardwood area of several acres, 

 located on the campus of the Mississippi Agricultural 

 and Mechanical College, It was a woods consisting 

 mainly of tall specimens of Populus deltoides. 

 Liquidambjar Styraciflua.Diospyros virginiana, Crataegus 

 sp.and a few specimens of Ulmus alataj^ln this woodlot 

 the ground between the trees was covered with numerous 



