THE COMMON POLYPODY 



leaves keep 

 their freshness 

 and color. 

 Sometimes 

 they curl up if 

 there is no rain 

 for a long time. 

 A good shower 

 will soon re- 

 vive them. 

 The polypody 

 seems to make 

 the most of 

 every drop of 

 moisture. 



About the 

 middle of June 

 the bright yel- 

 low-brown 

 fruit dots be- 

 gin to appear. 

 A month later 

 they are well 



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grown. You 

 can see them upon the back of one of the fronds. 

 They are generally near the margin, and mostly on 

 the upper part of the frond. These fruit dots are 

 round and very large. They have no covering. 



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The Common Polypody. 



