WALKING LEAF 



Camptosorus rnizo^nyllus (L.) Link 



LEAF entire, wavy edged, witK a cordate or sometimes 

 auricled base, tapering to a very longf and attenuated 

 apex wKicK often bends over and roots, forming a new plant. 

 Sori elongated, irregularly scattered, confluent, forming very 

 Keavy, oblique lines or masses after tbe witbering of tne m- 

 dusia. Stems ligbt-colored, groAving in tufts from a sKort root- 

 stock. Leaves usually not more tban six incKes long, leatK- 

 ery and evergreen, forming a mat. 



A fern so un-fernlike as tKis might easily escape at- 

 tention; but it is also tKe rarest of tbe Dells ferns. Its 

 baunts are tKe tops of dry snaded rocks, preferably lime- 

 stone. It is an odd little plant, and its common name, w^hicb 

 refers to its unusual manner of propagation, adds to its inter- 

 est. 



PtiiH' Tweiiiy-nint 



