COMMON POLYPODY 



Voiyjfoaium vulgare L. 



LEAVES otlong, Jeeply cut into otlong' blunt segments, 

 tKe blade and its divisions of nearly tKe same width 

 tbrougkout. Pinnae alternate, tbe sinuses between tbem 

 broad, reaching nearly or quite to tne midrib. Son -witnout 

 indusia, a row on each side or tne midvein or the upper 

 pinnae, very large and conspicuous, appearing m early sum- 

 mer, finally turning dark brown. Blade tougli, smootn and 

 evergreen, from a few^ incnes to a foot m lengtn; stems lignt 

 brown, long, several arising close together from a long, slender 

 creeping rootstock near the surface. 



TKis sturdy fern is very common, growing everywhere 

 on the more exposed ledges, often hign up, and in large masses. 



Pate Nine 



D. H. HILL LIBRARY 

 North Carolina State College 



