Its fertile 

 fronds, stand- 

 ing quite erect 

 below but curving 

 outward above the 

 fruiting pinnae, are 

 set in a somewhat 

 shallow vase formed 

 by the sterile fronds, 

 which fall away in 

 every direction. 



In the fall the 

 fronds turn yel- 

 low, and 

 at times 

 are so 

 brilliant 

 that 

 they 

 flood the 

 woods 

 with gold* 

 en light. 



Like the 

 other Os- 

 mundas, 

 the Inter- 

 r u p t e d 

 Fern is 

 easily cuL 

 tivated. 



Interrupted Fern 

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