TROIIP III FERTILE FRONDS UNIFORMLY SOMEWHAT LEAF-LIKE, 

 YET DIFFERING NOTICEABLY FROM STERILE FRONDS 



It is a handsome fern and very satisfactory to the 

 novice in fern hunting, because, taking fertile and 

 sterile fronds together, it cannot be confused with 

 any other species. 



Crossing the tiny stream, a path dim with the 

 shade of low, dense evergreens and soft and elastic 

 underfoot from their fallen leaves, leads through 

 the woods. Here among the partridge-vine that 

 runs over the rocks, growing from the soft, spongy 

 soil, are groups of the sterile fronds only of this 

 Woodwardia, charming little clumps of fresh green 

 that invite one to dig them up and plant them in 

 boxes or baskets for decorative purposes. 



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