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NATURE STUDY MADE EASY 



The Spleenwort is a dainty little fern. You must all have seen 

 it. The Mountain Spleenwort is a tiny fern, growing in the crevices 



of rocks. It has strong roots which 

 attach themselves to tiny patches of soil. 



The Lady Fern grows everywhere. Have 

 you seen it? 



" Where the rushing stream runs longest 

 There the Lady Fern grows strongest." 



The fronds uncurl in May, and are full grown in June. 

 The bright red stalks stretch up from the shady spots, where it 

 loves best to grow. 



We must not forget the New York Fern. It is easily known by 

 its short stalk and tapering frond, and the round fruit dots, arranged 

 around the margins of the leaflets. It grows in open marshes or in 

 woods under the shadow of hemlocks and cedars. 



