GROUP II FERTILE FRONDS PARTIALLY LEAF-LIKE, 

 FERTILE PORTION UNLIKE REST OF FROND 



have poisonous qualities, which 

 not only injured the cattle that 

 fed upon it, but destroyed the 

 grass in which it grew. 



Rattlesnake Fern 



9. RATTLESNAKE FERN. VIR- 

 GINIA GRAPE FERN 



Botrychium Virginianum 



Nova Scotia to Florida, in rich woods. 

 One or two feet high, at times much 

 smaller, when it be- 

 comes B.gracile. 



Sterile portion. — 

 Usually broader than 

 long, spreading, with 

 three main divisions 

 which are cut into many 

 smaller segments, thin, 

 set close to the stem 

 about half way up. 



Fertile portion. — 

 Long-stalked, more than 

 once-pinnate. 



On our rambles 

 through the woods 

 we are more likely 

 to encounter the 

 Rattlesnake Fern 

 than any other 

 member of the Bo- 

 trychium group. It 



fruits in early sum- 

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