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The Ferx Lover's Compaxiox 



Comiuoii ]'i>ly])o(ly . Pnlt/podiliDl nilgurc 



after tlieir year of greenness, tliey leave 

 behind a sear as in Solomon's seal. 

 The poly])ody is a gregarions phiiit. By 

 intertwining its roots the fronds eling- 

 together in "eheerful commnnity," and a 

 friendly eye flisco^■ers their beauty a long- 

 way otf. August. Abounds in every 

 elinie, ineluding Euro]ie and Ja])an. 



In trans])lanting, seetions sliould be 

 cut. not i)ulled from the matted mass. 



Yar. ramhricin)/ has segments Ijroader 

 and more or less strongly toothed. 



^ ar. cristdiiitu has the segments forked 

 at the ends. 



Se^'eral other forms are also found. 



Frond 



