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as the typical fern, being oftener mentioned and figured 

 than any other. In rocky woods, Canada, Northfield, 

 Vt., and northwest to the great lakes, also in many parts 

 of the world. 



(3) Goldie's Fern 



Aspidiiun Goldianum. Thelypteris Goldiana 



Dnjopieris Goldiana. Xephrodium Goldianum 



Fronds two to four feet high and often one foot broad, 

 pinnate, broadly ovate, especially the sterile ones. Pinn;e 

 deeply pinnatifid, broadest in the middle. The divisions 

 (eighteen or twenty pairs) oblong-linear, slightly toothed. 

 Fruit-dots very near the midvein. Indusium large, orbi- 

 cular, with a deep, narrow sinus. Scales dark brown to 

 nearly black with a peculiar silky lustre. 



A magnificent species, the tallest and largest of the 

 wood ferns. It delights in rich woodlands where there 

 is limestone. Its range is from Canada to Kentucky. 

 While not common, there arc numerous colonies in New 

 England. It is reported from Fairfield, IMe., Spencer and 

 Mt. Toby, INIass., and frequently west of the Connecticut 

 Ri^-er. We have often admired a large and beautiful 

 colony of it on the west side of Willoughby ^Mountain in 

 Vermont. It is easily cultivated and adds grace and 

 dignity to a fern garden. 



