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The Feex Lover's Compaxiox 



O^iitHitilu I unttntiniin n \ ir ijUnuhih>\a 

 rr.m\\,trs. T. ni, H> Il^^ H jIt \ ( .> ) 



\ ar. frDiidbsa has its fronds ])artly sterile below and 

 irregularly fertile towards the summit. 



Var. inctsa has the inner pinnules of some of the pinnie 

 more or less cut-toothed. 



Var. glmidulinfa has glandular hairs on the pinna?, 

 rachis and even the stipes of the sterile frond. This is 

 known only on the coastal plain from Rhode Island to 

 Maryland. 



