196 The Feex Lover's Cojipaxiox 



In dry pastures, Lake Superior and northward, but 

 rare in the Lnited States. "Willoughby, Vt., where the 

 author found a single phint in 1904, and St. Johnsbury, Vt. 

 Also New York, Michigan and westward. 



In England said to be local rather than rare. Some- 

 times called Lunary. 



'"Then sprinkled she the juice ot rue 

 With nine drops ot the midniglit dew 

 From Lunary distilling." 



Dhaytox. 



(2) Little Grape Ferx. Boirychium simplex 



Fronds two to four inches high, very variable. Sterile 

 segment short-petioled, usually near the middle, simple 

 and roundish or pinnately three to seven lobed. Veins all 

 forking from the base. Fertile segments simple or one 

 to two pinnate, apex of both segments erect in the bud. 



In moist woods and fields, Canada to Maryland and 

 westward; Conway and Plainfield, ]\Iass., Berlin and 

 Litchfield, Conn. Rare. According to Pringle it is 

 "abundantly scattered over Vermont, its habitat usually 

 poor soil, especially knolls of hill pastures." May or 

 June. 



(3) Lax'ce-leaved Grape Ferx 

 Boirychium lanccoUdum 



BOTRYCHIUM AXGUSTISEGMEXTUJI 



Frond two to nine inches high, both sterile and fertile 

 segments at the top of the common stalk. Sterile seg- 

 ment triangular, twice pinnatifid, the acute lobes lanceo- 

 late, incised or toothed, scarcely fleshy, resembling a very 



