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MOUNTAIN FEEI. 
^^pHIS is by no means an abundant British species, although it occurs plentifully in Wales. 
The young fronds appear in May, and die down on the approach of winter; they spring in a 
circle from the rhizome. 
The roots are numerous and wiry; the rhizome is tufted and scaly. 
The stem is short and covered with scales. 
The fronds are from one to four or five feet in length; they are pinnate, the pinnae are deeply 
pinnatifid, and are very short at the base, gradually lengthening to the centre, and diminishing to 
the top. Over the surface of the under side of the pinnae are scattered small, yellowish, glandular 
globules, which, when pressed, emit an odour not at all disagreeable. 
The seed is produced in circular clusters on the under margin of the lobes, and is of a brown 
colour. 
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It occurs on damp heaths, hedge-rows, and in woods. 
This species never seems to vary. 
Culturt 
borne cultivators find this a difficult species to establish. If planted in pots, they should be 
large, well drained, and placed in feeders of water; the soil should be clay or yellow loam. The 
plants should be well shaded. 
