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LADY-FEEX . 
IT one of our most abundant, this is also one of our most elegant ferns. 
It is one of the first to appear in the spring, hut dies down on the approach of winter. 
The rhizome is tufted, and often grows to a considerable length. The stem is thick, short, and 
covered with scales. The frond is from one to three feet in length. It is bi-pinnate, and the pin¬ 
nules are deeply serrated. The seed is produced in clusters near the mid-rib. 
JaMtei 
Abundant in hedge-rows and in woods. 
This species is subject to great variation, but neither of the varieties seems, according to my 
observation, sufficiently marked to deserve a distinct name. 
fylhxt 
It is readily cultivated either in or out of doors. 
