COMMON LADY FERN. . 121 
idvein and margin, a linear mass of seeds, covered 
a crescent-shaped white involucre, the free edge 
yhich is split into numerous hair-like segments. 
pends is extremely fonder and fragile, and withers 
require some knowledge of kindred 
s fully to understand the peculiarities which 
In Treland it is more abundant, 
iful, than in England: there it 
