. Our ferns in their haunts; a guide to all the native species. Ferns. i66 THE ROCK SPLEENWORTS. are many stations for it in the eastern States that await a discoverer. Aspknium Bradleyi. It was once suggested that Asplenmui Bradleyi might be a hybrid between the ebony and mountain spleen- worts, but the idea seems more ingenious than plausible since a well developed specimen has as much individuality about it as any other member of this group. Like the others, it loves the rocks and is often able to thrive in full sunshine but is at its best in shady places. The fronds grow in tufts from a sh
. Our ferns in their haunts; a guide to all the native species. Ferns. i66 THE ROCK SPLEENWORTS. are many stations for it in the eastern States that await a discoverer. Aspknium Bradleyi. It was once suggested that Asplenmui Bradleyi might be a hybrid between the ebony and mountain spleen- worts, but the idea seems more ingenious than plausible since a well developed specimen has as much individuality about it as any other member of this group. Like the others, it loves the rocks and is often able to thrive in full sunshine but is at its best in shady places. The fronds grow in tufts from a short and nearly erect rootstock and often reach a length of ten inches. They are rather narrow, slightly broadest at base and taper up- ward. The pinnules nearest the apex are oblong or ovate and serrate, those next below are deeply serrate while those at the base are again pinnate with oblong, blunt, sometimes toothed pinnules. The basal pinnje have broad bases and blunt tips and are slightly stalked. The stipe and rachis are dark brown and the sori are as in the other Asplenhnns. This species ranges from New York to Georgia and Miss- ouri. It is supposed to keep pretty close to the limestone, but has been found on sand- stone in Missouri and Ken- tucky and on gneiss in Maryland. As yet it is not known to be very abundant anywhere but will no doubt be found in many more localities. There is much differ-. Fruiling pinnae of Asplenliiiu Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Clute, Willard Nelson, b. 1869. New York, F. A. Stokes Co
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