. Nature and development of plants. Botany. CHAPTER VIII DIVISION III. PTERIDOPHYTA OR FERNS III. Nature of the Ferns.—The members of this division differ greatly in character and Hve under a wide range of conditions, although, like the Bryophyta, they usually frequent moist and shady places, as glens, ravines and dainp woods, or in tropical countries they often cc^'er the moist rocks and tree trunks with a luxuriant and attractive vegetation. The most noticeable fea-. FlG. 213. The Christmas fern, Polystichum, with young leaves uncoiling in the spring at the tip of the stem and further back t
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. Nature and development of plants. Botany. CHAPTER VIII DIVISION III. PTERIDOPHYTA OR FERNS III. Nature of the Ferns.—The members of this division differ greatly in character and Hve under a wide range of conditions, although, like the Bryophyta, they usually frequent moist and shady places, as glens, ravines and dainp woods, or in tropical countries they often cc^'er the moist rocks and tree trunks with a luxuriant and attractive vegetation. The most noticeable fea-. FlG. 213. The Christmas fern, Polystichum, with young leaves uncoiling in the spring at the tip of the stem and further back the fully developed leaves of the past season. The older portion of the stem is covered with he petioles of leaves that have died off and numerous roots are seen arising rom the stem and bases of the petioles.—H. O. Hanson. 311. 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 work.. Curtis, Carlton Clarence, 1864-1945. New York, H. Holt