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Donald Curlross Peattie in An Almanac For Modems wrote that one could become an authority on ferns for there are not too many of them as opposed to sparrows, warblers or even oaks. Those miracles of evolution are numerous in species and subtly difficult to distinguish.
As readers must know, I like Mr. Peattie. His words speak to me. I also like ferns for they were my introduction to the world of green plants when I was very young. Though the differences between species are subtle and many, I could master them and speak with authority on Hay-scented Fem (it does smell like new-mown hay when crushed), Sensitive Fem (named for it susceptibility to frost) or Christmas Fem which, being evergreen, was extensively used for Christmas decorations.
It seems I have veered from early spring back to winter. It is time now for me to go outside and return to spring.
In the cool of a mid-April morning I will look at the uncoiling fronds of the Christmas Fem in my wild flower gardens. That will place me again in the right frame of mind for the newness of nature.
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