Re: "Where the Red Fern Grows"

It seems that this question comes up every few years on Fern net. "Where the Red Fern Grows" is a work of FICTION. That means that the author probably was using a literary device, and not a realistic description of a fern from Oklahoma. Who wants to be the first to start looking for WOOKIES????? ME, ME , ME. D. Petersen

Winter, Wim de wrote:

Brian,

Just as an illustration:

http://pics.cig.canon-europe.com/priv/9AF282E36519F01BAD117DF4EFD1FF9F.jpg

http://pics.cig.canon-europe.com/priv/4965F4238E591F8AAD117DF40A4210AF.jpg

I haven't tried to identify them yet; in case of the Blechnum it was in fact
the Selaginella below that I was interested in..

Wim


-----Original Message-----
From:	owner-ferns@hort.net on behalf of Brian Swale
Sent:	Mon 07-Nov-05 21:56
To:	Tom Stuart; ferns@hort.net
Cc:
Subject:	Re: [ferns] "Where the Red Fern Grows"
Hi everybody,

Thanks to all and especially to Tom Stuart to a full and lucid explanation of
the Red Fern saga.

I had suspected something like this might be at the bottom of it all, but not
to the degree revealed.

Yes, I know about red Blechnums, especially when growing in very nutrient-
poor sites, and I'll throw in the name of another genus for good measure -
Doodia - which also frequently has ruddy fronds when new..

Many thanks.

I'll be interested to have the response from the source of the query that
started this.

Brian Swale

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