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dry shaded places and also in the locations where the ground is con- 

 tinually moist. In sub-group a and sub-group b are listed the more 

 important types of ferns which may be selected for plantings where it 

 is desired to use ferns. 



a. Dry, shady places: 



Asplenium ebeneum 



Ebony Spleenwort 

 Asplenium trichomanes 



Maidenhair Spleenwort 

 Aspidium acrostichoid.es 



Christmas Fern 

 Aspidium marginale 



Margined Fern 



b. Moist, shady places: 



Adiantum pedatum 



Maidenhair Fern 

 Aspidium acrostichoides 



Christmas Fern 

 Aspidium cristatum 



Dwarf Fern 

 Aspidium goldieanum 



Goldie's Wood Fern 

 Aspidium marginale 



Margined Fern 



Asplenium filix-Joemina 

 Lady Fern 



Camptosorus rhizophyllus 



Walking Fern 

 Dennstaedtia punctilobula 



Hay-scented Fern 

 Osmunda claytoniana 



Clayton's Fern 

 Polypodium vulgare 



Polypody 

 Woodsia obtusa 

 Neat Fern 



Onoclea sensibilis 



Sensitive Fern 

 Onoclea struthiopteris 



Ostrich Fern 



Osmunda cinnamomea 



Cinnamon Fern 

 Osmunda regalis 



Royal Fern 

 Phegopteris hexagonoptera 



Broad Beech Fern 

 Woodwardia virginica 



Virginia Chain Fern 



E. Embankments and Rocky Slopes. This group consists mostly 

 of vines and scrambling types of shrubs, together with a very few 

 interesting hardy perennials. Banks and rocky slopes do not generally 

 retain a considerable amount of moisture, and accordingly the material 

 which is used should possess a vigorous constitution and low, spread- 

 ing habit of growth, and the ability to withstand lack of moisture. The 

 embankments which are composed of excellent heavy types of soil, and 

 which are constantly cared for, may be covered with any of the low, 

 spreading types of shrubs and perennials. 



a. Shrubs: 



Arctostapkylos uva-ursi 

 Bearberry 



Comptonia asplenifolia 

 Sweet Fern 



