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in the living room. A fine plant for general decorative 

 ])urposcs. 



Neplirolepsis Davalliodes furcans — A beautiful 

 variety of the Sword I""ern, willi crested fronds. 

 Excellent for house culture. 



Nephrolcpsis cxallata Bostoiiicnsis — The wonder- 

 fully popular "Boston Fern" (Fig 35). One of the 

 very finest plants that can he chosen for culture in the 



FIG 35 — THE BOSTON FERN 



window garden. Good specimens will have scores of 

 fronds four feet in length, of gracefully spreading and 

 drooping habit. .A well-grown plant is a veritable 

 fountain of foliage. This varietv should be included 

 in every collection. Charming for use on pedestals or 

 brackets, and equally useful in large hanging pots, 

 Anvorc can -^row it. 



