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August 17. 1905. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



675 



TheTarrytown Fern! 



NEPHROLEPIS PIERSONI ELEGANTISSIMA 



THE BEST RECORD OF ANY NEW INTRODUCTION 



The much 

 coveted 



$50 Prize from the Horticultural Society of New Yorl('"™S?he^yr"'"'°' 



Gold Medal 



WORLD'S FAIR. 



SHAW GOLD MEDAL, 



Louisiana Purchase Exposition. 



GOLD MEDAL, 



Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. 



GOLD MEDAL, 

 Rhode Island Horticultural Society. 



GOLD MEDAL, 



New Orleans Horticultural Society. 



SILVER MEDAL. 



Society of American Florists — HiKhest 



SILVER MEDAL, 



Massachusetts Horticultural Society. 



SILVER MEDAL, 



New York Florists' Club— Highest Award. 



SILVER MEDAL, 



American Institute. New York — Highest 

 Award. 



SILVER MEDAL, 



Newport Horticultural Society— Highest 



SILVER MEDAL, 



Tarrytown Horticultural Society— Highest 

 Award. 



And nnmsroTiB Diplomas and 



Certificates of Merit. 



INTRODUCTION 1905 



There -is nothing in the fern line that is as handsome as this beautiful fern when well grown. It is a wonderful 

 improvement over Nephrolepis Piersoni in every respect, both in regard to beauty and habit of growth. It is a sport 

 from the Pierson Fern (Nephrolepis P.ersoni), but it is very much more beautiful and of greater value. It is as dififer- 

 ent from the Pierson Fern as that is from the Boston. The small side pinnae are again subdivided, producing an 

 exquisite and beautiful effect, changing the entire character of the fronds, which measure less than half the length and 

 about twice the breadth of the fronds of the Pierson Fern. The fronds also assume an entirely different form, the side 



fiinnse standing at right angles to the mid-rib of the frond, on edge rather than flat, as is usual, making both sides of the 

 rond equally beautiful — entirely different from any other fern. 



The plant is very dwarf, only about half the height of the Pierson Fern, and of very much more compact habit. 

 Taking it altogether it makes one of the most exquisite plants and one of the most valuable for table and house decora- 

 tions ihat has ever been introduced. The cut fronds, on account of their beauty, will be in great demand for table 

 decoration. Well grown plants make most magnificent specimens. 



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