SPECIALTIES 367 



Adiantum pedatuni, Maiden-hair fern 



Asplenium Filix-foemina, Lady fern 



Asplenium platyneuron, Ebony spleenwort 



Camptosorus rhizophyllus, Walking fern 



Cheilanthes gracillima. Lace fern 



Dicksonia punotilobula, Hay-scented or gossamer fern 



Dryopteris Goldieana, Goldie's fern 



Dryopteris marginalis. Evergreen wood fern 



Dryopteris Noveboracensis, New York fern 



Dryopteris spinulosa, Shield fern 



Lygodium palmatum, Climbing, or Hartford fern 



Onoclea sensibilis, Sensitive fern 



Onoelea Struthiopteris, Ostrich fern 



Osmunda einnamomea, Cinnamon fern 



Osmunda Claytoniana, Clayton's fern 



Osmunda regalis, Royal fern 



Polypodium vulgare. Common polypody 



Polystiehum aorostichoides, Christmas fern 



Pteris aquilina, Bracken 



PEONIES 



No flower 'is richer in beauty than the her- 

 baceous Peony and none, considering wealth of 

 bloom and glorious color, is more easily raised 

 by the amateur. It is one of the hardiest and 

 healthiest plants in cultivation and only occa- 

 sionally is it attacked by disease. Given a 

 deep, rich soil in which to root, it will thrive 

 for years, increasing, if undisturbed, season af- 

 ter season, and producing its magnificent bloom 

 even when sadly neglected. In color, it covers 

 a wide range and a large plantation of it in 

 flower is unrivaled in beauty. Its foliage, 

 moreover, is attractive throughout the season 

 and forms a background of green against which 



