A FEW OF THE BEST FERNS 
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MAIDENHAIR *Adiantum Graceful clusters of delicate fronds on dark | 8-14 in. 
FERN pedatum wiry stems. Excellent for cutting. Set |Shade 
plants a foot apart in masses. Easily culti- 
vated jn rich soil with plenty of water and 
good drainage. Prop. by spores. U.S. A. 
CHRISTMAS OR /*Aspidium A tough evergreen with deep green pol-| 1 ft. 
SHIELD FERN acrosticho*des ished fronds, coarsely divided. Excellent Shade 
Dry6pteris for cutting. | Plant several 1 ft. apart in 
acrostichoides good well-drained garden soi]. Easily trans- 
planted. Prop. by spores. Eastern Amer. 
MALE SHIELD /(*Aspidium Beautiful and uncommon evergreen. | 1-14 ft. 
FERN Filix-mas Thrives under trees. Plant in masses a foot |Shade 
Drydpteris apart. Rich soil mixed with sand and leaf- 
Filix-mas mold. Prop. by spores. N. Europe; Can- 
r ada: (al. 
GOLDIE’S Aspidium Our tallest wood fern with deep green| 2-4 ft. 
WOOD FERN Goldianum fronds occasionally more than a foot wide. |Shade 
Dryodpleris Plant these ferns at intervals of 18 in. in 
Goldieana moist soil. Prop. by spores. Eastern Amer. 
MARGINAL *Aspidium Thick fronds, 3-5 in. wide, remain deep | 1-2 ft. 
SHIELD OR marginale green all the vear round. Thrives anywhere |Shade 
EVERGREEN Drydpteris but prefers rich soil. Plant at intervals of 
WOOD FERN marginal1s t foot. Prop. by spores. N. Amer. 
SPINULOSE *Aspidium An evergreen with minutely divided} 15 in. 
WOOD FERN spinuldsum fronds about 4 in. wide. These ferns thrive Shade 
Dryépteris when planted 18 in. apart in rich soil with 
spinulosa plenty of muck or leaf-mold. Prop. by 
spores. Northern N. Amer.; Europe. 
NARROW- Asplénium Pale delicate foliage easily beaten down| 1-4 ft. 
LEAVED angustifolium by windorrain. Plant in background about |Shade 
SPLEENWORT 18 in. apart. Rich moist soil preferable. Prop. 
by spores. N. Amer. 
EBONY *Asplénium An evergreen species with delicate leaves,| 6-15 in. 
SPLEENWORT  ebéneum 1 to 2 in. wide on dark erect stems. Good |Sun or 
A. platynetron for rock-garden. Plant 18 in. apart in dry jhalf 
soil mixed with some leaf-mold and a little |shade 
lime. Prop. by spores. N, Amer, 
LADY FERN *Asplenium A striking species with finely toothed | 2-3 ft. 
‘Filix-faemina fronds. Set out plants in rich moist soil |Sux or 
nearly 2ft.apart. Prop. by spores. Europe; |shade 
F | N. Amer. 
MAIDENHAIR *Asplénium Dainty evergreen with delicate fronds | 2-6in. 
OR DWARF iTrich6manes about 14 in. wide. Excellent for rock-gar- |Shade 
SPLEENWORT : den Thrives in any cleft of rock, if given a 
bare foot-hold 
mold beneficial. 
Hemisphere. 
Plant 8 in. apart. Leaf- 
Prop. by spores. Northern 
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