ELLA V. BAINES, THE WOMAN FLORIST, SPRINGFIELD, OHIO 



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BEAUTIFUL HOUSE FERNS 



There are no plants grown that are more desirable for the house than the following fine decorative Ferns. They are easily grown, 

 free from insects and disease, and thrive well in the ordinary temperature of the living room. See that the plants have plenty of drain 

 age and are kept well watered; never let dry out for any length of time. Everyone of these Nephrolepis Ferns is entirely distinct in 

 every way. That we are headquarters for Ferns is evidenced by the choice assortment that we offer. No other firm offers so many 

 distinct and choice varieties. Try us for Ferns. 



The "Teddy Junior" Fern 



Nephrolepis Teddy Junior. 



"Teddy Junior," the Fern for every household. This grand 

 Fern was introduced recently by G. & R. The fronds are broad 

 and beautifully tapered from base to tip; they droop just enough 

 to make a shapely, graceful plant, permitting it to finish with 

 a fine full center and perfect summetrical spread. The pinnae 

 are distinctly undulated, giving the fronds an attractive wavy 

 appearance, which adds materially to their charming decorative 

 effect. "Teddy Junior" will produce about four times more 

 fronds than any other Fern ever introduced, finishing with fifty 

 to sixty fronds in a four-inch pot. Fine young plants, 25 cents; 

 strong plants, 75 cents. 



The "Roosevelt Fern" 



Nephrolepis Roosevelt. 



It is our good fortune and great pleasure to offer this wonderful 

 new Fern, having introduced it in 1910. In this short time it 

 stands second in popularity of all the Ferns, and will soon be more 

 popular than even the old favorite Boston Fern. In general 

 characteristics it resembles the world-famous Boston Fern, but it 

 will sweep that Fern from the boards for two reasons: it produces 

 many more fronds than the Boston, thus making a bushier, hand- 

 somer plant; then the pinnae are beautifully undulated, giving 

 the "Roosevelt" a pronounced wavy effect seen in no other Fern; 

 as the plant ages this effect becomes quite distinct. A charming 

 and most notable variety. Fine young plants, 25 cents each; 

 strong plants, 75 cents. 



New Fern "Liberty" 



This is our own production. In the past we have sent out 

 Baby's Breath, Teddy Junior and Roosevelt, the three greatest 

 Ferns today, acknowledged so by all plantsmen and flower lovers, 

 and now we add another one to the galaxy, "Liberty," no doubt 

 ' the best of them. All the fronds have finely divided pinnae that 

 give them a very beautiful appearance, while the whole plant is 

 overlaid with a bluish cast that makes of it a very striking object. 



Wonderfully beautiful, 

 different from all other 

 ferns. First time offered. 

 Fine young plants, 35 . 

 centseach; strong plants, 

 $1.00 each. Be sure and 

 try this beautiful Fern. 



The "Big 

 Four" Fern 



Nephrolepis Splendida. 



This is the most wonder- 

 ful Fern of them all; it 

 originated with G. & R., and 

 is now offered for the first 

 time. It combines the good 

 qualities of the four most 

 popular sorts. It has the 

 grace of a "Boston," the 

 wavy effect of a "Roose- 

 velt, the fluffy effect of an 

 "Ostrich Plume," and the 

 uniqueness of a "Fish Tail. , 

 Some fronds will be straight 

 "Boston," others will be 

 true "Roosevelt" in others 

 the ends of the pinnae will 

 be the feathery "Ostrich 

 Plume," while in others the 

 ends of the pinnae will be 

 the genuine "Fish Tail." 

 Then again some fronds 

 will have in a marked de- 

 gree all of these desirable 

 traits, forming a. combina~ 

 tion without parallel among 

 Ferns, it well deserves the 

 name of "Big Four Fem." 

 Every one who gees it goes 



"daffy" about it. This is without question the most splendid of 

 all the Nephrolepis. Be sure and try it. Fine young plants, 

 25 cents each; strong plants, 75 cents. 



The "Wannamaker Fern" 



Nephrolepis John Wannamaker. 



A new Fern of wonderful beauty. Long, narrow, gracefully 

 drooping fronds. It is not so compact as Scholzeli. and. therefore, 

 is a very airy and graceful Fern, and very durable in the house. 

 A rapid grower; quite distinct from other Ferns. Fine young 

 plants, 30 cents; strong plants, 75 cents. 



The "Ostrich Plume Fern" 



Nephrolepis Whitmanii 



A great Fern. In fact, it is a plant that appeals to everyone, 

 and on that account will prove a much more valuable and profitable 

 plant than other Ferns of this class. Everyone who has seen it is 

 charmed with it. As someone has expressed it. "There is nothing 

 like the Ostrich Plum Fern in cultivation. In decorative effect 

 it so far out distances the original variety that there is positively 

 no comparison to be made. We consider it the most valuable 

 novelty that has been introduced in many, many years." 

 It has taken gold medals wherever shown. Fine young plants 

 35 cents; strong plants, 85 cents. 



The "Baby's Breath Fern" 



Nephrolepis Goodii 



This Fern is splendid to use for Fern Dish Planting. It has the 

 finest foliage of all the Ferns. It is so delicate that a lady on seeing 

 it exclaimed. "Call it the Baby's Breath Fern, as it is so dainty in 

 texture that a baby's breath would set its fluffy foliage in motion." 

 The fronds are very fine and filmy, on which account it has been 

 called by some the Lace Fern. It is an improved variety, and the 

 best of its type. Nothing is daintier or more exquisite than well 

 grown specimens in any size. Fine young plants, 50 cents; 

 strong plants, $1.00. 



