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



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BEAUTIFUL HOUSE FERNS 



To Cheer Your Home During Winter 



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 drainage and are kept well watered; never let dry 

 out for any length of time. Every one 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 "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, 25 cents; strong 



plants, 75 cents. 

 THE "BIG FOUR FERN," Nephrolepis Splendida — 



This is the most wonderful 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 "Roosevelt," the 



fluffy effect of an "Ostrich Plume," and the 



uniqueness of a "Fish Tail." Some fronds will 



be straight "Boston," others -will be true "Roose- 

 velt," 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 degree all of these desirable traits, form- 

 ing a combination without parallel among Ferns. 



It well deserves the name of "Big Four Fern." 



Everyone who sees it goes "daffy" about it. This 



is without question the most splendid of all the 



Nephrolepis. Be sure and try it. Fine young 



plants, 15 cents; strong plants, 50 cents. 

 THE "PHILADELPHIA LACE FERN," Nephrolepis 



Elegantissima — The small size pinnae, or leaflets, 



are subdivided into perfect miniature fronds; the 



side pinnae stand at right angles to the midrib 



of the fronds, on edge instead of flat, giving both 



sides of the main frond the same beautiful ap- 

 pearance. It is impossible to conceive of the 



beauty and grace of this wonderful Fern from 



description. Fine young plants, 15 cents; strong 



plants, 50 cents. 



"Teddy Junior" Fern. 



THE "TEDDY JUNIOR FERN," Nephrolepis Teddy 

 Junior — "Teddy Junior," the Fern for every 

 household. This grand Fern was introduced re- 

 cently 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 symmetrical spread. The pinnae are dis- 

 tinctly 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, 15 cents; strong plants, 50 cents. 



Fronds of the "Roosevelt Fern." 



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, handsomer 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 dis- 

 tinct. A charming and most notable variety. 

 Fine young plants, 20 cents; strong plants, 65 

 cents. 



THE "GOLD MEDAL FERN," Nephrolepis Piersonii 



— This Fern received a gold medal from the So- 

 ciety of American Florists and Ornamental Horti- 

 culturists, and is the only gold medal ever 

 awarded by them for any plant whatsoever. An 

 entirely new form of the Boston Fern. The pin- 

 nae subdivide, making miniature fronds which 

 are superimposed on the main fronds, looking as 

 if two or even three were condensed into one, 

 giving the plant a graceful, feathery and plumy 

 effect. Fine young plants, 15 cents; strong plants, 

 50 cents. 



THE "CRESTED FERN," Nephrolepis Scholzeli — 



The fronds are crested and stand erect, with a 

 graceful arch, forming a plant of ideal shape, and 

 they never break down, giving the plant a ragged 

 appearance, as is so often the case with other 

 plumed forms; furthermore, the loose, elegant 

 arrangement of the fronds, allowing a free cir- 

 culation of air through the foliage, prevents the 

 center of even the largest specimen from becom- 

 ing defective or yellow. The smallest salable 

 plants perfectly express the type, and in every 

 size are models of beauty for table decorations. 

 Fine young plants 15 cents; large plants, 50 

 cents. 



