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Miss Ella V. Baines, The Woman Florist, Springfield, Ohio. 



BEAUTIFUL FERNS. 



The popularity of Fems has increased wonderfully in the past 

 few years, and they are now indispensable in all choice floral 

 decorations, and are especially valuable for ferneries for room 

 and table decorations. No collection of plants is complete with- 

 out Ferns. 



Nephrolepis Exaltata Bostotiieiisis.— In the vicinity of 

 Boston no other plant is used so extensively as this graceful 

 Nephrolepis, which differs from the ordinary Sword Fern in 

 having much longer fronds, which frequently attain a length of 

 six feet. These arch and droop over very gracefully on ac- 

 count of which it is frequently called the Fountain FeYn This 

 drooping habit makes it an excellent plant to grow as a single 

 specimen on a table or pedestal. Good plants, 15 cents each; 

 Strong plants, 35 cents eacb. 



Lygodum Scattdens — ( The Japanese Climbing Fern.) This 

 makes a growth ot from eight to fifteen feet, and is a very grace- 

 ful, dainty and desirable variety. 15 cents each. 



Adiatitum Cuueatum. — (Maidenhair Fern.) This is the 

 beautilul Maidenhair Fern which the florists employ in so 

 many ways, either as pot plant9 or cut fronds. It is very light, 

 airy and graceful. Don t confound it with the old common 

 Maidenhair Fern. 20 cents each. 



Neplirolepis Compacta Cordata.— (New Sword Fern.) It 

 is of a free, strong growing, compact habit attaining, when full 

 grown, a height of about two feet. The fronds are of a dark 

 green color, very rich, of upright growth, with just sufficient 

 arch in them to make them graceful. For house culture or for 

 window gardening. I don't know of any other variety that 

 would give the same satisfaction and which I could recommend 

 so highly. 15 cents each. 



Davallia Stricta.— One of the finest Ferns in cultivation, 

 whether for growing as a decorative plant m the room or plant- 

 ing out. The fronds are of strong texture very fine and deli- 

 cate, 20 cents each. 



Pteris Tremula.— (Shaking Fern ) The slightest movement 

 of the air shakes the leaves of this Fern, which we recommend 

 as being very desirable for house culture. It grows readily and 

 Very fast. 20 cents each. 



Pteris Argyrea.— ( The Silver Fern.) A very showy Fern 

 with light green fronds, with a broad band of silver white down 

 the center of each. Very distinct and beautiful. 20 cents 

 each. 



THE "WONDERFUL JAPANESE FERN BALLS. 



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FERN BALL. 



This novelty from Japan we take great pleasure in introduc- 

 ing as one of the most satisfactory house Ferns ever offered. One 

 was stalled Inst January, and its beautiful leaves and color at- 

 tracted the attention of all who saw it until August, when it was 

 placed in the cellar to rest. The center is moss covered with 

 Fern roots in a very ingenious manner, looking like a ball of 

 small roots twisted together. After watering, they start into 

 life, and in a short time are covered with a mass of beautiful 

 green foliage. If desired they may be allowed to dry up, which 

 is very convenient when a person goes on a Summer vacation. 

 They may be started again by simply watering as before. When 

 growing they should be watered two or three times each week. 

 If desired they may be cut in halves and placed in a Fern dish. 

 The ball, before it is started, is six to ten inches in diameter. 

 We only handle the "Nagaha" long leaved variety, the com- 

 mon variety only produces short fronds, 75 cents "each. Can 

 only be sent by express. 



FUCHSIAS 



Price, 7c each. Any four for 25c. Any nine 

 for 50c. The set of twelve for 60c 



FUCHSIA, STORM KING. 



Double Fuchsia, Storm King.— This grand plant is of the 

 most beautiful habit. The branches, drooping as they do, lend 

 the plant a charming grace which is rarely found. The buds, 

 for two weeks before they expand, are balls of glowing scarlet 

 crimson. The flowers continue to grow larger and larger after 

 they expand. The sepals are of the same glowing scarlet crim- 

 son as the buds, while the large double corolla is of a delicate 

 waxy whiteness, elegantly penciled with a deep and bright 

 crimson. 



Phenomenal.— The largest Fuchsia that I have ever seen. 

 The tube and sepals are bright coral red, beautifully formed. 

 The corolla is nearly two and a half inches across. 



Monarch.— This new Fuchsia is by far the largest of all the 

 single flowering varieties. It is an exceptionally strong grower, 

 bearing immense blooms of a very dark purple. It ranks among 

 the singles the same as Phenomenal does among the doubles. 



Champion of the World. — Color of sepals a bright coral red, 

 corolla violet and dark purple One of the most beautiful and 

 distinct of the Fuchsias. 



Black Prince. — This is. without question, the very finest 

 Fuchsia grown for the amateur to cultivate. It makesa shapely 

 bush, is robust in growth, free from disease and insects, and is 

 probably the freest m blooming. I have seen specimen plants 

 six feet in height and four feet across loaded with thousands of 

 its bright buds and blossoms of a beautiful waxy carmine or 

 pink color. 



Speciosa.— Corolla scarlet, sepals blush. One of the very 

 best blooming varieties for either Winter or Summer. 



White Giant.— One of the largest and best white Fuchsias 

 grown. Fine form, very double, color a pure white, and superior 

 to most of the white Fuchsias. I find it to be an excellent Win- 

 ter bloomer. It gives me pleasure to offer this grand Fuchsia. 



Enfant Prodigy.— Rich crimson sepals, corolla deep purple. 

 The earliest and freest blooming Fuchsia out. 



Clara Belle.— A splendid variety, wnh large, handsome foli- 

 age of a delightful green tint. The flowers are single, of unusual 

 size, sepals dark red, corolla rose vermilion, tinted violet. 



Jupiter.— New. One of the prettiest of all Fuchsias. Large, 

 double flowers, of a clear magenta, with dark crimson veins. 

 Don t fail to try it. 



Rosain's Patrie. — A splendid white variety in the style of 

 that fine variety, Colonel Dominie A wonderfully free bloomer 

 and quite early. Tube and sepals rosy carmine, corolla of the 

 purest white. 



General Roberts.— A remarkable, beautiful variety of droop- 

 ing habit. The blooms are from four to live inches in length, 

 borne in large clusters, single corolla, of a rich plum color, tube 

 and sepal s crimson. 



