22 MISS ELLA V. BAINES, THE WOMAN FLORIST, SPRINGFIELD, OHIO. 
TO CHEER 
Beautiful House Ferns your none 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 iiving 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. 
Warning! Do You Know About the White Fern Scale 
IF YOU DON’T YOU HAD BETTER GET ACQUAINTED. 
About every dealer in the land has this White Fern Scale. That’s what is making your Ferns look so sickly, and what is so 
serious about the whole matter is that even the big growers think it is a fly, and even then do not know how to rid themselves of 
it. It is a scale, and the most vicious insect that ever attacked any plant. It is the most difficult to get rid of. Our stock is 
clean because we know how to prevent it and we also know how to get rid of it, should our stock ever become infested. You 
pp Be to attempt to grow Ferns that have this scale, because you will fail; your plants will never look right. Buy our 
clean Ferns. : 
NEPHROLEPIS 
SPLENDIDA 
The Big 
Four Fern 
We place this grand variety first and fore- 
most of all the Ferns. It is the most won- 
derful of them all, and is the first and only 
genuine combination Fern ever sent out, 
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 “Bos- 
ton,’”’ the wavy effect of a ‘‘Roosevelt,” the 
fluffy effect of an “Ostrich Plume,” and the 
uniqueness of the “Fish Tail.” Some fronds 
will be straight ‘‘Boston,” others will 
be true ‘Roosevelt,’ in others the ends 
of the pinnae will be 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, 
forming 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 ques- 
tion the most splendid of all the Nephrolepis. 
Be sure and try it. Young plants, 25 cents; 
strong plants, 50 cents; extra strong plants, Ba “ ” 
75 cents. The ‘Gold Medal Fern. 
(For description see page 24.) 
The Grand New Dwarf 
Nephrolepis 
“Teddy Junior” S 
“Teddy Junior,’’ the Fern for 
every household—This magnificent | 
Fern has never before been of- | 
fered for sale by any florist or 
catalogue firm. It is a sport from }| 
the now famous Roosevelt Fern, 
_|and while its habit of growth is 
to produce a shorter frond it re- 
tains all the valuable characteris- 
tics of the parent plant. The fronds] 
are broad and beautifully tapered | 
from base to tip; they droop just 
enough to make a shapely, grace- 
ful plant, permitting it to finish 
with a fine full center and perfect 
symmetrical spread. The pinnae 
are. distinctly undulated, giving 
the fronds an attractive wavy|. E Ree 
appearance, which adds material- Photo of “Teddy Junior.” 
ly to their charming decorative = 
effect, and thin, scraggy foliage 
is never seen in this variety. ‘‘Teddy” will produce about four times more fronds 
than any other Fern ever introduced, finishing with fifty to sixty fronds in a 
four-inch pot, while twelve to fifteen is the average number other varieties will 
“produce in the same size pot. It is such a compact, vigorous grower that it will 
ar - thrive under most adverse conditions making an exceptionally rapid growth and 
Fronds of ‘Teddy Junior,” the Wonderful producing a plant of rare beauty and perfection in the average dwelling house 
New Fern, 1 without special care or attention. Owing to its habit of producing the great quan- 
tity of massive foliage in small pots, this Fern makes the finest pedestal plant 
ever produced, and will prove indispensable for decorating dining room or library tables and numerous other places in the 
home where limited space will not permit using large pots or varieties with.longer fronds. As a table decoration, Fern growers 
can appreciate the commercial value of a dwarf variety that Will produce forty to fifty fronds twelve to fifteen inches long in a 
four-inch pot. Such plants could readily be disposed of and every grower can produce them from “Teddy Junior” with as 
little care and expense as they can gtow other varieties. Young plants, 20 cents; strong plants, 50 cents; extra strong plants, 75c. 
