MISS ELLA V. BA1NES, The Woman Florist, SPRINGFIELD, OHIO. 



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Beautiful Ferns for the Home 



Visitors are astonished at the beautiful varieties of ferns which 

 we offer and remark: "We never see such specimens in our home 

 greenhouses." 



There are no plants grown that are more desirable for the house 

 than the following fine decorative Ferns. They are easily grown, 

 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, nor allow them to stand 

 in water. 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. 















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The Baby's Breath Fern 



Nephrolepis Goodii. 



(Introduced by The Good & Reese Co.) 

 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." 

 It is an improved variety, and the best of its type. Nothing is 

 daintier or more exquisite than well grown specimens. Fine 

 young plants, 30c each; 3 for 79c; strong plants, 75c. 



The Newport Fern 



Nephrolepis Scotti. 



Of much dwarfer and bushier growth than the Boston Fern. 

 The fronds droop gracefully, and are not as long and heavy as 

 the Boston. It is a rapid grower and has always been a favorite 

 variety. Fine young plants, 25c; 3 for 67c; strong plants, 60c. 



Fern "Roosevelt." 



The Roosevelt Fern 



Nephrolepsis Roosevelt. 



(Introduced by the Good & Reese Co.) 

 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 undu- 

 lated, giving the "Roosevelt" a pronounced wavy effect; as the 

 plant ages this effect becomes quite distinct. Fine young plants, 

 20c each; 3 for 50c; strong plants, 75c. 



The Teddy Junior Fern 



(Introduced by The Good & Reese Co.) 

 Nephrolepis Teddy Junior. 



"Teddy Junior," the Fern for every household. 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 distinctly undulated giving the fronds an attrac- 

 tive wavy appearance. "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, 

 15c each; 3 for 39c; strong plants, 60c. 



The Wannamaker Fern 



Nephrolepis John Wannamaker. 



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

 drooping crinkled 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, 25c; 3 for 67c; strong plants, 75c. 



The Ostrich Plume Fern 



Nephrolepis Whitmanii. 



Everyone who has seen it is charmed with it. As someone has 

 expressed it: "There is nothing like the Ostrich Plume Fern in 

 cultivation." In decorative effect it so far outdistances the origi- 

 nal variety that there is positively no comparison to be made. 

 Fine young plants, 20c; 3 for 50c; strong plants, 60c. 



Fern Whitmanii Compacta. 



The Perfect Ostrich Plume Fern 



Nephrolepis Whitmanii Compacta. 



This is a condensed form of the "Ostrich Plume Fern," with val- 

 uable characteristics added which are not evident in the parent, the 

 pinnae subdividing, making miniature fronds which are superim- 

 posed on the main fronds, looking as if two or more were condensed 

 into one. Fine young plants, 25c; 3 for 67c; strong plants, 60c. 



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Shady 



I "Rock-Bed" Collection [ 



of Hardy Plants 



| 4 Begonia Jewel (Hardy Begonia) $0.40 I 



| 3 Aquilegia — Long Spur 50 I 



| 3 Alyssum Saxatile (Rock Madwort) 50 1 



= 3 Arabis (Rock Cress) 50 | 



| 2 Cerastium (Snow in Summei) 20 I 



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| The "Rockery" in shaded positions in the yard, on I 



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