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



BEAUTIFUL HOUSE FERNS-Continued 

 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 symmetrical 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, 35 cents; 

 strong plants, 75 cents. 



NEPHROLEPIS 



THE "ROOSEVELT FERN" *%$§$§% 



It is our good fortune 

 and great pleasure to of- 

 fer this wonderful new 

 Fern, having introduced it 

 in 1910. In this short time 

 it stands second in popu- 

 larity of all the Ferns, and 

 will soon be more popular 

 than even the old favorite 

 Boston Fern. In general 

 characteristics it resem- 

 bles 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 un- 

 dulated, giving the "Roose- 

 velt" 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, 35c each; 

 strong plants, 75 cents. 



'Teddy Junior" Fern. 



Fronds of the "Roosevelt Fern 





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 unique- 

 ness of a "Fish Tail." 



Some fronds will be st r a i g h t 

 "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 degree 

 all of these desirable traits, forming a combina- 

 tion 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, 35 cents each; strong plants, 

 75 cents. 



"Big Four Fern." 



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 to 

 see it in all stages of growth from a runner in the 

 bench to a fourteen-inch pot specimen will convince 

 you that it will be in great demand as a house Fern. 

 This has always been a favorite variety. Fine young 

 plants, 30 cents; strong plants, 75 cents. 



Newport Fern 



