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



BEAUTIFUL FERNS 



FOR HOUSE CULTURE 



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New Fern, "Teddy Junior.' 



There are no plants grown that 

 are more desirable for the 

 house than these fine decora- 

 tive Ferns. They are easily 

 grown, free from insects and 

 disease, and thrive well in the 

 ordinary living-room. See that 

 the plants have plenty of drain- 

 age and are kept well watered; 

 never let dry out for any 

 length of time. 



ROOSEVELT (Nephrolepis 

 Roosevelt.) (New.) The Grand- 

 est and Greatest of all Ferns. 

 There is absolutely no Fern to 

 compare with this charming 

 new variety. It is a wonder. 

 Fine young plants, 35 cents. 

 Strong plants, 75 cents; extra 

 strong plants, $1.25. 

 "TEDDY JUNIOR," the Fern for Every Household — This magnificent Fern has 

 never before been offered 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 retains all the valuable characteristics of the parent 

 plant. 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 ma- 

 terially 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 thrive under most adverse conditions, making an exceptionally rapid 

 growth and producing a plant of rare beauty and perfection in the average 

 dwelling house without special care or attention. Owing to 

 its habit of producing the great quantity 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. Fine young plants, 40 

 cents each, three for $1.00. Strong plants, 75 cents each, 

 two for $1.25. Extra strong plants, $1.00 each. 

 THE NEW CRESTED FERN (Nephrolepis Scholzeli.) This is 

 the great Crested Fern that has set all the Fern lovers to 

 talking. Everyone admires it and sings its praises. The 

 growth is bushy and compact, each pinna is crested, giving 

 it a distinct and unique appearance. This Fern is a model of 

 beautv. Fine young plants. 30 cents. 

 THE FLUFFY RUFFLES FERN (Nephrolepis Superbissima.) 

 This new Fern is quite different from all other Ferns. Its 

 distinguishing characteristics are its dark green foliage, 

 darker than any other Fern, its dense growth being much 

 more compact, and its irregular shaped fronds which gives 

 it the name of "Fluffy Ruffles Fern." The fronds are very 

 heavily imbricated, the pinnae overlapping and are so formed 

 as to resemble miniature Ferns, giving it the appearance of 

 a Fern within a Fern. The plant is very sturdy in its habit 

 and the fronds firm and rigid, never break down, so that it 

 will stand more knocking around than any other Fern. The 

 possessor of this new Fern has a distinct and different plant 

 from all the other Ferns. It is a plant that needs to be seen 

 to have its great value and sterling qualities appreciated 

 Fine young plants, 30 cents each. Strong plants, 65 cents 

 each. 

 THE OLD ORIGINAL SWORD FERN (Nephrolepis Exaltata.) 

 This is the parent Sword Fern from which all the Neph- 

 rolepis in commerce sprung. The fronds are narrow, and 

 grow upright, making it a most useful variety on this ac- 

 count for centers of vases, for which purpose it is used by 

 the florists bv the thousand. Fine young plants, 25 cents. 

 THE TARRYTOWN FERN (Nephrolepis Piersonii.) An en- 

 tirely new form of the Boston Fern. The pinnae sub- 

 divide, making miniature fronds which are superimposed on 

 the main fronds, looking as if two or even three were con- 

 densed in one, giving the plant a graceful, feathery and 

 plumy effect. This plant took the only gold medal ever 

 awarded by the Society of American Florists, Fine young 

 plants, 30 edits. 



Fronds of the New Roosevelt Fern, 

 showing wavy effect. 



PHILADELPHIA LACE FERN (Nephrolepis Elegantissima.) 

 This without question stands in a class by itself among 

 Ferns. It belongs to the true Ostirch Plume type of Fern, 

 and has this decided advantage over the others of never re- 

 verting to the Boston type. Its fronds are long, graceful 

 and airy, resembling delicate lace. A most remarkable va- 

 riety, a perfect jewel amongst Ferns. Do not fail to get 

 this. Fine young plants, 25 cents. Strong plants, 65 cents. 

 Extra strong plants, $1.00. 



THE NEWPORT FERN (Nephrolepis Scottii.) This Fern is 

 all the rage at fashionable Newport. Identical with the 

 Boston Fern, except it is smaller in all of its parts, and 

 more compact, and will make more fronds in a given length 

 of time. The fronds are lighter green than any of the 

 Nephrolepis. The plants are never straggly, always making 

 a shapely plant. Fine young plants, 25 cents. Strong 

 plants, 60 cents. 



The Wonderful New Fern BABY'S BREATH (Nephrolepis 

 Goodii.) This 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 

 gives the impression of fine lace work, and has been named 

 in the East the Philadelphia Lace Fern. It is a much finer 

 Fern than Nephrolepis Amerpohlii. Whatever name you call 

 it by, it is a beauty. My reputation for it that no Fern in 

 existence can compare with it in fluffiness. Fine young 

 plants, 35 cents. Strong plants, 75 cents each. 



THE OSTRICH PLUME FERN (Nephrolepis Whitmanii.) A 



great Fern. In fact, it is a plant that appeals to everyone, 

 and on that account will prove a much more valuable and 

 profitable plant than the Boston Fern, which has had the 

 most phenomenal sale of any decorative plant that has ever 

 been grown, but which cannot be compared to the Ostrich 

 Fern for beauty and general effectiveness. Everyone whn 

 has seen it is charmed with it. As someone has expressed 

 it, "There is nothing like the Ostrich Plume Fern in culti- 

 vation. In decorative effect it so far outdistances the orig- 

 inal variety that there is positively no comparison to be 

 made. We consider it the most valuable novelty that has 

 been introduced in many, many years." It has taken gold 

 medals wherever shown. Fine young plants, 35 cents each. 

 Strong plants, 65 cents each. Extra strong plants, $1.00, 



