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ELLA V. BAIXES, THE WOMAX FLORIST, SPRIXGFIELD, OHIO. 



BEAUTIFUL HOUSE FERNS 



To Decorate Your Porches During Summer and to Cheer Your Home 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 tempera- 

 ture of the living room. See that the plants have plenty of drainage and are kept well watered; never 

 let dry out for anv 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 lor Ferns. 



THE NEW"WANNAMAKER 

 FERN," Nephrolepis John 



\\ annamaker — This is a 

 sport from the "Crested 

 Fern" Scholzeli "with 

 longer, narrower, grace- 

 fully drooping fronds. It 

 is a durable and valuable 

 house Fern. It is a rapid 

 grower, making an 

 abundance of fronds and 

 is quite distinct from any 

 other form of the Nephro- 

 lepis Ferns. Get this one, 

 as it is different. 25 cents; 

 two-year plants, 60 cents. 



THE "BIG FOIR FERN," 

 Nephrolepis Splendida — 



Most wonderful of all; it 

 is a new variety. It 

 combines the good qual- 

 ities of the four most 

 popular sorts. It has the 

 grace of a "Boston," the 

 wavy effect of a "Roose- 

 velt," the fluffy effect of 

 an "Ostrich Plume," and 

 the uniqueness of a "Fish 

 Tail." Some fronds will 

 b e straight "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 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 question the most splendid 

 of all the Nephrolepis. Be sure and try it. Fine 

 young plants, 20 cents; strong plants, 50 cents. 



THE "TEDDY JUNIOR FERN." Nephrolepis Teddy 

 Junior — "Teddy Junior," the Fern for every 

 household. This 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, giv- 

 ing the fronds an attractive wavy appearance, 

 which adds materially to their charming decora- 

 tive effect, and thin, scraggy foliage is never seen 

 in this variety. "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, while twelve to fifteen 

 is the average number other varieties will pro- 

 duce 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 w-here limited 

 space will not permit using large pots or varie- 

 ties with longer fronds. Fine young plants, 20 

 cents; strong plants, 50 cents. 



THE "ROOSEVELT FERN," Nephrolepis Roosevelt 



— It is our good fortune and great pleasure to 

 offer this 'wonderful new Fern, having introduced 



Big Four Fern. 



it in 1910. In this short time it stands second in 

 popularity of all the Ferns, and will soon be more 

 popular than even the old favorite Boston Fern. 

 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 undulated, giving the "Roosevelt" a 

 pronounced wavy effect seen in no other Fern; 

 as the plant ages this effect becomes quite dis- 

 tinct. A charming and most notable variety. 

 Fine young plants, 15 cents; strong plant*. 50 cts. 



THE "OSTRICH PLVME FERN," Nephrolepis Whit- 

 nianii — 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 ef- 

 fectiveness. Everyone who has seen it is charmed 

 with it. As someone expressed it, "There is noth- 

 ing like the Ostrich Plume Fern in cultivation. 

 In decorative effect it so far outdistances the 

 original variety that there is positively no com- 

 parison 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, 15 cents; 

 strong plants, 50 cents. 



THE "NEWPORT FERN." Nephrolepis Scotti — Of 

 much dwarfer and bushier growth than the Bos- 

 ton 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, 15 

 cents; stronjs plants, 40 cents. 



