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becoming defective or yellow. The smallest salable plants perfectly express the 

 type, and in every size are models of beauty for table decorations. Young plants, 

 20 cts. ; strong plants, 50 cts. 



Nephrolepis Todeaoides, THE "LONDON" FERN— A feathery fronded variety similar 

 to the Ostrich Plume variety, the fronds being more stiff and erect and the pinnae 

 more finely divided. A fine Ostrich Plume sort, and vre recommend it in all respects. 

 Young plants, 20 cts.: strong plants, 50 cts.; extra strong plants, 75 cts. 



Nephrolepis Whitmanii, THE "OSTRICH PLUME FERN"— 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 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 eflfect it so far 

 outdistances the original 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. Young plants, 20 cts.; strong 

 plants, 50 cts.; extra strong plants, 75 cts. 



Nephrolepis Goodii, THE "BABY'S BREATH FERN"— 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." The fronds are very fine and filmy, on which account it 

 has been called by some the Lace Fern. It is an improved variety and the best of 

 its type. Nothing is daintier or more exquisite than well-grown specimens in any 

 size. Our reputation for it that no Fern in existence can compare with ''Baby's 

 Breath" in fluffiness. Y>ung plants, 25 cts.; strong plants, 50 cts.; extra strong 

 plants, 75 cts. 



Nephrolepis Davallioides Furcans, THE "FISH TAIL, FERN"— This is a grand Fern, 

 entirely distinct from any of the other varieties of Nephrolepis. Throughout the 

 South and especially at New Orleans this Fern takes precedence over all ©thers. 

 The ends of the pinnae are so formed as to resemble a fish tail, giving the fronds 

 a crested appearance, very effective. It grows into the most shapely plant of any 

 of the Nephrolepis. Grand for house culture. Young plants, 20 cts.; strong plants, 

 50 cts. 



Nephrolepis Scotti, "THE "NEWPORT FERN"— Of much dwarfer and bushier 

 growth than the Boston Ferns. 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. Young plants, 25 cts.; strong plants, 60 cts. 



Nephrolepis Elegantissima Compacta, THE "TARRYTOWN FERN"— The fronds are 

 considerably shorter than those of Elegantissima, and throw a great many more 

 crowns, making it a very bushy, compact, symetrical plant. It forms a round mass 

 of foliage that makes it particularly desirable and valuable. One of the really great 

 Ferns. Young plants, 20 cts.; strong plants, 50 cts. 



Nephrolepis Exaltata, THE "OLD ORIGINAL SWORD FERN"— This is the "old 

 original Sword Fern," the daddy of them all, the one plant from which all the 

 Nephrolepis we offer sprang. It is entirely different from any of its progeny, 

 having narrow fronds that are long and of very erect growth. For this reason it 

 is more largely used as a centerpiece in vases than are any of its descendants. 

 Young plants, 15 cts.; strong plants, 40 cts. 



Nephrolepis Whitmanii Compacta, THE "PARLOR FERN"— This is a condensed 

 form of the "Ostrich Plume Fern,, with valuable characteristics added which are 

 not evident in the parent, the pinnae subdividing, making miniature fronds, which 

 are superimposed on the main fronds, looking as if two or more were condensed in 

 one. Graceful beyond description. Young plants, 20 cts.; strong plants, 60 cts.; 

 extra strong plants, 75 cts. 



Nephrolepis Bostoniensis, THE "BOSTON FERN"— In the vicinity of Boston no other 

 plant is so extensively used as this graceful Nephrolepis, which differs from the 

 ordinary Sword Fern in having much longer fronds, which frequently attain a 

 length of six feet. These arch and droop over very gracefully, on account of which 

 it is frequently called the Fountain Fern. This drooping habit makes it an excel- 

 lent plant to grow as a single specimen on a table or pedestal. This Fern should 

 not be compared to the Ostrich Plume Fern, as they are of an entirely different 

 growth; both have their place and both are beautiful and desirable. Young plants, 

 20 cts.; strong plants, 50 cts.; extra strong plants, 75 cts. 



