MISS C. H. LIPPINCOTT 



BEAUTIFUL HOUSE FERNS 



There are no plants grown 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 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. 

 Every one of the Nephrolepis Ferns is entirely distinct in every way. 



THE WANAMAKER FERN 



NEPHROLEPIS JOHN WANAMAKER 



A new fern of wonderful beauty ; 

 long, narrow, gracefully drooping 

 fronds; it is not so compact as Scholzeli 

 and therefore more open and airy. A 

 most desirable house fern as it is a rapid 

 grower and quite distinct from other 

 ferns. Fine young plants, 25 cents; 

 strong plants, 60 cents. 



THE BIG FOUR FERN 



NEPHROLEPIS SPEENDIDA— This is 



the most wonderful Fern of them all. 

 It combines the good qualities of the 

 four most popular sorts. It has the 

 grace of the Boston, the wavy fronds 

 of the Roosevelt, the fluffiness of the 

 Ostrich Plume, the uniqueness of the 

 Fishtail, different fronds on the same 

 plant showing the marked characteris- 

 tics of the four varieties — some fluffy, 

 some waved, some of the true Boston, 

 others forked like the Fishtail. With- 

 out question, the most interesting Fern 

 ever produced. Fine young plants, 20 

 cents each; strong plants, 50 cents. 



THE ROOSEVELT FERN 



NEPHROEEPIS "ROOSEVELT"— In gen- 

 eral characteristics the "Roosevelt" re- 

 sembles the Boston Fern, but far hand- 

 somer. It produces many more louger, 

 finer fronds, and the edges of the pin- 

 nae are deeply, exquisitely rippled. It 

 is the most splendid Fern ever pro- 

 duced. Fine young plants, 20 cents 

 each; strong plants, 50 cents. 



PHILADELPHIA LACE 

 FERN 



NEPHROLEPIS EEEGANTISSIMA— The 



small pinnae are subdivided into per- 

 fect miniature fronds set at right angle 

 to the midrib of the main frond. This 

 makes the front and back of the frond 

 exactly alike. One cannot give ade- 

 quate description to this Fern. Fine 

 young plants, 15 cents each; strong 

 plants, 40 cents; extra strong plants, 

 50 cents. 



THE ^BOSTON FERN 



NEPHROLEPIS BOSTONIENSIS— In the 



vicinity of Boston no other plant is so 

 extensively used as this graceful Xeph- 

 rolepis, which differs from the ordinary 

 Sword Fern in having 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 with the Ostrich Plume 

 Fern, as they are of an entirely differ- 

 ent growth. Fine young plants, 15 cents 

 each; strong plants, 50 cents. 



THE TEDDY JUNIOR FERN 



NEPHROLEPIS SPLENDIDA— This is 



the most wonderful famous Roosevelt 

 Fevn. The fronds are broad and beauti- 

 fully 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 sym- 

 metrical spread. The pinnae are dis- 

 tinctly undulated, giving the fronds an 

 attractive, wavy appearance, which adds 

 materially to their charming decorative 

 effect. "Teddy" will produce about 

 four times more fronds than any other 

 Fern ever introduced, finishing with 

 fifty or sixty fronds in a four-inch pot. 

 while twelve to fifteen is the average 

 number other varieties will produce in 

 the same size pot. Fine young plants, 

 20 cents each; strong plants, 50 cents. 



THE NEWPORT FERN 



NEPHROLEPIS SCOTTI— Identical with 

 Boston Fern, except that 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. Very dis- 

 tinct. Fine young plants, 15 cents each; 

 strong plants, 50 cents. 



New London. Mo., 

 February 20, 



1017. 



Dear Miss Lippincott : Last year I bought a few seeds of you for 

 time, and I liked them so well that I must have some more this yej 



the first 

 ir. Your 



Cosmos were the most beautiful I have ever seen. I am, 



Yours respectfully, 



Mildred 



Baker. 



