124 R. & J. FARQUHAR COMPANY, BOSTON. PERENNIAL PLANTS. 
FERNS. Hardy varieties.—Continued. 
Polypodium vulgare. (Common Polypody.) One of the best evergreen 
species for rockwork. 
Woodsia Ilvensis. (Rusty Woodsia.) Good in exposed places; 6 in. 
Woodwardia angustifolia. (Chain Fern.) 1 ft. 
Each of the above varieties of Ferns, 30 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $18.00 
per 100. 
FUNKIA eerulea. (Plantain Lily.) Flowers blue; broad arson Doz. 
leaves. July. 13 ft. = . $2.50 $18 ( 00 
subeordata grandiflora. Laree3 pure Shite flowers Tesem- 
bling Easter Lilies in clusters; massive heart-shaped leaves; 
excellent plant for partial shade July to September. 13 ft. 3.50 25.00 
undulata media variegata. A very useful and free-growing, 
hardy plant, with beautifully variegated foliage; valuable for 
forming ribbons, edgings and masses in formal oe 
flowers lilac. July and August. 1ft. ... 2.50 15.00 
GAILLARDIA grandiflora. (Blanket Flower.) Red and yellow; 
showy; good for cutting. July to October. 3ft. ... 2.50 15.00 
GENTIANA Andrewsi. (BlueGentian.) A pretty native species 
with clusters of blue flowers in August. pect in rich moist 
soil or in a shady place. 2 ft. ans 3.00 20.00 
GERANIUM platypetalum. (Crane’s Bill. ) Lares rosy-purple 
flowers. June. 13 ft. 2.50 18.009 
grandifiorum. vee violet-blue omer saith a satiny Tastee: 
1 ft. 2.50 18.00 
sanguineum. Taree deenie crimson- purple ower lear all 
Summer. 13ft. ... 2.50 18.00 
sanguineum album. miowe ers pure aired 2.50 18.00 
Willardi. Rosy-red; June. 13 ft. : ee Seen OU ees OeOO 
GEUM ecoceineum. Mrs. Bradshaw. A very handsome new 
variety, bearing immense double flowers of bright scarlet; 
a perpetual bloomer; fine for cutting. Dt aor ... 2.50 18.00 
Heldreichii. Bright orange flowers. 2 ft. 2.50 18.00 
GRASSES, Ornamental. See page 135. 
GYPSOPHILA acutifolia. Large panicles of small white flow- 
ers. July and August. 2 ft. ; 2.00 15.00 
paniculata. (Baby’s Breath.) Pure Wiis Silom for ce 
ting. July and August. 2 ft. Bae Se . 2.50 18.00 
repens. ‘Trailing variety, tiny white owes . 2.50 18.00 
Dianthus plumarius. Page 123. 
FERNS. Hardy varieties. 
Adiantum pedatum. (Maidenhair Fern.) One of the most graceful 
varieties. 
Aspidium aerostichoides. (Christmas Fern.) Evergreen species. 1 ft. 
A. aculeatum var. Braunii. (Prickly Shield Fern.) Shining evergreen 
leaves. 
A. eristatum. (Crested Wood Fern.) 
A. Felix-mas. A beautiful Fern; green all the year. ; 
A. Goldianum. (Goldie’s Wood Fern.) Handsome as a specimen. 
3 ft. 
A. marginale. (Evergreen Wood Fern.) 1% to 2 ft. 
A. munitum. Evergreen Fern desirable for shady spot in the rock 
garden. 
A. noveboracense. (New York Shield Fern.) Slender species. _ 1 ft. 
A. spinulosum. (Spinulose Wood Fern.) Finely dissected fronds, 
A. spinulosum var. dilatatum. Similar to spinuloswm but with 
broader fronds. 
A. trelypteris. (Marsh Shield Fern.) Thrives in damp places. 1 ft. 
Asplenium Felix-femina. (Lady Fern). Large handsome species with 
finely cut foliage. 2 ft. 
Cystoperis bulbifera. (Bladder Fern.) Slender fronds. 1 to 2 ft. long. 
Dicksonia punetilobula. (Hay-scented or Gossamer Fern.) Good for 
massing. 2 ft. 
Onocela struthiopteris. (Ostrich Fern.) Very effective. 2 to 4 ft. 
Osmunda gracilis. (Flowering Fern.) One of the prettiest of the large 
Ferns. 3 ft. 
O. Claytoniana. 2 to 3 ft. 
O. cinnamomea. (Cinnamon Fern.) Very beautiful. 4 ft. 
Phegopteris polypodioids. A showy variety of the Beech Fern; dwarf. 
Each of the above varieties of Ferns 30 cts each; $2.50 per doz. Gaillardia grandiflora. 
