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R. & J. FARQUHAR CO., BOSTON. PERENNIAL PLANTS 



HARDY FERNS 



Hardy Ferns 



DIELYTRA (Dicentra) spectabilis. Bleeding- Heart. Deli- 

 cate pink, heart-shaped blooms borne on graceful racemes. 

 May, June. 2 ft. 60c. each; $5.00 for 10. 

 *exiniia. Plumy Bleeding- Heart. A dwarf -growing sort, with 

 finely cut foliage and showy racemes of pretty pink flowers. 

 Excellent in shady places, rock-garden, and hardy borders. 

 Blooms all summer. 1 to 2 ft. 35c. each; $2.70 for 10; 

 $20.00 per 100. 

 ECHINOPS. Globe Thistle. Showy, thistle-like plants with 

 metalhc-blue, globular flowers. July to September. 3 ft. 

 Ritro. Deep steel-blue. 30c. each; $2.40 for 10; $18.00 per 



100. 

 sphsrocephalus. Globe Thistle. Wliite flower-heads. July 

 to September. 6 ft. 30c. each; $2.40 for 10; $18.00 per 100. 



EPILOBIUM angustifolium. Willoiv Herb. Tall perennial 

 adapted for low, wet ground. Flowers purplish rose. 4 ft. 

 30c. each; $2.40 for 10; $18.00 per 100. • 

 ERIGERON speciosus grandiflorus. Fleabane. Large, hand- 

 some blue flowers, tinted violet, with yellow centres. 

 Very desirable for cutting. June, July. 2 ft. 30c. each; 

 $2.40 for 10; $18.00 per 100. 

 ERYNGIUM amethystinum. Sea Holly. An effective plant for the hardy 

 border, shrubbery and wild gardens, with amethyst-blue thistle-lilce flowers, 

 and finely cut spiny leaves. July. 2 to 3 ft. 30c. each; $2.40 for 10; $18.00 

 per 100. 



planum. A lovely Sea Holly, with dainty pale blue flowers. Valuable for 

 cutting. 30c. each; $2.40 for 10; $18.00 per 100. 

 EUPATORiUM ageratoides. Small white flowers during August and Sep- 

 tember. 3 ft. 30c. each; $2.40 for 10; $18.00 per 100. 



coelestinum. Showy variety with light blue flowers similar to the ageratum. 

 August, September. 2 ft. 30c. each; $2.50 for 10; $20.00 per 100. 



Fraseri. DeUcate white flowers in large, terminal heads. Useful for cutting. 

 August to October. 2 ft. 30c. each; $2.40 for 10; $18.00 per 100. 

 EUPHORBIA corollata. One of the best hardy plants for cutting, producin 

 delicate sprays of wliite flowers. July, August. IH ft. 30c. each; $2.40 

 for 10; $18.00 per 100. 

 *FUNKIA cserulea. Plantain Lily. Flowers blue. Broad green leaves. 

 11^ ft. 30c. each; $2.40 for 10; $18.00 per 100. 



subcordata grandiflora. Large, pure white flowers resembhng Easter 

 lilies in rliisters. Massive heart-shaped leaves. Excellent plant for 

 partial shade. July to September. IJ^ft. 50c. each; $4.50 for 10. 



lanceolata. I-'kjwers jjurphsh mauve. One of the latest flowering. 

 AuKusI, Scplcnil.rr. 1 1 o ft. 30c. each; $2.20 for 10; $15.00 per 100, 



undulata media varsegata. A very useful and free-growing, hardy 

 plant, witli beautifully variegated foliage. Valuable for forming rib- 

 bons, edgings, and masses in formal gardens. Flowers lilac. July, 

 August. 1 ft. 30c. each; $2.40 for 10; $18.00 per 100. 

 GAILLARDIA. Blanket Flower. The Gaillardia is considered one of the 

 most desirable i)iaiits in cultivation, and for brilliancy is unsurpassed. 

 They arc iii\-aluai)le for cut-flowers. 



grandiflora, Mixed. Shades of red and yellow. Good for cutting. 

 July to October. 3 ft. 30c. each; $2.20 for 10; $15.00 per 100. 

 GENTIANA Andrews!. Blue Gentian. A pretty native species with 

 clusters of blue flowers in August. Plant in rich, moist soil or in a 

 shady place. 2 ft. 35c. each; $3.00 for 10. 



The cultivation of Hardy Ferns is very simple. All they re- 

 quire is a light alluvial soil, a little loam and peat or leaf-mould, 

 just enough to keep the soil fight and open, with plenty of mois- 

 ture. A shady position, useless for the cultivation of other plants, 

 is easily transformed into a hardy fernery. 

 Each of the following Ferns, except where otherwise priced, 30 cts. 



each; $2.40 for 10; $18.00 per 100. 

 Adiantum pedatum. Maidenhair Fern. One of the most grace- 

 ful varieties. 

 Aspidium acrostichoides. Christmas Fern. Evergreen species. 



1ft. 

 A. aculeatum Brauni. Prickly Shield Fern. Shining evergreen 



leaves. 50c. each; $4.50 for 10. 

 A. cristatum. Crested Wood Fern. 



A. filixmas. Green all the year. 50c. each; $4.50 for 10. 

 A. Goldianum. Goldie's Wood Fern. Handsome as a specimen. 



3 ft. 60c. each; $5.50 for 10. 



A. marginale. Evergreen Wood Fern. 13-^ to 2 ft. 



A. munitum. Evergreen Fern desirable for shady spots in the 



rock-garden. 40c. each; $3.50 for 10. 

 A. noveboracense. New York Shield Fern. Slender species. 1 ft. 

 A. spinulosum. Spinulose Wood Fern. Finely dissected fronds. 

 A. spinulosum dilatatum. Similar to A. spinulosum but with 



broader fronds. 35c. each; $3.00 for 10. 

 A. thelypteris. Marsh Shield Fern. Thrives in damp places. 1 ft. 

 Asplenium filixfemina. Lady Fern. Large, handsome species 



with finely cut fofiage. 2 ft. 

 Cystopteris bulbifera. Bladder Fern. Slender fronds 1 to 2 feet 



long. 

 Dicksonia punctilobula. Hay-scented or Gossamer Fern. Good 



for massing. 2 ft. 

 Onoclea struthiopteris. Ostrich Fern. Very effective. 2 to 



4 ft. 40c. each; $3.50 for 10. 

 Osmunda gracilis. Flowering Fern. One of the ])rettiest of the 



large Ferns. 3 ft. 

 O. Claytoniana. 2 to 3 ft. 40c. each; $3.50 for 10. 

 O. cinnamomea. Cinnanwn Fern. Very beautiful. 4 ft. 40c. 



each; $3.50 for 10. 

 Phegopteris polypodioides. A showy variety of the Beech 



Fern. Dwarf. 

 Polypodium vulgare. Common Polypody. One of the best 



evergreen species for rockwork. 

 Woodsia ilvensis. Rvjity Woodsia. Good in exposed places. 6 in. 

 Woodwardia angustifolia. 



ChainFern. 1ft. 35c. each; 



$3.00 for 10. 



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