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



FERNS. Hardy varieties.— Continued. 



Polypodium vulgare. (Common Polypody.) One of the best evergTeen 



species for rockwork. 30 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 

 Woodsia Ilvensis. (Rusty Woodsia.) Good in exposed places; 6 in. 30 cts. 



each; $2.50 per doz. 

 Woodwardia angustifolia. (Chain Fern.) 1ft. 50 cts. each; $5.00 per 



doz. 



FTJNKIA eoerulea. (Plantain Lily.) Flowers blue; broad green Doz. loo 

 leaves. July. 1 i ft $2 . 50 $18 .00 



Subeordata grandiflora. Large pure white flowers resem- 

 bling Easter Lilies in clusters ; massive heart-shaped leaves ; 

 excellent plant for partial shade July to September. 1\ ft. 6.00 45.00 



undulata media variegata. A very useful and free-growing, 

 hardy plant, with beautifully variegated f oliage ; valuable for 

 forming ribbons, edgings and masses in formal gardens; 

 flowers lilac. July and August. 1 ft. ... ... ... 2 . 50 18 . 00 



SAILLARDIA grandiflora. (Blanket Flower.) Red and yellow ; 

 showy; good for cutting. July to October. 3 ft. ... ... 2.50 18.00 



GENTIANA Andrewsi. (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 3.00 20.00 



GERANIUM platypetalum. (Crane' s Bill.) Large rosy-purple 



flowers. June. 1§ ft 2.50 18.0jj: 



grandiflorum. Large violet-blue flowers with a satiny lustre. 



1 ft 2.50 18. Ot 



sanguineum. Large deep crimson-purple flowers; blooms all 

 Summer. 1 J ft. . . . ... ... ... ... ... 



2.50 

 2.50 



18. 0C 

 18.00 

 18.00 



sanguineum album. Flowers pure white 



Willardi. Rosy-red; June. 14 ft. ... 2.50 



GEUM coeeineum. Mrs. Bradshaw. A very handsome new 

 variety, bearing immense double flowers of bright scarlet; 

 blooms continuously from May to August, and is one of the 



choicest flowers for cutting. 2 ft 3 . 50 20 . 00 



GRASSES, Ornamental. See page 135. 



GYPSOPHILA, aeutifolia. Small white flowers. July. 2 ft. 2.00 15.00 

 panieulata. (Baby's Breath.) Pure white; excellent for cut- 

 ting. July and August. 2 ft. ... 2.50 18.00 



repens. Trailing variety, tiny white flowers ... ... 2.50 18.00 



repens rosea. Delicate rose ... ... ... ... 2.50 18.00 



Dianthus plumarius. Page 123. 



FERNS. Hardy varieties. 



Adiantum pedatum. (Maidenhair Fern.) One of the most graceful 



varieties. 

 Aspidium aerostiehoides. (Christmas Fern.) Evergreen species, lft. 



A. aeuleatum var. Braunii. (Prickly Shield Fern.) Shining ever- 

 green leaves. 50 cts. each; $5.00 per doz. 



A. cristatum. (Crested Wood Fern.) 



A. filixmas. Green all the year. 50 cts. each; $5.00 per doz. 



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

 3 ft. 75 cts. each; $7.50 per doz. 



A. marginale. (Evergreen Wood Fern.) If to 2 ft. 



A. munitum. Evergreen Fern desirable for shady spot in the rock 

 garden. 35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz. 



A. noveboraeense. (New York ShieldFern.) Slender species. lft. 



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



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

 broader fronds. 35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz. 



A. thelypteris. (Marsh Shield Fern.) Thrives in damp places, lft. 

 Asplenium filixfemina. (Lady Fern.) Large handsome species 



with finely cut foliage. 2 ft. 

 Cystopteris bulbifera. (Bladder Fern.) Slender fronds 1 to 2 ft. long. 

 Dieksonia punetilobula. (Hay-scented or Gossamer Fern.) Good for 



massing. 2 ft. 

 Onoclea struthiopteris. (Ostrich Fern.) Very effective. 2 to 4 ft. 



35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz. 

 Osmunda gracilis. (Flowering Fern.) One of the prettiest of the large 



Ferns. 3 ft. 



O. Claytoniana. 2 to 3 ft. 35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz. 



O. cinnamomea. (Cinnamon Fern.) Very beautiful. 4 ft. 35 cts. 

 each; $3.50 per doz. 

 PhegopteriS polypodioides. A showy variety of the Beech Fern; dwarf. 

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



each; $2.50 per doz. 



Gaillardia grandiflora. 



