1 8 JOHN SAUL'S DE SCRIP TI VE CATALOG UE 



*DAVALLIA ELEGANS POLYDACTYLA. 



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" The Davallia elegans is well known as one of our best evergreen Stove Ferns — one 

 which is strikingly handsome, not only in its grand contour, but also in the dark 

 glossy green of its substantial long enduring fronds." " In its general aspect, the 

 new variety resembles its typical form, but instead of the apex of the frond itself, 

 and the apices of the pinnaa and pinnules coming out to and terminating in a nar- 

 row point, this point becomes dilated and split down into several divisions, e;tch of 

 which is again multifidly divided, so that the apices all become crested. The whole 

 contour of the plant is extremely ornamental." $2 50 



*DAVALLIA MARIESII. 



A very elegant evergreen Japanese Fern, of dwarf habit and free growth. As a basket 

 Fern for the conservatory and greenhouse D. Mariesii is one of the best. Its 

 flexuose rhizome spreads freely in all directions, and its numerous fronds thence 

 present an enduring globose mass of verdure. Grown in a pan, this pretty Fern is 

 also very effective and distinct 1 00 



ADIANTUM LUDDEMANNIANUM. 



A remarkable variety, quite unlike any other Maiden-hair Fern in cultivation. The 

 peculiarity which distinguishes this Adiantum from all others consists in the pin- 

 nules being crested or agglomerated at the extremities of the stripes and their 

 rachides ; they are also much crisped and curled. Fronds erect, from 8 to 12 inches 

 high; pinnules on short petioles, generally fan shaped, and deep green color 1 00 



GLEICHEJSIAS. 



*Dichotoma. A very handsome species, makes a nice specimen plant 2 50 



Flabellata. A distinct and fine species, makes a strikingly beautiful plant 2 50 



*Mendelii This is one of the most distinct and free-growing kinds. It makes a hand- 

 some exhibition plant, and will also be found very useful for decorative purposes. 

 It is a very compact-growing species, requiring cool treatment. The pinnae are of 

 a thick texture, and very glaucous on the under side. Native of New Zealand 



*Rupestris Glaucescens. A very distinct form of G. rupestris ; the fronds are of a 

 much thicker texture and very glaucous on the surface, changing with age to a 

 bright glaucous green. A very effective variety 



*Semivestita. A very pretty compact free growing species, makes a handsome speci- 

 men plant 2 00 



*Spelunca3. A distinct and beautiful species, makes a charming specimen plant 



*DAVALLIA FIJIENSIS MAJOR. 



An elegant Fern. It has slender stripes and gracefully arching fronds; the pinnules 

 are finely and beautifully cut, and of a bright green color. Its graceful habit and 

 cheerful color render it a valuable addition to our lists of Ferns requiring the tem- 

 perature of the intermediate stove or warm greenhouse 1 00 



*LOMARIA DISCOLOR BIPINNATIFIDA. 



One of the most pleasing and attractive of Lomarias ; from its elegant habit and its 

 beautifully divided fronds, which have characteristics quite distinct from those of 

 any other species. The fronds are numerous, and spring from the crown of a short 

 robust stem, arching, and from 18 to 24 inches in length ; the pinnas are very close 

 set, so as to overlap each other, and are cut to the rib, the outer sub-divisions being 

 slightly crisped , 1 50 



NEPHROLEPIS DUFFI. 



A beautiful and distinct Fern. The fronds are densely crowded, from 15 to 18 inches 

 long, pinnate, and much crested. The pinnae, which are small, are produced in 

 pairs, one overlaying the other, those above being largest. The compact elegant 

 . habit of this Fern and its bright attractive color, render it a most desirable acqui- 

 sition : $0 25 to 50 



