20 JOHN SAUL'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 



every respect quite as free and hardy as A. cuneatum, and will make a fine exhibition 

 plant. 



" It is a native of Peru, where it is found on the mountains growing at an elevation of 

 12,000 feet. $2.50 each. 



*DAYALLIA FIJIENSIS MAJOK. 



An elegant Fern. It has slender stipes 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 additfon to our lists of Ferns 

 requiring the temperature of the intermediate stove or warm greenhouse. $ 1.50 each. 



*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 pinnules 

 being crested or agglomerated at the extremities of the stipes 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 each. 



NEPHKOLEPIS DUFFI. 



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

 pinnate, and much crested ; the stipes are slender, terete towards the base, and covered with 

 reddish brown downy scales. The pinnae, which are small, are produced in pairs, one over- 

 laying the other, those above being largest. The compact elegant habit of this Fern and its 

 bright attractive color, render it a most desirable acquisition. 75 cts. each. 



*LASTKEA ARISTATA VAKIEGATA. 



One of the most charming of greenhouse variegated Ferns. It has the same kind of leathery 

 fronds as the type, and like it is of a rich dark full green color, which sets off the distinct 

 variegation to much advantage ; the variegation consists of a band of pale yellowish green, 

 which runs down the centre of the pinnae, and includes the mid-rib or rachis. This will no 

 doubt prove to be one of the most valuable of recent introductions. $ 1.00 each. 



* ADIANTUM SPECIOSUM. 



A very elegant Fern, of semi-scandent habit, with large tripinnate fronds, which fre- 

 quently attain a length of 86 inches with a width of 21 inches, the pinnules of which are | 

 to 1 inch across the lobes cuneated and soriferous at the apex. The whole of the pinnules 

 are covered with dense short hairs, giving the foliage a woolly feeling when touched. $ 1.50. 



*ASPLENIUM NOBILIS. 



This is a graceful Fern with light, lace like pinnae and arched fronds, which somewhat 

 resembles those of A. viviparum or A. lineatum. $ 1.00. 



*DENNST(EDTIA DAVALLIOIDES YOUNGI. 



l< In its native country it is said to produce fronds 17 feet in length ; and as seen in this 

 country under pot culture, it has caudices as thick as one's finger, and fronds 7 or 8 feet in 

 length. To this stout and vigorous constitution, it adds the elegance and gracefulness of 

 minute subdivision, so that its fronds, though large, are utterly devoid of coarseness ; while 

 growing to a large size, it is one of the most finely cut of all the large growing sort, of 

 herbaceous texture, and when throwing out its boldly arching fronds, from an elevated posi- 

 tion, it has a very fine effect." $ 1.00 to $ 2.00 each. 



*GLEICHENIA MENDELII. 



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



*GLEICHENIA SEMIYESTITA. 

 A very pretty compact free growing species, makes a handsome specimen plant. $2.00. 



