GENEROUS GALAXIES OF GRACEFUL GREEN 



Ornamental Ferns for Indoors 



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The Teddy Junior, Newport, and Scholzelii Ferns have short fronds and grow compact like this 



Dwarf-Growing Ferns D^sHErErc. 



Fern Cultural Directions. — Ferns should never 

 be allowed to stand in water that has collected in 

 jardinieres, etc., but do not allow the roots to become 

 dry at any time. Spraying or dipping the foliage in 

 clear water ever>' few days will keep the fronds fresh 

 and healthy. When re-potting, use one half light 

 porous soil mixed with well-decayed manure and 

 sharp sand. 



New Crested Holly Fern {Cyrtomium Rochfordi- 

 anum). Foliage is dark, glossy green and deeply 

 toothed. Makes beautiful specimens. 35 cts. 

 each; extra size plants, 60 cts. and $1, postpaid. 



Maidenhair Fern (Adiantum hyhridum). The 

 best-known table Fern, with dainty, lacy fronds. 

 25 cts. each; larger size, 35 cts. each, postpaid. 



Pteris cretica albo-lineata (Silver-Leaf Fern). Pea- 

 green foliage with silvery variegations; so distinct 

 that everyone should have one of these. 25 cts. 

 each, postpaid. 



Pteris Wilsoni. An especially interesting Fern, with 

 fronds like crested seaweed. 25 cts. each, postpaid. 



Two Hanging Ferns 



ASPARAGUS Sprengeri (Emerald Feather). Makes 

 quantities of light green, long, graceful fronds. 

 Very suitable for hanging-baskets. Price: 25 cts. 

 and 50 cts. each, postpaid; larger size, 75 cts. n 



A. pliimosus (Climbing Lace Fern). An extremely 

 graceful window climber. The fine, feathery foli- 

 age is always bright and green. It is in great 

 dernand for fioral decorations as the fronds retain 

 their freshness for weeks when cut. Fine also for 

 hanging-baskets and jardinieres. Price: 25 cts. 

 and 50 cts. each, postpaid. 



Large-Growing Ferns 



For living-room and hall decoration. Prices below 



THE NEWPORT PARLOR FERN {Nephrokpis 

 Scottii). Resembles the Boston Fern in some 

 respects but grows more erect, has shorter, 

 narrower fronds, and makes three times as many 

 of them. (See prices below.) 



SCHOLZELH (The Crested Newport or Scottii 

 Fern). The pinnae (or leaflets) of each frond are 

 curled and crinkled, giving the plants a fluffy 

 and crested appearance. (See prices below.) 



TEDDY JUNIOR. Same type of frond as the Roose- 

 velt Fern but the fronds are shorter and more 

 freely produced, making compact, shapely plants 

 suitable for table decoration and more easily 

 handled than the larger growing types. (See 

 prices below.) 



WHITMANH. Rather dwarf in growth but very 

 graceful, compact, dense and feathery. Each 

 frond has a double row of perfect little fronds set 

 at right angles to the midrib. (See prices below.) 



ROOSEVELT. This is one of the finest of the large- 

 growing house Ferns. Produces great quantities 

 of long, graceful fronds, with the pinnae (or leaflets) 

 beautifully undulated, giving a pronounced wavy 

 effect. (See prices below.) 



BOSTON. A rapid-growing, graceful house Fern, 

 and many people prefer this to any other variety. 

 It thrives in any ordinary living-room, and speci- 

 men plants can be grown with fronds 5 to 6 feet 

 in length. The sword-like fronds are produced in 

 bewildering masses, arching, curving and strik- 

 ingly beautiful. On account of its large growth, 

 the Boston Fern is particularly useful for hall 

 decoration, where it can be placed on a stand and 

 left undisturbed. (See prices below.) 



Prices: 25c., postpaid. Larger sizes 50c. and $1 n 

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