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NEW AND RARE FERNS. 



Adiantum Farleyense 

 Gloriosa. 



(Ruhm von Mordrecht, or Glory Fern.) 



An easy-growing form of that most 

 beautiful of all Maiden-Hairs, Adiantum 

 Farleyense, which, on account of its 

 special requirements in atmospheric and 

 temperature conditions, has been limited 

 in its cultivation to specialists. This new 

 variety, which is identical in every par- 

 ticular, has a stronger constitution, and 

 may be successfully grown under the same conditions 

 as any ordinary form of the Maiden- Hairs, a decided 

 and great advantage, which will assure for it widespread 

 popularity. Good plants in 3-inch pots, 25 cts. each; 

 $2,50 per doz. 4-inch pots, 50 cts. each; $5.00 per 

 doz. 6-inch pots, $1.50 each. 



Aspleniuin Nidus Avis. 



(The Birds' Nest Fern.) 



An interesting species, with large, dark green foliage. 

 (Illustrated on page 150.) 4-inch pots, 50 cts. each. 



CYRTo:uiu:w: rochfordianuih 



(New Crested Holly Fern.) 

 Next to the Boston Ferns, the Holly Fern is the most satis- 

 factory for apartment use, and this new variety has made a place 

 for itself in the first rank as a decorative plant. Its foliage is 

 of rich, glossy, dark green; the pinns or leaflets, besides being 

 wavy or undulated on the edge?, are also deeply cut or toothed, 

 giving the plant a i^raceful and light appearance. 3-inch pots, 

 15 cts. each. 4-inch pots, 25 cts. each. 



POI.YPODIUM :*IA]\DAIANUM. 



This beautiful Fern originated as a seedling of P. Aureum 

 and is similar in habit of growth to its parent, producing on 

 well -grown plants fronds from 2 to 3 feet long, on which all of 

 the pinnas is beautifully fringed or laciniated; entirely distinct 

 from all other varieties; it makes a handsome Specimen grown 

 either in a pot or a hanging basket. 4-inch pots, $1.00 each. 

 5-inch pots, S2.00 each. 





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POLYPODIUM MaNDAIANUM. 



Polypodium Glaucum Cristatum. 



A perfect gem and entirely distinct from all other Ferns, and 

 a splendid subject to grow into specimen plants; the fronds attain 

 a height of about 2 feet, and are of a metallic glaucous blue 

 color, with the edges of the pinnae wavy and crispate, giving the 

 plant a graceful, unique appearance. $1.00 each. 



PTERIS CHII.DSH. 



The most beautiful of all the Pteris. The fronds are large, 

 with the pinna deeply dentated and undulated on the edges and 

 crested tips. 4-inch pots, 75 cts. each. 



PTERIS PARKERI. 



A giant form of 7'. 3/rijiis, with which as a plant for the 

 house everyone will be pleased; its dark green foliage with 

 metallic lustre gives it a distinctive appearance nol found in any 

 other variety. 4-inch pots, 25 cts. each. 



Pteris 'Wimsetti Distinction. 



A new and graceful variety, with light green, gracefully 

 crested fronds; a splendid decorative plant. 4-inch pots, 35 cts, 

 each. 



The Glory Fern (Adiantum Farleyense Gloriosa). 



CvRTOMlliM Rr>. ^^■|'Kll^\N■l•^t (New Crested Holly Fern). 



General Collection of Fine Ferns and Mosses offered on pages 1 50 and 151. 



