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DiNGEE Guide To Rose Culture 



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Dingee Decorative Ferns 



There is no plant that seems to fill such an important place 

 as these Decorative Ferns. Their adaptability to almost all 

 conditions makes them the best decorative plant grown. Easy 

 of culture, equally adapted for indoors or out, that no one 

 should be without them. Use a soil composed of five parts; 

 two parts of good garden soil, two parts finely screened peat 

 or leaf mould from the woods, and one part sharp clean 

 sand. This should then be thoroughly sterilized by putting 

 in an oven and baking in order to destroy earth worms, etc. 

 Place some broken pieces of pots or crocks and some charcoal 

 in the bottom of each pot for drainage. A temperature of 

 not less than 55 degrees F. should be maintained at all times, 

 with a rise in the day time of 10 degrees to 15 degrees. 

 Judgment should be exercised in watering. On warm days 

 they should be syringed at least twice. Never allow them to 

 become too dry. Insects which are most troublesome are 

 thrips, red spider, scale and mealy bug. Thrips, red spider 

 and mealy bug are easily pre- 

 vented by a properly moistened 

 atmosphere, also by spraying of 

 foliage once a week with to- 

 bacco water, made the consist- 

 ency of weak tea, and increased 

 or decreased in strength as oc- 

 casion demands. 

 SCOTTII (Dwarf Boston or 

 Newport Fern) — Much more 

 bushier growth than the Bos- 

 ton. The fronds droop grace- 

 fully, but are not as long and 

 heavy as the Boston. Very 

 rapid grower. A great de- 

 mand for house Fern. 



TEDDY JR _Npw dwarf Fern. 

 Fronds are broad and beauti- 

 fully tapered from the base 

 to the tip, drooping just 

 enough to make a graceful 

 plant. Produces nearly four 

 times as many fronds as any 

 other Fern introduced. Com- 

 pact, vigorous grower and 

 thrives under most any con- 

 dition. 



Whitmanii Compacta. 



JACKSONII — Rytremely strong 

 grower. Resembling the 

 Sword Fern, forming a large 

 upright plant in a short time 



WHITMANII COMPACTA - 



Whitmanii Fern. 



-Teddj- Jvmior, 



This is a condensed form ot, 

 the "Ostrich Plume Fern,'', 

 with valuable characteristics 

 added which are not evident 

 in the parent, the pinnae sub-: 

 dividing, making miniature 

 fronds, looking as if two on 

 more were condensed in one 

 Graceful beyond description; 

 THE BOSTON FERN _ This 

 Fern differs from the ordinary 

 Sword Fern in having much 

 longer fronds which fre 

 quently attain a length of 6' 

 feet, drooping gracefully over 

 the side of the pot or jardin- 

 iere, and on this account it is 

 frequently called the Fountaini 

 Fern. This drooping habit 

 adapts this variety for grow 

 ing as a single specimen for a 

 table or pedestal. Equally good for outdoors during the summer' 

 months as well as a decorative plant for indoors during the winter. 

 WHITMANII (Ostrich Plume Fern)— More of a dwarf habit than the 

 Boston Fern. The fronds are of entirely diiferent nature. Each frond 

 is subdivided on the order of the Compacta Fern, thus producing ai 

 very beautiful effect. Its decorative ability is excellent. 

 AMERPOHLII (Philadelphia Lace Fern)— The fronds lace-like, dense: 

 and delicate. Small leaflets are subdivided into perfect miniature ■ 

 fronds. The side ones stand at right angles together and on edge 

 instead of flat giving both sides the same beautiful appearance. It 

 is impossible not to see the beauty and grace of this wonderful Fern. 

 ROOSEVELT — Resembles the Boston Fern, but produces many more 

 fronds, thus making a handsomer and bushier plant; in fact it today 

 is more popular with the florists than the Boston; it will make a 

 larger plant in a shorter time. The fronds are beautifully undulated, 

 giving it a very pretty rising effect that is seen in no other Fern. 



Price of all Ferns in extra strong pot plants, 20c each, 6 for $1.00; 

 large plants from 4- and 5-inch pots, 50c each, postpaid. 



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