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HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS.— Continued. 



Digitalis grandiflora. (Foxglove.) Yellow; desirable for par- 

 tial shade 



Echinops sphserocephalus. {Glohe Thistle.) White flower 

 heads; July to September. 6 ft 



ritro. Flowers deep steel-blue; July to Sept. .3 ft. . 



exaltata. {Glohe Thistle.) Metallic-blue globular flowers; 

 July to September. 3 ft 



EPILOBIUM angustifolium. {Willow Herb.) Tall perennial 

 adapted for low, wet ground; flowers purplish-rose. 4 ft. 



ERYNGIUM amethystinum. {Sea Holly.) An effective 

 plant for the hardy border, shrubbery and wild gardens, 

 with amethyst-blue thistle-like flowers, and finely cut 

 spiney leaves. Jvily. 2 to .3 ft 



Eupatorium ageratoides. Small white flowers during Aug- 

 ust amd September. 3 ft . 



Coelestinum. Showy variety with light blue flowers similar 



to the Ageratum. August and September. 2 ft. . 

 Fraseri., Delicate white flowers in large terminal heads; 

 August to October. 2 to 3 ft 



Euphorbia corollata. {Floivering Spurge.) One of the best 

 hardy plants for cutting, producing delicate sprays of 

 white flowers; June to August. IJ ft 



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FERNS. Hardy Varieties. 



Adiantum pedatum. {Maidenhair Fem.) One of the most graceful varieties. 

 Aspidium acrostiehoides. {Christmas Fern.) Evergreen species. 1ft. 

 A. aculeatum var. Braunii. (Prickly Shield Fern.) Shining evergreen 

 leaves. 



A. cristatum. (Crested Wood Fern.) 



A. Fellx-mas. A beauitful Fern; green all the year. 



A. Goldianum. {Goldie's Wood Fern.) Handsome as a specimen. 3 ft. 



Hardy Ferns. 



Helianthus rlgidus semi-plenus. 



FERNS. Hardy Varieties. — Continued. 



Aspidium marginale. (Evergreen Wood Fern.) 11 to 2 ft. 

 A. Noveboraeense. (New York Shield Fem.) Slender spe- 

 cies. 1 ft. 

 A. spinulosum. {Spinulose Wood Fern.) Finely dissected 



fronds. 1 ft. 

 A. spinulosum var. dilatatum. Similai to spinulosum. but 



with broader fronds. 

 A. trelypteris. (Marsh Shield Fern.) Thrives in damp places. 

 1 ft. 

 Asplenium Felix-fcemina. {Lady Fem.) Large handsome 



species with finely cut foliage. 2 ft. 

 Cystopteris bulbifera. (Bladder Fern.) Slender fronds. 1 



to 2 ft. long. 

 Dicksonia punctilobula. (Hay-scented or Gossamer Fern.) 



Good for massing. 2 ft. 

 Onoclea Struthiopteris. (Ostrich Fem.) Very effective. 2 to 



4 ft. 

 Osmunda graelllis. (Flowering Fern.) One of the prettiest of 

 the large Ferns. 3 ft. 

 O. Claytoniana. 2 to 3 ft. 



O. cinnamomea. (Cinnamon Fern.) Very beautiful. 4 ft. 

 Phegopteris polypodiodes. A showy variety of the Beech 



Fern ; dwarf. 

 Polypodium vulgare. (Common Polypody.) One of the best 



evergreen species for rockwork. 

 Scolopendrium vulgare. {Hart's Tongue Fern.) A very rare 



Fern; fine for rockwork. 6 to 12 in. 

 Woodsia ilvensis. (Rusty Woodsia.) Good in exposed places; 



6 in. 

 Woodwardia angustifolia. {Chain Fem.) 1ft. 

 Each of the above Hardy Ferns, 30 cts. each; .$2.50 per doz.; 

 $18.00 per 100. 



