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Dingee Decorative Ferns 



Use a soil composed of five parts; two parts of good 

 garden soil, two parts of finely screened peat or leaf mold 

 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 degeres F. should be maintained at all 

 times, with a rise in the daytime of 10 degrees to 15 de- 

 grees. 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 prevented by 

 a properly moistened atmosphere, also by spraying of 

 foliage once a week with tobacco water, made in the con- 

 sistency of weak tea, and increased or diminished in 

 strength as occasion demands. 



TEDDY, JR. — New dwarf Fern. Fronds are broad and 

 beautifully 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 intro- 

 duced. Compact, and thrives under any condition. 

 ROOSEVELT — Resembles the Boston Fern, but produces 

 many more fronds, thus making a handsomer and bush- 

 ier 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. 

 JACKSONII — Extremely strong grower. Resembling Sword 



Fern, quickly forming large, upright plant. 

 WHITMANI COMPACTA— This is a condensed form of 

 the "Ostrich Plume Fern," with valuable characteristics 

 added which are not evident in the parent, the pinnae 

 subdividing, making miniature fronds, looking as if two 

 or more were condensed in one. Very graceful. 

 THE BOSTON FERN — This Fern differs from the ordinary 

 Sword Fern in having much longer fronds, which fre- 

 quently attain a length of six feet, drooping gracefully 

 over the side of the pot or jardiniere, and on this ac- 

 count it is frequently called the Fountain Fern. This 

 drooping habit adapts this variety for growing as a 

 single specimen for a table or pedestal. Equally good 

 for outdoors during the summer as well as a decorative 

 plant for indoors during winter. 

 W^HITMANII (Ostrich Plume Fern) — More of a dwarf habit 

 than the Boston Fern. The fronds are of entirely dif- 

 ferent nature. Each frond is subdivided on the order 

 of the Compacta Fern, thus producing a very beautiful 

 effect. Very decorative. 

 MAIDENHAIR FERN (Adiantum cuneatum) — The best 

 known table Fern, with dainty, lacy fronds, unlike any 

 other. 



Price of all Ferns in extra strong pot plants, 20c each; 

 6 for $1.00; large plants from 4- and 5-inch pots, 75c 

 each, postpaid. 



Maiden Hair Fern 



Whitmanii Fern 



Standard Varieties of 



Everblooming Cannas 



Red and Crimson Shades 



Brandy wine — Bronze leaved; crimson. 4% feet. 

 Egandale — Dark foliage; scarlet. 3 i^ feet. 

 Florida — Scarlet with golden band. 2 % feet. 

 Louisiana — Orchid-flowering. Vivid scarlet. 5 feet. 

 Philadelphia — Crimson- scarlet. 3 feet. 



White and Yellow Shades 



California — Pure rich orange. 4 feet. 

 Florence Vaughan — Yellow, dotted red. 4 feet. 

 Mad. Crozy — Orange, edged gold. 2 i/^ feet. 

 Queen Charlotte — Orange-scarlet. 3 feet. 



Pink Shades 



Maiden's Blush — The best pink. 3 feet. 

 Mile. Berat — Large pink flowers. 4 feet. 

 West Grove — Beautiful pink. 4 ^^ feet. 



Price of Standard Varieties in strong plants from 3-inch 

 pots, 20c each; $2.00 per dozen, postpaid. Every plant is 

 guaranteed to grow. After each variety we have indicated 

 the height of the plant when fully grown. 



Dingee Special Lawn Grass Seed 



It produces a smooth, velvety green sward of attractive 

 appearance. Sow the seed carefully and evenly at the rate 

 of one quart to a space equal to 15 x 20 feet; two bushels 

 will sow one acre. After sowing, cover the seed by raking 

 or harrowing it. 



Seeding may be done at any time during spring, sum- 

 mer or fall, but the best results are obtained by sowing 

 during April, May, September or October. Where fall sow- 

 ing is practical a top-dressing of manure is recommended 

 to protect the roots of the young grass during the winter. 

 In the spring the gross matter should be removed, leaving 

 the surface clean. To renovate lawn, loosen the soil on the 

 bare spots with a steel rake, and, after sowing a liberal 

 quantity of seed, roll or rake again to cover the seed. 



Price: by mail, 50c per pound; in bulk, by express, 45c 

 per pound, 20 pounds or more. 



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