The ^1 ^^ Polyantha or Fairie Roses 



Exquisite »^ ^. jE^HgSL. The members of this distinct and charm- 



"Baby Doll" 4 Sr-'i T'iiHP'lllii ''"^ ^^^^^ ^^ everblooming Roses, of which 



\ -'mmswr^^^s^^^m: - ^j^g Baby Rambler forms a conspicuous 



group are distinguished by tlieir dwarf, 

 bushy habit of growth, medium size, very 

 double flowers and deUghtful fragrance. 

 -SfcJi^JVIlle. Cecile Bruner. Rosy pink on rich 

 creamy white ground ; a great bloom- 

 er; very satisfactory for bedding. 

 Marie Pavie. Medium size, very full and 

 double; borne in large clusters; white 

 flushed with carmine. 

 Perle D'Or. Copper gold, changing to 

 fawn and salmon; flat-rayed form, 

 very double; elegantly perfumed. 

 Migron. Very similar to Mile. Cecile 

 Bruner, but of lighter shade of pink, 

 buds equally as handsome as the 

 Cecile Bruner. 

 Baby Doll. The flowers are miniature in 

 size but magnificent in form and 

 ' ->^ produced by the hundreds, exquisite 



for cutting or bouquets and bedding 



purposes. Makes a magnificent show 



in the open ground, always blooming from early spring until late fall. The tips of the 



petals are vivid scarlet, then mellowing down through shades of pink into saffron, lavender 



and gold, finally into deep old gold, a combination extraordinary. 



Orleans. A very rapid grower, soon producing a bush resembling a huge bouquet of brilHant 



geranium red flowers, sufl"used rose, with a rosy-white center. 

 Erna Teschendorf. Crimson flushed carmine. Darker red than Crimson Baby. 

 ClotUde Soupert. Full and double, and deUciously sweet. Color eff'ect is beautiful, ivory- 

 white, shading toward the center to silvery-rose. 

 Geo. Elger. Golden-yellow, opening into miniature symmetrical Roses. Bush is so loaded with 



blooms they resemble a huge bouquet. 

 Double White Baby Rambler. Great masses of double, pure white flowers. 



Price of all Polyantha Roses on this page: First-size plants, 25 cts. each; 5 for 

 $1.00; two-year-old plants, 75 cts. each; $7.50 per dozen; by parcel post with soil. 



Decorative House 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. Place some broken pieces 

 of pots or crocks and some charcoal in the bottom of each pot for drainage. Judgment should 

 be exercised in watering. On warm days they should be syringed at least twice. Never aUow 

 them to become too dry. 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 the 

 consistency of weak tea, and increased or diminished in strength as occasion demands. 

 Teddy, Jr. Fronds are broad and beautifully tapered from the base to the tip, drooping just 



enough to make a graceful plant. Compact, and thrives under most any condition. 

 Roosevelt. Resembles the Boston Fern, but produces many more fronds, thus making a 



handsomer and bushier plant. 

 Jacksonii. Extremely strong grower. Resembling Sword Fern, quickly forming large, upright. 

 Whitmanii Compacta. 



This is a condensed 



form of the "Ostrich 



Plume Fern," Nvith 



valuable characteris- 

 tics added which are 



not evident in the 



parent. 

 The Boston Fern. This 



Fern diff"ers from the 



ordinary Sword Fern 



in having much long- 

 er fronds, which fre- 

 quently attain a 



length of six feet, 



drooping gracefuUy 



over the side of the 



pot or jardiniere. 

 Verona. The fronds are 



very fine and fluff"y. 



Known as Lace or 



Baby Breath Fern. 



Dwarf or compact. 



Price of all Ferns in 

 extra strong pot plants, 

 20 cts. each; 6 for $1.00; 

 large plants from 4- 

 and 5-inch pots, 75 cts. 

 each, postpaid. 



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Whitmanii Fern 



