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The Ferns we offsr arc varietr.E selected for their value a:^ house plants. 
Ferns are easily grow:' in the hoiis : anu are {becoming; more and more popular. 
Try a-CDlleciiioii a:ul ha'/c a .^rand window display all v/intcr. 
THE BOSTON FERN. 
( Nop 'in •Kpi> |ii>>I. iiiicnS'S.) 
This is .L wonde'rfiilly hc.iUliv. r.ipiil .L:r.iu in:< 
■md i^iaccfu! hiiLisc p];iul.;:!t lias bn:t\ in ;:rcat 
COLLECTION OF HOUSE FERNS. 
I Liicli. iTic: .iii>"o M'l I'l ilic 'c^ -lU-cUi mi oi" 
'Six Tenis fi T posipaiu. 
Cyrtomium Falcatum .— '^n^" "i' ''li^' nmsi 
; JL'sir.ibic ferns fi Ik msc cuUnrc. A sir* in- 
i _,„ I ... 1. . ,. 1 , , / 1 i;'t"n\vini: \ .u icU . \\ ilh Lii";^c. deep. ;-;li>ss\ ,i^recn 
acnund everyu'hero. . Us h^ni.;. iTn.id fmndsi"^ . - i . 
.ire miirc i:r.iceriil th.in tlie «ild Sumd l ern :uur 
. ,. r . Ti ■ , ' ^snarao-Mc Pern 1 nic icatneiA* inha-c. 
iT'inds are often si\ Hise\ en leel !on;,. iicst ni' Selaginella Emiliana.- ^'i^' erect 
all for han.uinj,' ha^kels. 0\ir plants are ail well iron.K. <: \ » im-lu-s hi-h. \ cr\- ii^elLiI for lat^Ie 
esUiItlishcd in pots, not weak runners t'>rn loi^e de*-i >r,ai' >m>. 
Pteris Alba Lineata -I'rcuy varie.i^atcd 
I'ncc 1st. si/c eaeli \7,c: !*«m -r-e 
variei>'. 
Pteris Serrulcta Cristata. 
crcslcd I'ei ii. 
ORNAMENTAL ASPARAGUS. Adiantum Cuneatu-n. i:.\ai;-en-s Hair.^ 
-A \'er\' ,L.;iMeeful planl .md e.isils' ,L;ro\\n. 
A>paia.i:us ^pren.^eri. I'erhans Mie Ivst kn<.iwn 
pl.uil inlruduceil.in > e.(i>. i specj.iUv .useful to 
jriow as a Pot plant h.r klecorativc purp-tses. tt 
Asparagus Fern, 
( \spaiM.i;us I'UimuMis >.t:ui>. ) 
;:rows freely the uii<.ie \ear round: as it u itli-, a he.iuiirul piant. witii hrijrlil .L;reen. ,;;raoe fully 
st.ind^ dr\- .aiiiK-^phere. \ vi-Mmus erowcr.j.uvhed fo]ia,:;e. fully cqu.d to M.iidenhah" leins 
provlucln^; spia\s four l. . li\e feel Ion- of fi esh.lin yraec and beauu . The fr.uids aie lueKe u< 
.i:recn. feathery hilia.k'c. Pscful for iinuuucts.ilifteen inches in Ien;^lha;u! taper i" a poiiii 
wreailis or sprays, rem.iinin^ perfect for weeks from a uidvlK-r twelve inciies. One of the 
nflcr cuttin.u. most beau ti fu I "decot .uive platils. Needs little 
Sir-.ir^n^l.'iUs mc: Pi for l.oii. i_.n-,-e bushy care < ;r .atenlion. 
j'lanls. each. -r.c. U.ich Me: lar-e Inishy plants, caeli av. 
Violet Princess of Waies 
:hc beantiful single flDw^rs a^e of a ricii violet purple with the center some- 
what brighter, fragrant. Each lo cents. 
ic it iiK-rcasc: 
ASPIDISTRA VARIEGATA. 
.\s ptipuiar as .1 p.ihii fur house dceoralion. 
The lea\-e.s are in t.ijs inches . hur.: ; . splashed 
and striped cream-white. Thriv es in the hot 
air of the livin^'-rooni. uh. 
^■aIueand beauty u iiji .\-^c. 
liach 'JK-ilartrer plains, cacti 
c\ press. 
UMBRELLA PLANT. 
Cyperus Alternifolius. 
\s ilecoiativ c as a palm: docs well in •soil oi 
\^.itei-. A useful and beautiful wiudftw plant, 
kacii U'c: evtr.i si/e -l^c. 
lud I. Mil bv 
I'i-iiUs i-J to I i inciies h . 
whorls, iiy express, each, ;^l 
Ptanf; ]H to 'io inches hiiih 
express, e.ich 
h. with throe to four 
w iih whoris, bv 
SMILAX 
A verv .i^raceful cliniber. possessiii- ihe rare 
qualities of vlelicale and dense foli.i;.'e and \ in- 
ini; h;ibil. admirably adaplln,^ it to climbinv"iu- 
iUl'oopin.:4" as may b.' rei]Liii-ed. Tine as .i p.irl-u- 
jor window plant, hach. in,-. 
I POINSETTIA PULCHERRIMA 
i One of tiie handsomest of Xnias Ih.werin.L:* 
[plants. ^The>' are in bloom ai Am. is w hen .ill 
: Ilowei s arc In most demand. 
Norfolk Island hue. -Th.s beautiful plant re-| The tlowers arc deep.HMrle: uith Ion, leaflike 
>.nibie. the I'lne Somewhat in .ippcHr.u-heJp-''.il- lUo lo inches :on.^^ forming a double row 
ihou^Mi much hner in texture is particularly ad-'Thc ih.wcr> .p c lar^rely used us cut llowei s at 
■nptcd to table decoration, it is most unupie in'^imas. 
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