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Rose Hill N^ursen'es, 9^ew 'Rochelle, N. Y. 
Nephrolepis Bansei. A very fine, new spe- 
cies $0 75 
N. davallioides furcans. A remarkably dis- 
tinct and beautiful variety, with long and 
light green fronds. Unexcelled for decora- 
tive purposes on account of its hardiness ; 
a capital house plant JfO 50 to 1 00 
N. Daffii. Another remarkable species of easy 
cultivation ; the long and upright fronds 
are of a very peculiar form ; a first class 
ornamental plant 50 
N. Elegantissima. This is a "sport" from the 
Ostrich Plume Fern, in which the plumy 
peculiarity of the original is even more 
distinctly developed, the side pintuc being 
again subdivided and standing at right an- 
gles to the midrib, making both sides of 
the frond equally beautiful. The plant is 
of more compact habit, with fronds nearly 
twice as wide, making it a much more de- 
sirable plant for all purposes. .. .!j!0 50 to 1 50 
N. ezaltata. Well known as the "Sword Fern." 
A very useful and decorative species of easy 
cultivation : the long and upright fronds 
are very distinct and effective ; good for all 
decorative purposes $0 25 to 50 
N. farians 50 
N. ruf escens tripinnatifida. A new and most 
beautiful variety of noble habit 1 50 
N. Scottii (Dwarf lioston Fern). As a dec- 
orative house plant we l)elieve this will 
give better satisfaction than any Fern now 
in cultivation. In a general way it may 
be descril]ed as a miniature Boston Fern, 
the whole plant being dwarfer and more 
compact. Tlie fronds are shorter and nar- 
rower, gracefully recurving, and which 
even in a small specimen makes a finished 
plant with which no other variety can 
compare -$0 25 to 1 00 
Nephrolepis Whitmani, An improvement on 
N. Elcflaiitinnima, with still more grace- 
fully divided pinna;, giving the whole plant 
an airy lace-like appearance not found in 
any other variety $0 75 
ONYCHIXJM Japonicum. A very useful Fern for 
florists. 25 cts. 
OSMUNDA Japonica corymbif era. New ; has 
beautiful crested foliage ; of fine decorative habit, 
and very useful. $2..50. 
POIiYPODIUM. An indispensable genus of decora- 
tive Ferns, of easy and rapid growth, including 
many beautiful species. 
P. aurenm. Very fine and distinct foliage of a 
bluish hue $0 50 
P. Catlierinae 50 
P. glaucum. Beautiful bluish foliage 75 
PLATYCERIUM. (Elkhorn or Staghorn Fern.) 
We have, without a doubt, the largest and most 
valuable collection in the world. This wouderfi;! 
genus is a native of the wilds of New Zealand. 
The type, Platyceriuni Alcicorne, is the ordinary 
variety ; then there are quite a few hybrids. These 
are of most extraordinary forms and not only are 
they very interesting because of their semblance to 
the horns of the Flk or Deer family, but they are 
exceedingly hardy and excellent decorative house 
plants. They are epiphytal in habit, and succeed in 
baskets, shallow pans, or when fastened on blocks 
of wood ; in the latter way, suspended, their pe- 
culiarities are well displayed. The shape of the odd 
foliage is shown in the accompanying illustrations ; 
its color is a peculiar gray. The piniits are of easy 
culture, and constantly producing new prothalliums 
or fronds ; they are grand plants for house culture. 
P. alcicorne. The beautiful Elkhorn Fern : see 
illustration .^0 50 to $1 00 
P. alcicorne majus 1 50 to 3 CO 
P. .ffithiopica. New 2 50 to 3 TO 
P. bif orme 2 50 to 5 00 
P. grande. See illustration 3 50 to 5 00 
P. Hillii 5 00 to 10 00 
P. Willinckii 5 CO 
NEPHROLEPIS SCOTTII 
