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SlEBRECHT & WaDLEy's CATALOGUE OF 
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FERiS5 AND SELASIWELLA5. 
O COLLECTION of plants is complete without Ferns and Mosses. Their beautiful foliage seems especially 
fitted to combine with all brilliant and lovely flowers ; and to supplement the majestic elegance of the Palms 
and Cycads, we have the large tree forms. A vast variety there is, too, among them, from the delicate, trans- 
parent green fronds of the finer Adiantums to the bold and handsome foliage of the Nephrolepis and Pteris ; 
or from the lovely Selaginellas, carpeting the ground, to the stately and tall Tree Ferns. 
The appreciation of Ferns has increased vastly of late years, and they are now extensively used for all decorative 
purposes, and in all elegant floral work. Our extensive and carefully grown stock affords ample opportunity for 
buyers to select any forms which may please their fancy or suit their convenience. New and really valuable species 
are constantly being added to our stock. These will be found in New and Rare Plants. 
ADIAXTUM. A large genus of handsome tropical and 
sub-tropical Kerns, commonly known as "Maiden-hair" 
Ferns, with light, filmy fronds and slender, glossy black 
stems. Their value is well known, and they are appre- 
ciated the world over. 
A. afflne $o 25 
A. aiiiabile 5° 
A. Bausei i 00 
A. belluin. Dwarf and compact 50 
A. Capillus- Veneris. A distinct and beautiful 
form of the real Maiden-hair Fern of Great 
Britain 25 
A. var. grande. A form with large leaf- 
lets, and of robust growth ; resembles a min- 
iature A. Farleyense 
A. imbricata. See New and Rare Plants, 
page 5 200 
A. caudatum. A fine species for baskets .... 50 
A. ciliatum {Edgworlhii). Of peculiar beauty, in 
the way of A. caudatum ; on the ends of the 
pendulous growth young plants are produced ; 
an excellent plant for baskets .... go 75 to i 50 
A. concinnuin. For basket and table work . . . 50 
A. cuneatum. Probably more widely grown than 
any other Adiantum, especially for cutting ; a 
very excellent and beautiful species 25 
A. graiidiceps. A crested form 50 
A. curvatum 50 
A. decorum. Of beautiful habit, with large leaf- 
lets ; a fine decorative species 50 
A. excisum multifldum. Elegant tassel-like 
foliage 50 
A. Farleyense. One of the most beautiful varie- 
ties, and the cjueen of the Maiden-hair Ferns ; 
the pinnules are large but delicate, and the 
coloring is exquisite. See p. 77 ... $1 00 to 2 50 
A. formosum. Robust and tall-growing 
A. fragrantissima i 00 
A. gracillirauni. Foliage minute, finely divided, 
and of an exquisite color; of a delicate and 
misty appearance, and always admired. The 
finest form of the Adiantums 50 
ADIANTUM inacrophylluin. Distinct and large. $0 75 
A. Moorei. One of the finest Ferns for baskets . . 50 
A. Oweni i 00 
A. palmatum. Very distinct, and of noble ap- 
pearance ; the large pinnules produce a palm- 
like appearance, which gives the plant a strik- 
ing beauty go 50 to 2 00 
A. princeps. Very graceful and fine i 00 
A. Peruvianuin. Very tall and large-leaved ; an 
easily grown species of gre.it beauty 50 
A. rhodophyllum. One of the most beautiful 
new varieties, with reddish colored fronds . . i 00 
A. rubellum. The fronds of this choice and beau- 
tiful Fern are of a rich crimson tint when 
young, changing to light green, edged pink 
as they grow old i 00 
A. Sanctae Catheriiise. A robust-growing and 
very useful species 25 
A. Siebrechtii. For description see New and Rare 
Plants, page 5 200 
A. speciosum 50 
A. trapezifornie. A very fine species, with ele- 
gant fronds and large pinnae 75 
A. Vlctoriae. A lovely Fern, of dwarf and com- 
pact growth 50 
A. venustum • . . i 00 
A. Williamsii i 00 
ANEMIA villo.sa. A handsome, tropical American 
Fern, rare and distinct. Si. 50. 
ASPIDIUM. The "Shield Ferns" form a group alike 
useful and beautiful. 
A. decurrens. A robust and remarkable species . jSi 50 
A. inolle 50 
A. Pluniierll 75 
ASPIjENIUM. a large and widely distributed genusi 
including many species of great beauty and value. 
A. affine $1 00 
A. Belangerii. Has finely divided fronds .... 75 
A. I'orinosum 1 i» 
,\. obtusilobum. A fine creeping species, from the 
Fiji Islands ; excellent for hanging baskets . . 50 
A. palmatum {Hemioiiitis) i 00 
