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MISS C. H. LIPPINCOTT 
BEAUTIFUL HOUSE FERNS 
There are no plants grown more desirable for the house than the following fine 
decorative Ferns. They are easily grown, free from insects and disease, and thrive 
well in the ordinary temperature of the living room. See that the plants have plenty 
of drainage and are kept well watered ; never let dry out for any length of time. 
Every one of the Nephrolepis Ferns is entirely distinct in every way. 
THE WANAMAKER FERN 
NEPHROLEPIS JOHN WANAMAKER 
A new fern of wonderful beauty ; 
long, narrow, gracefully drooping 
fronds; it is not so compact as Scholzeli 
and therefore more open and airy. A 
most desirable house fern as it is a rapid 
grower and quite distinct from other 
ferns. Fine young plants, 25 cents; 
strong plants, 60 cents. 
THE BIG FOUR FERN 
NEPHROLEPIS SPLENDIDA- This is 
the most wonderful Fern of them all. 
It combines the good qualities of the 
four most popular sorts. It has the 
grace of the Boston, the wavy fronds 
of the Roosevelt, the fluffiness of the 
Ostrich Plume, the uniqueness of the 
Fishtail, different fronds on the same 
plant showing the marked characteris- 
tics of the four varieties — some fluffy, 
some waved, some of the true Boston, 
others forked like the Fishtail. With- 
out question, the most interesting Fern 
ever produced. Fine young plants, 20 
cents each; strong plants, 50 cents. 
THE ROOSEVELT FERN 
NEPHROLEPIS “ROOSEVELT" — In gen- 
eral characteristics the “Roosevelt” re- 
sembles the Boston Fern, but far hand- 
somer. It produces many more longer, 
finer fronds, and the edges of the pin- 
nae are deeply, exquisitely rippled. It 
is the most splendid Fern ever pro- 
duced. Fin© young plants, 20 cents 
each; strong plants, 50 cents. 
PHILADELPHIA LACE 
FERN 
NEPHROLEPIS ELEGANTISSIMA The 
small pinnae are subdivided into per- 
fect miniature fronds set at right angle 
to the midrib of the main frond. This 
makes the front and back of the frond 
exactly alike. One cannot give ade- 
quate description to this Fern. Fine 
young plants, 15 cents each; strong 
plants, 40 cents; extra strong plants, 
50 cents. 
THE BOSTON FERN 
NEPHROLEPIS BOSTONIENSIS— In the 
vicinity of Boston no other plant is so 
extensively used as this graceful Neph- 
rolepis, which differs from the ordinary 
Sword Fern in having longer fronds, 
which frequently attain a length of six 
feet. These arch and droop over very 
gracefully, on account of which it is 
frequently called the Fountain Fern. 
This drooping habit makes it an excel- 
lent plant to grow as a single specimen 
on a table or pedestal. This Fern should 
not be compared with the Ostrich Plume 
Fern, as they are of an entirely differ- 
ent growth. Fine young plants, 15 cents 
each; strong plants, 50 cents. 
THE TEDDY JUNIOR FERN 
NEPHROLEPIS SPLENDI DA- This is 
the most wonderful famous Roosevelt 
Fern. The fronds are broad and beauti- 
fully tapered from base to tip; they 
droop just enough to make a shapely, 
graceful plant, permitting it to finish 
with a fine full center and perfect sym- 
metrical spread. The pinnae are dis- 
tinctly undulated, giving the fronds an 
attractive, wavy appearance, which adds 
materially to their charming decorative 
effect. “Teddy” will produce about 
four times more fronds than any other 
Fern ever introduced, finishing with 
fifty or sixty fronds in a four-inch pot, 
while twelve to fifteen is the average 
number other varieties will produce in 
the same size pot. Fine young plants, 
20 cents each; strong plants, 50 cents. 
THE NEWPORT FERN 
NEPHROLEPIS SCOTTI— Identical with 
Boston Fern, except that it is smaller 
in all of its parts, and more compact, 
and will make more fronds in a given 
length of time. The fronds are lighter 
green than any of the Nephrolepis. The 
plants are never straggly. Very dis- 
tinct. Fine young plants, 15 cents each; 
strong plants, 50 cents. 
New London, Mo., 
February 20, 1917. 
Dear Miss Lippincott : Last year I bought a few seeds of you for the first 
time, and I liked them so well that I must have some more this year. Your 
Cosmos W’ere the most beautiful I have ever seen. 1 am, 
Yours respectfully, 
Mildred Baker. 
