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These beautiful plants are now very generally cultivated. Tlieir great 
diversity and gracefulness of foliage make them much valued, ibe 
following list are very desirable tor wardian cases and ferneries, or for 
parlor and conservatory. The native Ferns are of no value for house 
culture, but are good for planting in shady places out of doors. 
ADIANTUM Farlayense. Very large, handsome foliage; most elegant; 
best for temperate house. 35 to 50 cents each. 
Adiantum Cuneatum. The popular Maiden Hair Fern. Most grace- 
ful and useful. 15 cents each. 
ASPLENIUM BellangARI. One of the handsomest Ferns; feather-like 
narrow leaves of green color; very symmetrical growth. 15 cents 
each. . ... •*, 
Davalia Stricta. One of the most useful Ferns in cultivation, either 
for cutting or decorative purposes. 25 cents each. 
Nephrodium Indulatum. A really graceful Fern, multiplying very 
fast in throwing out vines, on which grow separate plants again. ( 
Nephrolepsis Davaliodes Furcans. A highly ornamental produc- 
tion from Java, with long, deep crested fronds of a bright glossy green 
color. Strong plants, 20 cents each. 
Lastrea MULTIFIDA. Sea green foliage, dividing in many heads at 
point of leaf. 15 to 25 cents each. . . 
Pteris Tremula. Shaking Fern. The foliage of the Pteris varieties 
is large; very graceful; the slightest movement of the air shakes the 
leaves of this kind, which we recommend more than any other for 
house culture. 15 cents each. . 
Pteris Argyre.\. The inner half of leaves silvery white, very beauti- 
ful, should be in every collection: grows from fifteen to eighteen 
inches. 25 cents each. 
Cretica Alba Lineata. A dwarf, very hardy variety, with silvery, 
white-edged foliage. 15 cents each. 
Longifolia. Long, graceful fronds, eighteen to twenty inches long. 
20 cents each. 
Serrulata and Serrulata Cristata. Attractive; eight to twelve 
inches high; long, narrow leaves in dense masses. 15 cents each. 
Sword Fern. Nephrolepsis lixaltata. In well grown specimens the 
fronds attain a length of six or seven feet, but only one to three 
inches wide, and like plumes arching over in every direction, in a 
most graceful manner; this beautiful Fern is excellent for oulside 
planting in shady borders; it is a very fine plant for hanging pots or 
baskets on the piazza in Summer and conservatory or window in the 
Winter. Large, strong plants, 25 cents each. 
X^copoDtum— Chinese fl& 03 S. 
Denticulatum. This is the most popular of the creeping mosses, 
creeping in dense masses over the soil; loves shade and moisture like 
all the rest. 10 cents each. 
Apoda. Sea green, Fern like fronds, distinct in color and growth. 1U 
cents each. 
