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Valdesian Nurseries, Bostic, North Carolina 
Ornamental Ferns 
In winter every home needs a touch of living 
green inside. Hallways can be made exceed¬ 
ingly attractive by the addition of a few orna¬ 
mental ferns. The dining room and living room 
also will immediately assume a more inviting 
and cozy look when a few of these graceful love¬ 
ly plants are used. Order a dozen ferns now 
;and grow them yourself for Christmas gifts. 
AVhitmanii—Rather dwarf in growth but very 
graceful, compact and feathery. Each frond 
has a double row of perfect little fronds set at 
right angles to the mid rib. 
Boston—A rapid-growing, graceful house 
fern, and many people prefer this to any other 
variety. It thrives in any ordinary living-room 
and specimen plants can be grown with fronds 
;5 to 0 feet in length. The sword-like fronds 
are produced in bewildering masses, arching, 
curving and strikingly beautiful. On account 
of its large growth the Boston Fern is par¬ 
ticularly useful for hall decoration, where it 
•can be placed on a stand and left undisturbed. 
Roosevelt—In general characteristic it re¬ 
sembles the world-famous Boston Fern, but it 
is superior to it for two reasons. It produces 
many more fronds than the Boston making a 
“bushier and handsomer plant. Then the pinnae 
are beautifully undulated, giving the Roosevelt 
a pronounced wavy effect, that is seen in no 
other fern. 
Asparagus Plumosa—leaves bright green, 
.arched as finely woven as the finest silk mesh. 
Their lasting quality when cut is remarkable, 
retaining freshness for weeks, hence they rank 
as the most valuable plant we have for this 
purpose. They are also fine for hanging baskets 
and jardinieres. 
Asparagus Sprengerii—A desirable species, 
useful as a pot plant or baskets, fronds fre¬ 
quently four feet long, a rich shade of green 
retaining their freshness for weeks after cut¬ 
ting. A fine house plant, as it withstands dry 
atmosphere. Each Per 10 
Small plants .$ .25 $2.25 
Medium size .50 4.00 
Large . 1.00 
Baby’s Breath—Finest foliage of all ferns. 
The lady who named it, on seeing it, exclaimed, 
“Call it the Baby’s Breath Fern, as it is so 
dainty in texture that a baby’s breath would 
almost set its foliage in motion.” The fronds 
are fine and filmy, on which account it has 
been called by some the Lace Fern. We be¬ 
lieve no other fern in existence will compare 
with Baby’s Breath in fluffiness and fine text¬ 
ure. Each 
Small plants .$ .25 
Strong plants .00 
Teddy dr.—A sport from the famous Roose¬ 
velt Fern. While it has shorter fronds, it re¬ 
tains all the characteristics of the parent plant. 
It will produce about four times more fronds 
than any other fern. It is such a compact, vig¬ 
orous grower that it will thrive under most ad¬ 
verse conditions, producing a plant of rare 
beauty without special care or attention. 
Each 
Small plants .$ .35 
Medium .75 
Large . 1.25 
Sparrowii—Has beautiful crested fronds, mak¬ 
ing it most unique. A rapid, easy grower. 
Each 
Small plants .$ .35 
Medium .75 
Large . 1.25 
Dwarf Boston—A valuable introduction, of the 
same form as the Sword Fern, but has larger 
and broader fronds. Fine for hanging pots and 
baskets. Each 
Small plants .$ .20 
Medium .50 
Larger . 1.00 
Evergreen Vines 
In most varieties of vines we can supply 
•either field-grown or pot plants. If it is de¬ 
sired that these plants should be moved during 
the summer months, it is best to get pot grown 
plants. These cost a little more but can be 
successfully moved any season of the year. 
Would be glad to quote on pot-grown plants on 
request. The prices quoted are on field grown 
plants for shipment while dormant from Sep¬ 
tember to May. 
Euonymus Vegotus (Bigleaf Wintercreeper) — 
Bushy, interesting growth. Small, nearly 
round leaves. Bright scarlet fruit, freely pro¬ 
duced. Handsome among evergreens. Also 
•called Evergreen Bittersweet. Each 
10 to 12 inch..$ .40 
12 to 15 inch.60 
15 to 18 inch.. .75 
IS to 21 inch. 1.00 
Euonymus Radicans (Variegated) — Like 
Euonymus Radicans with the exception of its 
beautiful variegated foliage which is about half¬ 
green and half-yellow. Fine for vases, baskets 
-and borders. Each Per 10 
Price .$ .50 $4.00 
Vinca Minor (Periwinkle or Blue Myrtle) — 
Has deep glossy evergreen leaves, with blue 
flowers. Fine for ground covering, or mounds. 
Each Per 10 Per 100 
Price, 2-year bushy plants $ .35 $3.00 $25.00 
Vinca Variegated—A trailing plant with 
glossy-green leaves, margined with creamy- 
white. Flowers blue. Used for baskets, vases 
•or hanging over window or porch boxes. 
Each Per 10 Per 100 
2-year plants .$ .35 $3.00 $30.00 
English Ivy (Hedera Helix)—A vine exten¬ 
sively used in covering Avails, also used for 
covering graves, tree trunks and other like ob¬ 
jects. Hardy evergreen vine that retains its 
dark, glossy leaves all the year. 
Each Per 10 Per 100 
Small plants .$ .15 $ $ 
2- year plants .30 2.50 25.00 
3- year plants .50 4.00 40.00 
