ISAAC LANGLEY WILLIAMS, EXETER, NEW HAMPSHIRE 
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HARDY NATIVE FERNS 
The Ferns are one of our most useful groups of plants. They grow 
best in a shady location but some will thrive in full sun. The following 
Ferns are strong, clumpy plants and include the best varieties for general 
use. Varieties marked f will succeed in the open sun. 
*ADIANTUM pedatum, American Maidenhair 
*ASPLENIUM platyneuron, Ebony Spleenwort 
*trichomanes, Maidenhair Spleenwort.... 
fATHYRIUM filixfemina, Lady Fern. 
pycnocarpon, Narrow Leaf Spleenwort .... 
thelyptroides, Silvery Spleenwort. 
BOTRYCHIUM virginianum, Rattlesnake Fern 
*CAMPTOSORUS rhizophyllus, Walking Fern 
*CYSTOPTERIS bulbifera, Berry Bladder Fern 
*fragilis, Fragile Bladder Fern. 
f*DENNSTEDTIA punctilobula, Hay-scented 
Fern ... 
DRYOPTERIS clintoniana, Clinton Wood Fern 
cristata, Crested Wood Fern . 
goldiana, Goldie Fern..... 
*hexagonoptera, Winged Wood Fern. 
*linnaeana, Oak Fern . 
*marginalis, Leather Wood Fern. 
noveboracensis, New York Fern. 
*phegopteris, Narrow Beech Fern. 
*spinulosa, Toothed Wood Fern . 
thelypteris, Marsh Fern . 
fONOCLEA sensibilis, Sensitive Fern. 
OSMUNDA cinnamomea, Cinnamon Fern.... 
fclaytoniana, Interrupted Fern. 
regalis, Royal Fern. 
regalis gracilis, Slender Royal Fern. 
*POLYPODIUM vulgare, Common Polypody.. 
*POLYSTICHUM acrostichoides, Christmas 
Fern . 
tPTERETIS nodulosa, Ostrich Fern . 
tPTERIDIUM aquilinum, Bracken . 
t*WOODSIA ilvensis, Rusty Woodsia . 
*obtusa, Common Woodsia . 
WOODWARDIA areolata, Chain Fern. 
virginica, Virginia Chain Fern. 
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