FERNS 
MOST BEAUTIFUL OF DECORATIVE PLANTS 
FOR THE HOUSE AND CONSERVATORY—No plants are easier to grow or more ornamental 
for houses or conservatory culture than these grand Ferns. They require very little care or attention. 
The ordinary temperature of the living room suits them nicely, and their new growths will soon surprise 
you with their graceful beauty. 
THE POPULAR BOSTON SWORD FERN—(Nephrolepis Exaltata Bostoniensis.) In the vicinity of 
Boston no other plant is used so extensively as this graceful Nephrolepsis, which differs from the 
ordinary Fern in having much longer fronds, which frequently attain a length of four feet. These 
fronds arch and droop over very gracefully. It is frequently called the Fountain Fern. Small, 15c 
each; large, 40c each. 
THE “ROQ^EVELT FERN” (Nephrolepsis Roosevelt)—In general characteristic it resembles the 
Boston Fern, but with two points of great excellence over that variety. First it produces many more 
fronds, making it a bushier and handsomer plant; then the pinnae are undulated, giving it a pro¬ 
nounced wavy effect seen in no other fern. Small, 15c each; large, 40c. 
OSTRICH PLUME FERN (Whitmanii)—Gracefully divided pinnae, giving the whole plant an airy 
lace-like appearance; makes beautiful symmetrical plants even in small sizes. Small, 15c each; 
large, 40c. 
COLORADO—A new fancy fern of general form and character of Whitmanii, but upright and sturdy 
as the Boston. Fronds are wide, tapering in to tip. Leaflets alternating on stems. Main leaflets are 
smaller replicas of whole frond, projecting at right angles to stem. Center of each frond dark green; 
the outer two-third light green. No stem weakness or delicacy. Small, 20c each; large, 50c. 
SPARROWII-—It has dark green foliage which, with its beautiful crested fronds, makes it a most 
unique, distinct and desirable Fern. Its robustness makes it easily grown by amateurs. Small, I5c 
each; large, 40c each. 
INNISFALLEN—This handsome, new variety originated with us. It is of the Elegantissima type, a 
strong and rapid grower, handsome green foliage, and has a stiff midrib which makes the fronds 
stand up better than most varieties of Ferns. It has a distinctness of its own. Small, 15c each; 
large, 40c each. 
VERONA—A handsome variety of the Elegantissima type, somewhat resembling the N. Whitmanii, 
but with finer ostrich plume foliage and with a stiffer midrib which makes the fronds stand up better. 
Small, 15c each; large, 40c each. 
DWARF GROWING FERNS FOR DISHES 
We have grown a large quantity of small Ferns suitable for Fern dishes. The use of ferneries as 
ornaments for the dinner table is now very general. 10c each; set of 5 for 45c. 
VICTORIEA—Has narrow graceful foliage of a deep green color, elegantly variegated with silver white. 
One of the prettiest of the variegated varieties. 
CRYTOMIUM FALCATUM (Holly Fern)—The leaf is’a rich, glossy green, and each leaflet is about 
the shape and size of a rose leaf. The fronds are fine for cutting on account of their lasting quality. 
ADIANTUM CUNEATUM (Maiden Hair Fern)—A very beautiful and graceful Fern, its delicate 
fronds being much used for cut flower work. 
PTERIS WILSONI—One of the most dwarf of this class, having deep green foliage, leaves heavily 
crested, giving it the appearance of a tassel. 
PTERIS CRETICA MA YII—A crested form of Pteris'Cretica Albalineata, showing same variegations 
as that variety, but of dwarfer habit. 
Dish Fern 
HARDY FERNS 
These are very useful for growing close to houses 
and in corners which are too shady for other plants. 
Most ferns do best in a light soil containing much 
vegetable matter. 
30c each; 3 for 75c 
CHRISTMAS FERN—Fine for growing as an indi¬ 
vidual specimen and ranks with the Ostrich and 
the Osmundas in size and vigorous beauty. 
OSTRICH FERN (Onoclea Struthiopteris)—Grow¬ 
ing in a crown, fronds 2 to 4 feet by 6 to 10 inches 
wide; a very handsome species, graceful as a palm. 
Use lots of manure, leaf mould or well rotted peat 
and it will multiply by underground runners, es¬ 
pecially so in moist, sandy or peat soil. 
INTERRUPTED FERN (Osmunda Claytoniana)— 
A large fern growing in a crown 2 to 3 ft. high, 8 
inches broad, clothed with rusty wool when young. 
Thurstoni 
Evansiana 
BEGONIAS 
FLOWERING, REX, TUBEROUS ROOTED AND HARDY 
FLOWERING BEGONIAS 
This beautiful class of plants is deservedly popular. They are suitable for pot culture 
in the window for winter blooming. We can furnish Flowering Begonias from 2J^-inch 
pots, 20c each; 12 for $2.00. EXCEPT WHERE NOTED. 
ARGENTEA GUTTATA—It has purple-bronze leaves, oblong in shape, with silvery markings, 
and is in every way a most beautiful Begonia. Produces white flowers in bunches on ends of 
growth stems. 
BEEFSTEAK BEGONIA (Feastii)—A low spreading Begonia, with perfectly circular leaves, red 
beneath, and dark, glossy green above, and of heavy texture. 
CHATELLAINE SUPREME—It is of easy culture, low, bushy habit and literally covered the 
entire year with a wealth of bright pink flowers with yellow stamens. 
CORALLINE LUCERNE (The Wonderful Flowering Begonia)—The blooms last from a month 
to six weeks, and are borne in immense clusters, almost hiding the plant. The color is bright 
coral-red, changing to a delicate pink. 
CRINKLED BEEFSTEAK BEGONIA—Beautifully arranged, magnificent crinkled, crested and 
curled, glazed, reddish olive green foliage, topped by clusters of flesh pink flowers. 
EVANSIANA (Hardy Bedding Begonia) —This is a tuberouB-rooted, herbaceous, hardy perennial 
Begonia, losing its tops in the fall. When bedded out, the bulbs re¬ 
main in the soil and start new growth in the spring. The plants like 
a rich, porous soil and partial shade and will bloom throughout the 
summer. Produces clusters of flowers and buds of a beautiful pink 
color by the hundreds during an ordinary growing season. 15c each, 
or 4 for 50c. 
GRACILIS LUMINOSA—(Red.) Strong and robust. The most free- 
floweing of all Begonias. The flowers, when first opening, are a bright 
cherry, changing to a clear coral-red. Its foliage is rich glossy green, 
often shaded deep bronze. 
HAAGEANA—Large trusses of creamy white flowers, suffused with 
pink, the foliage bold and attractive, of a bronze-green above and 
reddish on the under side. 
McBETHII—Shrubby in growth, with very deeply indented leaves, 
which are fine and small. Very free flowering, being constant the year 
round. White flowers, waxy in texture, carried in panicles. 
THURSTONI—The under side of the leaves is a rich purplish-red, the 
veinings very prominent, while the face or upper side is a bronzy- 
green, shaded with crimson and olive, with a peculiar glossy metallic 
luster over all. Flowers rosy-white, in large clusters well above the 
foliage. 
VENUS—A new and distinctly “different” Begonia. Its dark, glossy, 
bronze-green, deeply cut leaves combined with its free-flowering ha¬ 
bit, make it one of the most attractive plants. Blooms the year around. 
Tuberous 
Rooted 
WELTONIENSIS—A very handsome winter-flowering variety, givii 
in profusion its lovely pink flowers, easy cultivation. 
GEO. H. MELLEN, SPRINGFIELD, OHIO 
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