FERNS 
If you wish to create a woodsy spot in your garden, nothing will do more than ferns to give it a 
quiet, restful atmosphere. Or if you are confronted with the problem of a hare, unsightly 
patch on the north side of your house or along the edge of the shrubbery border, ferns may 
happily solve your problem. Do not expect miracles from them, for they will not grow in 
hard, poor soil under the drip of eaves. However, it is possible to select a fern which will 
glorify almost any situation, provided the ground is well prepared—deep and loose with 
plenty of humus. 
Adiantum pedatum. Hardy Maidenhair, 15 in., 
95c for 3; S3.50 per doz. 
Plenty of shade and very rich, circumneu- 
tral soil. The most airy of our native ferns. 
Aspidium (Dryopteris) marginalis; Leather 
IFood-Fern, 2 ft.; 95c for 3; $3.50 per doz. 
Robust evergreen, showy species. 
Asplenium Filix-femina, Lady Fern, 2 ft., 65c 
for 3; $2.50 per doz. 
Grows in sun or shade, dies down in mid¬ 
summer but soon comes up again with a 
good clean green. The finely cut fronds 
give a lacy effect. 
Dicksonia punctiloba, Hay-Scented Fern, 2 ft.; 
95c for 3; $3.50 per doz. 
Very similar to the Lady Fern except that 
the fronds are a little finer cut. 
Osmunda Claytoniana, Interrupted Fern, 4 ft.; 
95c for 3; $3.50 per doz. 
Easy; indifferent to sun or shade; likes 
stones. Easily transplanted; may be used 
in foundation plantings. The whole plant 
is shaped like a graceful fountain. 
— cinnamomea, Cinnamon Fern, 4 ft.; 95c 
for 3; $3.50 per doz.; large clumps 75c 
each. 
Moist acid soil in sun or shade. Crowns of 
stiff, stately fronds. Resents transplanting. 
— regalis, Royal Fern, 4 ft.; 95c for 3; $3.50 
per doz.; large clumps $1.00. 
Prefers wet, shaded situation, but can sur¬ 
vive in any soil of acid inclination, which 
is not too dry. Soft and graceful in effect. 
Polypodium vulgare, Common Polypody, 4-10 
in.; 65c for 3; $2.50 per doz. 
A charming little evergreen fern suitable 
for the rock garden. 
Polystichum (Aspidium) acrosticoides, Christ¬ 
mas Fern, 2 ft.; 95c for 3; $3.50 per doz. 
Evergreen, grows well in almost any shady 
situation. 
Pteridium aquilinum (Pteris aquilina) ; 
Bracken Fern, 3 ft.; 95c for 3; $3.50 per 
doz. 
Large coarse fern suitable for massing; 
hardy and durable in sun or shade. 
GROUND COVERS 
Euonymous radicans, Winter Creeper, large 
clumps 75c each. 
Excellent to cover a low wall or where a 
low hedge is needed, also as a ground 
cover under trees. It is hardier than 
English Ivy. 
Hedera helix, English Ivy, 75c each. These 
are fruiting forms of the type and are 
seldom seen. Should be kept pruned to in¬ 
sure their fruiting. 
Vinca minor, Periwinkle, Myrtle, 6 in., 65c for 
3; $2.50 per doz., $14.00 per 100. 
This little, trailing evergreen vine, with 
its blue flowers in spring, is always at¬ 
tractive and easy to establish. 
-alba, white form of the above. 
