Whitman Fern 
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 
individual specimen and ranks with the Os¬ 
trich and the Osmundas in size and vigorous 
beauty. 
OSTRICH FERN (Onoclea Struthiopteris) — 
Crowing 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 multi¬ 
ply by underground runners, especially 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 
— FERNS — - 
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 fre¬ 
quently called the Fountain Fern. Small, 1 5e each; large, 40c each. 
THE “ROOSEVELT FERN” (Nephrolepsis Roosevelt) — In general characteristic it resembles 
the Boston Fern, but with two points of great excellence over that variety. First it pro¬ 
duces many more fronds, making it a bushier and handsomer plant; then the pinnae are 
undulated, giving it a pronounced 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 weak¬ 
ness 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 ama¬ 
teurs. Small, 15c 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 fern¬ 
eries 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 MAYII —A crested form of Pteris: Cretica Albalineata, showing same 
variegations as that variety, but of dwarfer habit. 
• BEGONIAS • 
FLOWERING, REX 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 2Vi-mch pots, 
20c each; 12 for $2.00. EXCEPT WHERE NOTED. 
ARCENTEA CUTTATA —It has purple-bronze leaves, oblong in shape, with silvery mark¬ 
ings, and is in every way a most beautiful Begonia. Produces white flowers in bunches 
on ends of growth stems. 
BEEFSTEAK BECONIA (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 BECONIA —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 tuberous-rooted, herbaceous, hardy per¬ 
ennial Begonia, losing its tops in the fall. When bedded out, the bulbs remain 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-flowering 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 sh:ded deep bronze. 
HAACEANA —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 promi¬ 
nent, while the face or upper side is a bronzy-green, shaped 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 habit, make it one of the most attractive 
plants. Blooms the year around. 
WELTONIENSIS —A very handsome winter-flowering variety, giving in profusion its lovely 
pink flowers, easy cultivation. 
UNNAMED REX BEGONIAS 
The broad leaves, high coloring and exquisite markings of Rex Begonias make them in¬ 
valuable as decorative plants for house culture. Give them a soil composed of rich loam, 
woods earth and sharp sand. They require a warm, moist atmosphere and a shady situation. 
Do not allow the sun to strike the leaves while wet, and do not overwater. We can furnish 
REX BEGONIAS in choice sorts at 25c each; 3 for 65c. 
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