HARDY FERNS. 
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DENNSTAEDTIA punctilobula (Dicksonia pilosius- 
cula). Hay-scented Fern. Very abundant in 
the mountain pastures of New England. Deli¬ 
cate and easy of culture, it is one of the best. 
N., 15 cts. each, $1 per doz.; P., 18 cts. each, 
$1.25 per doz. 
DRYOPTERIS Boottii (Aspidium Boottii). I have a 
good opinion of this Fern as one to be depended 
upon iu more varieties of soil than most species. 
It is a handsome plant, and attains 2 feet or 
more when in good, moist soil. N., 15 cts. each, 
$1.15 per doz.; P., 18 cts. each, $1.35 per doz. 
D. cristata (Aspidium cristatum). A small, nar- 
row-fronded plant which grows in moist mead¬ 
ows and swamps, but more commonly around old 
stumps and decayed trees in open meadows 
and pastures. It makes one of the best plants 
in cultivation. X., 15 cts. each, $1.15 per doz.: 
P., 1(3 cts. each, $1.25 per doz. 
D. —, var. Clintoniana. A much larger plant than the 
true type of .1. cristatum ; attains a height of 
4 feet when grown under the most favorable con¬ 
ditions. It is usually found in shade. N. t 15 cts. 
each, $1.15 per doz.; P., 18c. each, $1.35 per doz. 
D. Filix-Mas (Aspidium JFilix-Mas). Is a largo 
well-shaped Fern, fronds growing in a circle, 
like those of the Ostrich Fern. One of the taller 
class, and one of the best. N., 25 cts. each; P., 
30 cts. each. 
Osmunda Olaytouiaua. (See page 42. 
D. —, var. Barnesii. A handsome form with nar- | 
rower fronds. X., 30 cts. each; P., 35 cts. each. 
D. Goldicana (Aspidium Goldianum). Not rarely 1 
attains a height of 4 feet in its natural homo. It j 
is one of the finest Aspidiums. Moist, well- 
drained, loamy soil is good for it. N., 20 cts. 
encli, $1.05 per doz.; P.,23c. each, $2.05 per doz. 
D. marginalis (Aspidium marginale). Quite com¬ 
mon on rocky hillsides. Its large, light green 
fronds have a bluish tinge and are very durable; 
cut specimens will keep a long time. Nice for 
rockery or shaded slopes, or, in fact, for any 
place where it may be grown. N., 12 cts. each, 
$1 per doz.; P., 15 cts. each, $1.25 per doz. 
D. Noveboracensis (Aspidium Noveboracense ). Of 
medium size and more delicate structure than 
most of the larger Ferns. Its height in favor¬ 
able locations is a little more than a foot. X., 
10 cts. each, $1 per doz.; P., 12 cts. each, $1.15 
per doz. 
D. spinulosa (Aspidium spinulosum) and its va¬ 
riety intermedia make fine plants for any corner 
where they may be made to grow. Their fronds ' 
are VA feet high by 4 and 5 inches wide, and so 
delicately constructed as to be very handsome. 
X., 10 cts. each, $1 per doz.; P., 12 cts. euch, 
$1.15 per doz. 
D. —, var. dilatatum. A wider form from the moun¬ 
tains. X., 30 cts. each; P., 35 cts. each. 
D. Thelypteris (Aspidium Thelypteris). Varies 
much on different soils. Fronds are about 2 feet ; 
high, long and narrow. X., 10 cts. each, $1 per 
doz.; P., 12 cts. each, $1.15 per doz. 
LYG0DIUM palmatum. Climbing Fern, Hartford 
Fern. Does well in a good, moist, sandy loam 
outside, but in many soils it will lull, and when 
it has been set where it seoms not to thrive, it 
had better be taken in and treated to pot culture. 
X., 25 cts. each; 1\, 28 cts. each. 
0N0CLEA sensibilis. Sensitive Fern. A common 
plant in moist ground; though nice to establish 
in some places, I do not consider it as good as 
many others. N., 10 cts. euch, $1 per doz.; P., 
12 cts. each, $1.15 per doz. 
0. Struthiopteris. Ostrich Fern. One of the 
most stately, and one of the best for cultivation. 
Not rarely 4 feet high, with handsome, dark 
green fronds growing in a circle, forming in 
outline a handsome vase. It is not evergreen, 
but lasts until frost kills the fronds. It likes to 
be shaded part of the day, and will stand con¬ 
siderable moisture. X., 15 cts. each, $1.25 per 
doz.; P., 18 cts. each, $1.55 per doz. 
0SMUNDA. Flowering Fern. The Osmundas aro 
a grand group of large, tall-growing Ferns 
which, when established in the right soils and 
locations, make fine plants. 0. regalis and O. 
cinnamomea grow in more moisture, as a rule, 
than O. Olaytoniana, but with good treatment 
and an intelligent selection of location, the 
three may be grown together. It will not bo the 
first or second year that the full benefit comes 
from the planting of these species. After they aro 
established, much handsomer fronds will appear. 
0. cinnamomea. Cinnamon Fern. N., 20 cts. each, 
$1.50 per doz.; P., 25 cts. each, $1.95 per doz. 
y. preceding the prices , indicates not prepaid ; P. indicates prepaid. 
