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FREDTt H. HORSPORD, CHARLOTTE, VERMONT. 
ASPIDIUM. Shield Fern. 
A. aculeatum. Prickly Shield Fern. The typical form of this grand 
hardy species, which I have imported from Europe. Good, strong plants . $o 25 
A.—, var. angulare. A handsome form, with delicate and smaller fronds . . 
A. —, var. Braunil. Comes from the shaded brooksides of the higher moun¬ 
tains of New England. A very handsome Fern, though not so common as 
most of the hardy sorts.. 
A. acrostlchoides. Dagger Fern. A widely known species; its fronds are 
used by the trade in bouquets. One of the easiest to manage, and about the 
best evergreen hardy Fern we have. It grows on rocky, half-shaded hillsides 
and in swamps.. 
A. Boottil. I have a good opinion of this Fern as one to be depended upon in 
more varieties of soil than most species. It is a handsome plant, and attains 
2 feet or more when in good, moist soil. 
A. cristatum. A small, 
•narrow-fronded plant 
which grows in moist 
meadows 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 . . 
A. —, var. Clintonianum. 
A much larger plant than 
the true type of A. cris¬ 
tatum ; attains a height 
of 4 feet when grown 
under the moq favorable 
conditions. It is usually 
found in shade.15 
A. Flllx-mas. Is a large, 
well-shaped Fern, fronds 
growing in a circle, like 
those of the Ostrich 
Fern. One of the taller 
class, and one of the 
best.25 
A. —1 var. Barnesil. A 
handsome form with nar¬ 
rower fronds.30 
A. Goldlanum. Notrarely 
attains a height of 4 feet 
in its natural home. It 
is one of the finest Aspidi- 
ums. Moist, well-drained, loamy soil is good for it.20 
A. Lonchltls. The Molly Fern. A very desirable hardy Fern, with fronds 
a foot or two long bv 1 to 3 Inches wide. Rather desirable, as it is not 
easily obtained ; very hardy. 
A. marglnnle. Quite common 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.. 
A. munltum. Comes from the Pacific coast, and much resembles in outline 
the Christmas Fern. It is not so valuable as a hardy species ns that, but 
may be grown with good success in New England if sheltered from the warm 
winter weather by a light covering of hay or straw.20 
A. Novobornconse. Of medium size and more delicate structure than most 
of the larger Ferns. Its height in favorable locations is a little more than 
a foot.. 
A. splnulosum and its variety intermedium make fine plants for any 
corner where they may be made to grow. Their fronds are 1 l A feet high by 
4 and 5 inches wide, and so delicately constructed as to be very handsome . 
A.—1 var. dllntntum. A wider form from the mountains.30 
A. Tholyptorls. Varies much on different soils. Fronds are about 2 feet high, 
long and narrow.[10 
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