Hardy Ferns 
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ADIANTUM pedatum. Maidenhair Fern. One of 
the most popular species of hardy sorts. It 
makes a good pot-plant, and is at home in 
almost any good garden soil where sufficient 
moisture is near, and drainage as well. It grows 
naturally in shade, and also in the sun. The 
picture on page 38 shows the airy poise of the 
Fern, and delicate frond texture. N., 15 cts. 
each, $1.10 per doz.; P., 18c. each, $1.40 per doz. 
ASPLENIUM augustifolium. Spleenwort. A fine, 
tall Spleenwort, growing in moist ravines, and 
often 3 feet high. Needs shade and a moist, 
rich soil. N., 12 cts. each, $1.25 per doz.; P., 
15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz. 
A. platyneuron (A. ebeneum). Usually 9 to 15 
inches high when fairly established. A fine lit¬ 
tle Fern, with narrow evergreen fronds, found 
on rocky soil. N., 10 cts. each; P., 12 cts. each. 
A. filix-foemina. uADY Fern. Has a larger number 
of cultivated forms in Europe than any other of 
our common Ferns. One to three feet high, with 
fine, delicate fonds, and very hardy. Shade or 
sun are alike congenial, if soil is sufficiently rich 
and moist. N., 15 cts. each, $1.15 per doz.; P., 
18 cts. each, $1.35 per doz. 
A. thelypteroides. Silver Spleenwort. Attains a 
height of three feet, and has fronds 3 to 5 inches 
wide. It is one of the Ferns which grow alone 
if in good, moist soil. N., 12 cts. each, $1 per 
doz.; P., 15 cts. each, $1.10 per doz. 
A. Trichomanes. A low, delicate little Fern, 3 to 
5 inches high, growing in dense tufts. Well 
suited to sheltered pockets of the rockery. N., 
15 cts. each; P., 18 cts. each. 
CAMPT0S0RUS rhizophyllus. Walking Leaf. Is 
found on the margins of shaded cliffs or rocks, 
where the leaf-mold has formed a good black 
soil, and is always shaded. Where such loca- 
Dryopteris Filix-Mas. (See page 40.) 
Dryopteris spinulosa. (See page 40.) 
Camptosorus rhizophyllus, continued. 
tions can be imitated, it is a good plant. Fine 
strong clumps. N., 15 cts. each, $1.10 per doz.; 
P., 17 cts. each, $1.25 per doz. 
CHE1LANTHES lanosa ( C. vestita). A nice little Fern 
for rockwork. Six to fifteen inches high. N., 
15 cts. each: P., 17 cts. each. 
CYST0PTERIS bulbifera. Bladder Fern. Its fronds 
are not rarely two feet long, but quite narrow. It 
is widest at the bottom and tapers to a narrow 
point at the top. N., 10 cts. each, $1 per doz.; 
P., 11 cts. each, $1.10 per doz. 
C. fragilis. Brittle Fern. A very frail little 
Fern, common on the face of dry cliffs. N., 
10 cts. each: P., 11 cts. each. 
DENNSTAEDTIA punctilobula ( JDicJcsonia 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 in 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; 
P., 18 cts. each. 
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. N., 15 cts. each, $1.25 per doz.; 
P., 16 cts. each, $1.35 per doz. 
D. —, var. Clintoniana. A much larger plant than 
the true type of A. cristatum; attains a height 
of 4 feet when grown under the most favorable 
conditions. It is usually found in shade. N., 
15 cts. each; P., 18 cts. each. 
N. preceding the prices indicates not prepaid; P. indicates prepaid 
