Hardy Ferns 
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Asplenium filix-foemina. Lady Fern. Has a larger 
number of cultivated forms in Europe than any 
other of our common Ferns. One to three feet 
high, with line, delicate fronds, and very hardy. 
Shade and sun are alike congenial, if soil is suffi¬ 
ciently 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. 
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¬ 
tions can be imitated, it is a good plant. Fine 
strong clumps. N. t 15 cts. each, $1.10 per doz.; 
P., 17 cts. each, $1.25 per doz. 
CHEILANTHES lanosa (C . vestita). A nice little Fern 
for rock work. Six to 15 inches high. N., 15 
cts. each; P., 17 cts. each. 
CYSTOPTERIS bulbifera. Bladder Fern. Its fronds * 
are not rarely two feet long, but quite narrow, j 
It is widest at the bottom and tapers to a nar- 1 
row point at the top. N., 10 cts. each, $1 per i 
doz.; P., 11 cts. each, $1.10 per doz. 
DENNSTAEDTIA punctilobula (Vi c ksonia p i losiu s - 
cula). PIay-scented Fern. Very abundant in 
the mountain pastures of New England. Deli- j 
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 cristata (Aspidium cristatum). Asmall, ! 
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. N., 15 cts. each, 
$1.25 per doz.; P., 10 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. 
D. Filix-Mas (Aspidium Filix-Mas) . Is a large, 
well-shaped Fern, with 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. 
D. Goldieana (Aspidium Goldieanum). Not rarely 
attains a height of 4 feet in its natural home. 
It is one of the finest Aspidiums. Moist, well- 
drained, loamy soil is good for it. N., 20 cts. 
each, $1.65 per doz.; P., 23 cts. 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. 
DryopterisNoveboracensis(A.9phZ7R/>R JYoveboracense ). 
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. N., 
12 cts. each; P., 14 cts. each. 
D. spinulosa (Aspidium spinulosum) . Makes a 
fine plant for any corner where it may be made 
to grow. Their fronds are 1% feet high by 4 
and 5 inches wide, and so delicately constructed 
as to be very handsome. N., 10 cts. each, $1 
per doz.; P., 12 cts. each, $1.15 per doz. 
D. Thelypteris (Aspidium Thelypteris) . Varies 
much on different soils. Fronds are about 2 
feet high, long and narrow. N., 10 cts. each, 
$1 per doz.; P., 12 cts. each, $1.15 per doz. 
Adiantum pedatum. (See preceding page.) 
MATTEUCCIA Struthiopteris (Onoclea 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 hand¬ 
some vase. It is not evergreen, but lasts until 
frost kills the fronds. It likes to be shaded 
part of the day, and will stand considerable 
moisture. N., 15 cts. each, $1.25 per doz.; P. 
18 cts. each, $1.55 per doz. 
ONOCLEA 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. each, $1 per doz.; P.> 
12 cts. each, $1.15 per doz. 
jy. preceding the prices indicates not prepaid; P. indicates prepaid. 
