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F. H. HORSFORD, CHARLOTTE, VERMONT, 
CHEILANTHES vestita. A pretty Fern 6 
to 12 inches high, with dark green, 
hairy fronds. Grows in clefts of rock. 
15 cts. each, Si.25 per doz. b. 
CYST0PTER1S bulbifera (Bladder Fern). 
Fronds not rarely 2 feet in length ; 
widest at the bottom of the frond, from 
which it tapers to the top. A fine Fern 
for the rockery or shady corner. 10 
cts. each, 80 cts. per dozen, b. 
C. fragilis ( BrittleFern). Muchsmaller. 
4 to 10 inches high, finely divided. A 
common but very delicate little Fern. 
One of the best for the small rockery ; 
also, is admirably adapted for growing 
in Fern cases. (See cut, p. 33.) 10 
cts. each, 80 cts. per dozen, b. 
DICKSONIA pil osiuscula (Hay-scented 
Fern). This is very abundant in the 
mountain pastures of the White and 
Green mountains. It has delicately 
divided fronds 2 feet high ; forms dense 
beds. Easy of culture in moist, grav¬ 
elly or sandy soil, in sun or shade. 
It is a valuable species for many locali¬ 
ties. 15 cts. each, Sr per dozen. d. 
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OSMUNDA CINNAMOMEA. 
LYGODIUM palmatum (Climbing Fern). 1 to 3 feet high 
Stalks slender and twining. Fine, established plants, 15 
cts. each, $1.25 per doz. d. 
ONOCLEA sensibilis (Sensitive Fern). 1 or 2 feet high. Likes 
moisture, and will live in sun or shade. 15 cts. each. Si 
per dozen, c . 
0 . struthiopteris (Ostrich Fern). Sterile fronds 4 or 5 feet 
high, in large specimens 6 to 9 inches wide. A fine, stately 
Fern, the sterile fronds growing in a circle, the fertile, which 
are much shorter and unlike the sterile, coming from the 
center. 15 cts. each, $1.25 
per dozen, c. 
OSMUNDA regalis gracilis. 
A narrow-leaved variety of 
the Royal Fern. 2 to 3 feet 
high. 15 cts. each, Si.25 
per doz. c. 
0. cinnamomea (Cinnamon 
Fern). 3 to 5 feet high, with 
handsome large fronds. A 
stately Fern. 25 cts. each, 2 
for 40 cts. c. 
0. Claytoniana (Clayton's 
Flowering Fern). 2 to 4 feet 
high. Fronds clothed with loose wool when young. 
20 cts. each, Si. 50 per dozen, c. 
PHEGOPTERIS polypodioides (Common Beech Fern). 
This is a pretty little Fern for the shady corner, 
with small, three-sided fronds. It spreads from 
creeping root-stalks, and forms nice, compact 
masses. A graceful little Fern. 15 cts. each, Si .25 
per dozen, b. 
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