Edward Gillett, Southwick, Mass. 
HARDY FERNS i:^ 
Phegopteris hexagonoptera. 
S A good hern i'or the 
shady corner. 11 reaches 
a height of one foot, 
with fronds averaging 
from 7 to 12 indies in 
width—often broader 
than long. Quite 
s h o y and easily 
grown in almost any 
garden soil; desirable 
for growing in front of 
the taller and larger 
kinds. Plant 8 inches 
apart. 
polypodioides. Fronds 
smaller and darker 
green than the pre¬ 
ceding, 8 inches high, 
often found on mossy 
banks just above the 
water of a mountain 
brook, and often with 
Dryopteris, but not so 
particular as to soil 
when cultivated. It 
makes a good Fern for 
the front border of a 
F e rn- b ed , and, if 
planted 6 inches apart, 
should in two years, 
make a solid clump. 
Phegopteris Dryopteris (page 121. Phegopteris polypodioides and 
Phegopteris hexagonoptera 
POLYPODIUM vulgare (Common Polypody). Ejg One of the best evergreen species for 
rock-work. Grows 4 to 10 inches high, forming dense mats. Desirable for front edge 
of Lern-bed, iind will adapt itself to almost any kind of soil not too wet; plant it 
about 4 to 6 inches apart for quick results and cover the new buds slightly, 
falcatum (Kellogg’s Polypody). ^ Found in Washington and Oregon, growing on 
trees and in clefts of rocks. Does well here in New Fngland if given a bed of leaf- 
mold well drained. 6 to 12 inches high. 30 cts. each, S2 for 10. 
12 3 4 5 6 
(I) Phegopteris hexagonoptera, (2) Cystopteris bulbifera, (3) Aspidium cristatum, (4) Asplenium 
angustifolium. (5) Dicksonia punctilobula, (6) Aspidium Noveboracensc 
Prices on Ferns, 25 cts. each, $1.50 for 10, $12 per 100, unless otherwise noted 
