Edward Gillett, Southwick, Mass. 
HARDY FERNS <) 
Asplenium Filix-foemina (Lady Fern). ^ A 
large, handsome Fern, 2 to 3 feet high, with 
finely cut foliage. Plant in a moist place, in 
sun or shade, in good, ricli soil. A good 
F'erntogro\vassingIespccimcns,or it can be 
set 1^2 -2 feet apart at back of Fern-bed. 
One of the best for general culture. 
Trichomanes (Maidenhair Spleenwort). ■*; A 
delicate little hern, with narrow fronds 3 to 
() inches long. Although found up among 
the cliffs, it adapts itself to the small rock¬ 
ery, where it does exceedingly well, and 
also in the hem border. This is one of the 
small evergreen h'erns benefited by a good 
allowance of leaf-mold. Plant about 8 
inches apart, with the crownsat the surface, 
thelypteroides (Silvery Spleenwort). Fronds 
2 to 3 feet high, by 6 inches wide. Thrives 
in moist shades. A good thrifty Fern, de¬ 
serving of a place well back in the Fern-bed. 
Any good garden soil. Plant 1 foot apart. 
BOTRYCHIUM virginianum (Moonwort). m About 1 foot high, divided into two 
segments above the middle, one of which is erect, bearing the fruit, the other 
spreading, triangular, membranous and much divided. Plant 8 inches apart, 
lernatum. 6 to 12 inches high. Fronds evergreen, resembling the preceding, 
but smaller and less divided. Found in moist, open fields, often in lowlands; con¬ 
spicuous in late autumn by the yellowish fruit and green or variously tinted 
leaves. Plant 6 inches apart, with the new bud about an inch below the surface. 
CAMPTOSORUS rhizophyllus (Walking-leaf). SB A little, low-creeping Fern, with 
evergreen fronds 4 to 9 inches long growing in tufts. The ends of these fronds rest 
on the ground and take root, forming new jjlants at each “step” thus taken. 
I'ound growing naturally on shaded, calcareous rocks. Interesting and quite easy 
to grow in the rock-garden. If to be grown in the Fern-bed, use a good sprinkling 
of leaf-mold, raising the bed 2 to 3 inches, and plant on front edge about 6 inches 
apart. Do not cover the leaves. 30 cts. each, S2 for 10, $15 per 100. 
This shows a practical arrangement of Goldie’s Wood Fern (Ax/Jidium Coldicanutn) and 
the small Beach Fern (I^benoptcris Dryoptcris). The latter variety is admirable as a border 
plant. See pages 7 and 12. 
