Edward Gillett , Southwick , Mass.—Hardy Ferns 
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A. Thelypteroides 
(Silvery Spleen wort). 
Fronds 2 to 3 feet high, 
by 6 inches wide. In 
moist shades. A good 
thrifty Fern, well de¬ 
serving a place in the 
Fern-bed, well back. 
Any good garden soil. 
Plant 1 foot apart. 15 
cts. each, $1.50 per 
doz., $7.50 per 100. 
B. ternatum. 6 to 12 inches high. Fronds evergreen, somewhat resembling the 
preceding, but smaller and less divided. Found in moist, open fields, often in mowlands 
and is quite conspicuous in late autumn by the yellowish fruit, and finely cut green or vari¬ 
ously tinted leaves which give it a distinctive beauty. Plant 6 inches apart, with the new 
bud about an inch below the surface. 15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz. 
CAMPTOSORUS rhizophyllus (Walking-leaf). ® 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 plants at 
each “step ” 
thus taken. This 
curious habit has 
given the Fern 
its popular name. 
Found growing 
naturally on 
shaded, calcare¬ 
ous rocks. Inter¬ 
esting 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 or 3 in¬ 
ches, and plant 
on front edge a- 
about 6 inches 
apart. Don’t 
cover the leaves. 
20 cts. each, 
$2.00 per doz., 
$10.00 per 100. 
Asplenium Trichomanes var. Gillettii 
Asplenium Trichomanes (see page 8) 
divided. Plant 8 inches apart. 15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz. 
BOTRY CHIUM 
Virginicum (Moon- 
wort). m About 1 
foot, divided into two 
segments above the 
middle, one of which 
is erect, bearing the 
fruit, the other spread¬ 
ing, triangular, mem¬ 
braneous and much 
$7.50 per 100. 
See page one for explanation of signs before description of plants. 
