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Edward Gillett, Southwick, Mass.—Hardy Ferns 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
1 Lygodium palmatum 2 Aspidium munitura 3 Aspidium thclypteris 
4 Scolopendrium vulgar© 5 Aspidium aculeatum var. Braunii 0 Aspidium Felix-Mas 
CRYPTOGRAMMA acrostichoides (American Rock-Brake), m A small, evergreen 
Fern, 6 inches high, forming nice little clumps. A native of the Pacific coast, in crevices of 
rocks; thrives in the rock-garden. It also takes kindly to a Fern-bed to which leaf-mold 
has been added. It makes a good border. Pot grown 20 cts. each, S2.00 per doz. 
CYSTOPTERIS bul- 
bifera (Bladder Fern) m 
This variety is not used as 
extensively as it should be. 
It has light green fronds 
which attain a length of 
nearly 3 feet. This makes 
it very useful for massing 
on moist banks or for lining 
walks where a low carpet 
effect is desired. It is one 
of the best varieties also for 
edging fern beds. Plant the 
crowns just at the surface 
and 8 inches apart. 
15 cts. each, $1.50 per dozen, 
$7.00 per 100. 
DICKSONIA punctilobula (Hay-scented, or Gossamer Fern). m 4- This is one of 
the varieties that will grow in either sun or shade. It propagates itself by underground 
root stalks and if planted in rich, porous soil will soon form masses. If masses of ferns which 
attain a height of 18 inches are desired along a walk this is the very best variety to se- 
Try my pot-grown ferns for immediate results 
C. fragilis. m Smaller; 4 
to 8 inches high; fronds two 
or three times divided. 
Forms nice little clumps in 
shady, well-drained soil. It 
takes kindly to the rock-gar¬ 
den or can be planted 6 in¬ 
ches apart in beds with 
larger sorts. 15 cts. each, 
$1.50 per doz., $7.50 per 100. 
1 2 3 4 
1. Cryptogramma acrostichoides 3. Pellcea densa 
2. Pellaea atropurpurea 4. Woodsia scopulina 
