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Edward Gillett, Southwick, Mass.—Hardy Ferns 
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1. Woodflia obtusa 
2. Asplenium ebeneum 
3. Asplenium Trichomanes 
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4. Cystopteris fragilis 
5. Woodsia Ilvensis 
LYGODIUM palmatum 
(Climbing Fern). ® Grows 1 to 
3 feet high. Stalk slender and 
twining from a slender, running 
root-stock. A choice and rare 
kind, needing some support in 
a moist, shady spot. Plant 1 
foot apart and keep the soil well 
mulched with leaves for one or 
two years, adding a little leaf- 
mold to the soil. A colony of 
this seen growing in the wild, 
climbing the low bushes, is a 
beautiful sight, and not often 
seen, as the plant is rather rare 
or local. 50 cts. each, $5.00 
per doz. This fern we furnish 
in pot grown stock only. It 
will be shipped in the pots, by 
express, collect. 
ONOCLEA sensibilis (Sensitive Fern). ♦> m A foot high. Wet places, open sun or 
shade. It can be planted in quite wet places, too wet for most other sorts, or it will thrive in 
moist soils, 1 foot apart. 15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz., $7.50 per 100. 
O. Struthiopteris (Ostrich Fern), ffl Fertile fronds about foot high; sterile fronds much 
larger, 2 to 4 feet high, 6 to 10 inches wide; erect. A very handsome species; graceful as a 
palm. One of the most satisfactory to grow; its long, graceful fronds make a most effective 
background for smaller Ferns. Can be grown as single plants in open sun or shaded nook. 
Use lots of manure, as it is a great feeder. Plant about 2 feet apart if several are needed. It 
is one of the very tallest of our Ferns, and should be planted well back. 20 cts. each, $2.00 
per doz., $10.00 per 100. 
OPHIOGLOSSUM vulgatum (Adder’s - Tongue Fern). A single leaf from the fibrous 
roots, bearing at the top a singular spike of fruit or spores. Wet, open places, usually in low, 
grassy meadows, rather inconspicuous and more desirable for botanical study than general 
culture. 10 cts. each, $1.00 per doz. 
OSMUND A regalis (Flowering Fern). ® Two or 3 feet high. Pale green. One of the 
prettiest of the large Ferns. Can be grown in still water, 2 or 3 inches deep, setting the plants 
so that the crowns shall be just above the 
water. It can also be grown in moist 
soils, sun or shade. Plant 2 or 3 feet 
apart, where several are to be grown. 
Large roots, 20 cts. each, $2.00 per doz., 
$10.00 per 100. 
O. Claytoniana. * ® Is clothed with 
loose wool when unfolding its fronds in 
spring, soon becoming perfectly smooth. 
This Fern, 2 to 3 feet high, is found in 
rather dry, shaded places, and does quite 
well under cultivation and quite well in 
boxes. Plant about 2 feet apart if several 
are needed. 20 cts. each, $2.00 per doz., 
$10.00 per 100; extra heavy, 40 cts. each, 
$4.00 per doz. 
O.Cinnamomea (Cinnamon Fern), m 
Is usually larger than the preceding, 
often 5 feet high and 8 inches wide. 
Clothed with rusty wool when young, but 
Plant evergreen ferns for ground covers under shrubs. 
