Edward Gillett , Southwick , Mass.—Hardy Ferns 
15 
WOODWARDIA (Chain 
Fern). 
W. angustifolia. ♦> 12 inches 
high by 3 to 4 inches wide. 
Grows in wet bogs, but takes 
kindly to cultivation in moist 
garden soil and will thrive even 
if put in highest rock-gardens. 
20 cts. each, $2.00 per doz., 
$10.00 per 100. 
W. Virginica. * Is larger, 2 
feet high by 3 to 5 inches broad. 
Wet swamps or bogs. Can be 
grown in any garden soil. Plant 
12 to 14 inches apart if a per¬ 
manent bed is desired. 15 cts. 
each, $1.50 per doz., $7.50 per 
100 . 
Phegopteris Dryopteris (see p. 13) Phegopteris polypodioides (see p. 13) 
Phegopteris hexagonoptera (see page 13) 
Hardy Ferns 
The following collections are made up to help in selecting for special needs, and should be 
sent by express or freight. 
If to be planted in beds, the height as given after each kind would indicate where it 
should go; if in beds where they are to be seen from all sides, the tall kinds in the center; 
but if in an angle of the house or wall, plant the taller kinds the farthest back, 8 inches or 
a foot from the wall, and the smaller kinds in front. 
No. /, $6.00. For Open Sun Culture 
This collection is desirable for the open border, and all the Ferns, being rather tall, 
can be grown as single specimens or for massing, with or without flowers. 
6 Onoclea Struthiopteris, 2 to 4 ft. 24 Dicksonia punctilobula, 1 to 2 ft. 
6 Osmunda Claytoniana, 2 to 3 ft. 6 Asplenium Felix-foemina, 2 to 3 ft. 
No. 2 , $6.00. For Dry, Shady Places 
These Ferns will grow in a dry, shady place. Plant them where flowers, as a rule, do 
not thrive. 
12 Aspidium acrostichoides, 1 ft. 12 Dicksonia punctilobula, 1 to 2 ft. 
12 Aspidium marginale, 1 to 2 ft. 6 Osmunda Claytoniana, 2 to 3 ft. 
See page one for explanation of signs before description of plants 
