E>dward Gillett, SouthwicK, Massachusetts 
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SELECT HARDY FERNS 
19 BOTRYCHIUM Virginicum (Moonwort). About i foot, divided into two segments 
above the middle, one of which is erect, bearing the fruit; the other spreading, 
triangular, membraneous and much divided. Shades. 15 cts. each, >1.25 
per doz, 
20 B. ternatum. 6 to 12 inches high. Fronds evergreen, somewhat resembling the 
preceding, but smaller and less divided. Open sun. 10 cts. each, per doz. 
21 CAMPTO 30 RUS 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, calcareous rocks. Interesting and quite easy to grow in the rock 
gardens. 10 cts. each, 5i per doz. 
22 CHEILANTHES vestita (Clothed Lip Fern). A beautiful little evergreen Fern, 
found on rocky places southward. 6 inches high. 15 cts. each, $1.2$ per doz. 
23 CRYPTOGRAMME acrostichoides (American Rock-Brake), A small evergreen 
Fern, 6 indies iiigh, forming nice little clumps. A native of the Pacific coast, in 
crevices of rocks; thrives in the rock garden. 20 cts. each, $1.50 per doz. 
24 CYSTOPTERIS bulbifera 
(Bladder Fern). Fronds i 
to 2 feet long, narrow and 
slender. Light green in color, 
and quite graceful. Cttows 
best in shade. 'Phis makes 
a good plant for the fern 
basket. 10 cts. each, $1 per 
doz. 
25 C. fragilis. Smaller, 4 to 8 inches 
high; fronds two or three 
times divided. 10 cts. each, 
$i per doz. 
26 DICKSONIA punctilobula ( Hay- 
Scented Fern). Cxrows 2 or 
3 feet high. Fronds pale 
green, very thin, with strong 
stalks from a slender, creep¬ 
ing rootstock. A prominent 
feature in mountain scenery, 
often seen in great patches in 
open places. One of the very 
best for massing either in 
open sun or partial shade, and 
will thrive in quite dry or 
moist soil if the drainage is 
good. Easily grown. 10 cts. 
each, per doz. 
27 LYCOPODIUM lucidulum 
(Shining Club Moss). A 
pretty little evergreen, 3 to 8 
inches high. Leaves ^ inch 
long, growing thickly along 
the stalk. Moist soil. 20 cts. 
each. $1 .25 per doz. 
28 LYGODIUM palmatum (Climbing Fein). Grows i to 3 feet high. Stalk slender and 
twining, from a slender running rootstock. Moist shades. 25 cts. (See illustra¬ 
tion, page 4.) 
29 ONOCLEA sensibilis (Sensitive Fern). A foot high. Wet places, open sun or 
shade. 10 cts. each, per doz. 
Ferns can be ordered by numbery if you ^ish. 
