Edward Gillett, SoatKwicK, Massachusetts 
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SELECT HARDY FERNS 
40 PHEGOPTERIS polypodoides. Fronds smaller and darker jjreen than in the last. 
Rock garden or any garden soli in shade. Easily cultivated. 10 cts. each, 
per doz. 
41 POLYPODIUM vul- 
gare (Common 
Polypody). One of 
the best evergreen 
species for rock- 
work. Grows 4 t* 
10 inches high 
formingdense mats. 
Generally found on 
half-shaded rocks, 
often coveringthem. 
10 cts. each, per 
doz. 
42 P. falcatum (Kellogg’s 
Polypody). A 
species from Ore¬ 
gon , about the 
same size as the 
last, but more 
graceful. Same 
situation. 15 cts. 
each, ^1.25 per doz. 
43 SELAGINELLA ru- 
pestris. A little 
low, moss- like Polypodium vulgare. 
plant, I to 3 inches 
growing in little tufts, grayish green in color. Grows on exposed rocks. 
15 cts. each, ji.20 per doz. 
44 S. apus. A pretty little creeper, with fine scale-like leaves. Desirable for a moist 
situation, and makes a fine groundwoik for small-flowering plants. 10 cts. each, 
$i per doz. 
45 WOODSIA Ilvensis (Rusty Woodsia). This little Fern often chooses for its home 
the exposed rocks on tops of mountains, forming little tufts and forcing its roots 
down into the crevices. Twenty years ago I saw it in masses on the grounds 
where Mt. Tom House now stands in Holyoke, Mass., 1,200 feet above the sea. 
20 cts. each, $1.25 per doz. 
46 W. obtusa (Obtuse-Leaved Woodsia). Six to 12 inches high; found on rocky banks. 
An easy Fern to grow, and one quite desirable for rockwork. 15 cts. each, 
per doz. 
WOODWARDIA (Chain Fern) — 
47 W. angustifolia. Twelve inches high by 3 to 4 inches wide. Grows in wet bogs, but 
takes kindly to cultivation in moist garden soil, and will even thrive if put in 
higher rock gardens. 20 cts. each, ^1.20 per doz. 
48 W. Virginica. Is larger, 2 to 3 feet high by 3 to 5 inches broad. Wet swamps or 
bogs. 'I'his, like the above, can be grown in any garden soil. 15 cts. each, 
$ii per doz. 
HARDY FERNS 
The following collections are made up to help in 8ele<^ting for special needs,'and should 
go by express or freight. 
No. 1, $5.00. 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, witli or without flowers. 
6 Onoclea Struthiopteris, i to 5 ft. 24 Dicksonia punctilobula, 2 to 3 ft. 
6 Osmunda Claytoniana, 2 to 3 ft. 6 Asplenium Filix-fcemina, i to 2 ft. 
