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Edlvard Qillett, Southlvick, J^ass.—Hardy Terns 
Hardy Ferns 
Adianlum pedatum 
2 ASPIDIUM acrostichoides (Christ¬ 
mas Fcrnj.D An evergreen spe¬ 
cies, about a foot high, with deep 
green fronds simply divideef. 
Although it is one of our com¬ 
mon species, it is a pretty one, 
and easily grown in shade, in 
good garden soil, well drained. 
A good I'ern for planting with 
other sorts. Plant i foot apart. 
15 cts. each, Si per doz. 
3 A. aculeatum, var. Braunii (Prickly 
Shield Fern).OX 'I'he leaves 
are evergreen and shining, and 
The ferns of Xcw England (about forty kinds) take as readily to cultivation as the com¬ 
mon garden flowers. While flowers require a sunny place, Ferns delight in some shaded nook 
shut out from the bright sunlight by buildings or trees; they can also be grown in bo.Kcs or 
pans on the porch, in the house or under trees, any place that is shaded; but are not suitable 
tor house culture in winter, for that is their time of rest; they will not respond to any attention 
we may give them in winter unless 
it be near the springtime. 
Soils. We grow the greater share 
of these Ferns in a moist and sandy 
loam soil, well drained, under a 
covering of boughs, lugh enough to 
work under and get among the beds. 
In making the beds, wc use for the 
smaller Ferns a good sprinkling of 
leaf-mold and a little well-decayed 
manure made very line; this is thor¬ 
oughly mi.xed with the soil, and a'ter 
the Ferns arc planted a little it‘af- 
mold sprinkled around the plants 
lends to keej) the soil light and porous. 
Raising the beds 2 or 3 inches, a little 
higher in the center, gives better 
drainage and allows thcsurj)lus water 
to drain off. 'fhe larger and stronger 
kinds thrive in almost any soil, shaded 
and not too wet; they require no 
special care or soil, yet will respond 
to cultivation as readily as other 
pla n Is. Order by number if you wish. 
(live a good mulching of leaves in 
winter. Our Hardy Ferns can be 
planted at any lime when not in full 
growth, in early spring as soon as tlic 
frost is gone, and any time in autumn 
until the ground is frozen. 
I ADIANTUM pedatum (Maiden¬ 
hair Fern). □ The most graceful 
of all our New England Ferns 
and very easily grown in rich, 
moist, shady places; about a 
foot high. This, like nearly all 
the Ferns, needs good drainage. 
It will establish itself in one 
season, and increase in strength 
year after year. Plant i foot 
apart for massing. 
Clumps, 20 cts. 
each, $1.25 per 
doz. (See illus¬ 
tration.) 
Aspidium aciostichoides 
See page 1 for explanation of 
signs before description of plants. 
