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Edlvard Gillett, Southlvick, Hass. —Hardy Terns 
Cystoplew bulbifera. Grown al Gillell’i 
25 CYSTOPTERIS bulbifera (Bladder Fern). □ 
Fronds i to 2 feet long, narrow and slen¬ 
der. IJght green in color, and quite 
graceful. Grows best in a moist, shady 
place. This makes a good plant for the 
Fern basket. It can be planted 8 to 12 
inches apart, and is quite desirable for 
planting in front of stronger Ferns, like 
Aslndium spiuiilosum, A. marginalc^ etc. 
10 cts. each, $i per doz. 
26 C. fragilis.D Smaller; 4 to 8 inches high; 
fronds two or three times divided. Forms 
nice little clumps in shady, well-drained 
soil. It takes kindly to the rock-garden 
or can be planted 6 inches apart in bods 
with larger sorts. 10 cts. each. $i per doz. 
27 DICKSONIA punctilobula (Ilay-scentcd, or 
Gossamer Fern). A □ X Grows i or 2 feet 
high. Fronds pale green, very thin, with 
strong stalks from a slender, creeping 
rootstock. .\ prominent feature in 
mountain scenery, often seen in great 
patches, in oj)en j)laccs. One of the very 
best for inassing either in open sun or partial shade, and will thrive in quite dry or 
moist soil, if the drainage is good. Plant 8 inches apart. 10 cts. each, Si per doz. 
28 LYCOPODIUM clavatum (Club Moss;.X Running c.xtcnsively, 6 foot long or more, the 
stems arc round and covered with small, light green, pointed leaves, quite a showy 
evergreen in dry woods; flowers inconspicuous. 20 cts. each, $11.50 per doz. 
29 L. complanatum.X 1 his is the evergreen vine so e.xtensively used in decorating rooms. 
Short stems, 3 to 6 inches high, have flat-topped, leafy branches; brown, running stems 
often 8 feet long. 20 cts. each. Si.50 per doz. 
30 L. dendroidium (Ground Pine).O X I’his is the plant used so much for Christmas greens. 
It grows about 6 inches high, in moist shady places; is an evergreen, quite show}', and 
does quite well under cultivation. It can be 
grown in the fern-dish indoors, or in any 
moist, shady place. 20c. each, $1.50 per doz. 
31 L. lucidulum (Shining Club Moss).a Pretty 
evergreen, 3 to 8 inches high. Leaves ^ inch 
long, growing thickly along the stalk, ^loist, 
shady soil. Plant rather thickly for massing. 
3 to 4 inches apart. 20 cts. each, Si per doz. 
32 LYGODIUM palmatum (Climbing Fern).G 
(irows I to 3 feet high. Stalk slender and 
twining from a slender, running rootstalk. 
A choice and rare kind, needing some sup¬ 
port in a moist, shady spot. Plant i 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. 25 cts. 
33 ONOCLEA sensibilis (Sensitive Fcrn).a A 
foot high. Wet places, open sun or shade. 
It can be planted in quite wet places, too wet 
for most other sorts, i foot apart, or it will 
thrive in moist soils. loc. each, $i per doz. 
34 0 . Struthiopteris (Ostrich Fcrn).a Fertile 
fronds about a 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 tall¬ 
est of our Ferns, and should be planted well 
back. 25 cts. each, $1.50 per doz. 
Dicksonia punctilobula 
by a path in dry pine woods 
See page one for explanation of signs before description of plants 
