"Kdlvard Gilleit, Southlvick, Mass. — Hardy Terns 
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35 OPHIOGLOSSUM vulgatum (Adder’s-Tongue Fern).Q A single leaf from the fibrous 
roots, bearing at the top a singular spike of fruit or spores. Wet, open places, usually 
in low, grassy meadows, rather inconspicuous and more desirable for botanical study 
than general culture. lo cts. each, $i per doz. 
36 OSMUNDA regalis (Flowering Fern).D Two or 3 feet high. Pale green. One of the 
prettiest of the large Ferns. Can be grown in still water, 2 or 3 inches deep, setting 
the plants so that the crown shall be just above the water. It can also be grown in 
moist soils, sun or shade. Plant 2 to 3 feet apart where several are to be grown. Large 
roots, 30 cts. each, $2 per doz. 
37 0 . Claytoniana.X 0 Is clothed with loose wool when unfolding its fronds in spring, soon 
becoming perfectly smooth. A group of these “white croziers’’ is shown on page S. 
This Fern, 2 to 3 feet high, is found in rather dry, shaded places, and does quite veil 
under cultivation and quite well in boxes. Plant about 2 feet apart if several are needed. 
25 cts. each, $2 per doz. 
38 0 . Cinnamomea (Cinnamon Fern).0 Is usually larger than the preceding, often 5 feet 
high and 8 inches wide. Clothed with rusty wool when young, but the sterile fronds are 
smooth when full grown. Very beautiful. This will thrive in quite wet soil in open 
sun, or moist, shady places; usually found in mucky soil. 25 cts. each, $2 per doz. 
3Q PELL.ffiA atropurpurea (Clay¬ 
ton’s CHIT Brake).□ A low 
evergreen Fern, 8 to 12 inches 
high, usually found on lime¬ 
stone cliffs. We got good re¬ 
sults last season with this Fern 
in clear leaf-mold, raising the 
bed about 6 inches in a shaded 
place, using small, flat stones 
between the plants; this kept 
the soil from drying out. We 
got plants a foot high in this 
way. Choice, 25 cts. 
40 P. densa (Oregon ClifT Brake).□ 
.\ little, low Fern, 4 to 6 inches 
high, found on the rocks on the 
mountains of the western coast. 
It docs quite well in a raised 
bed of leaf-mold in a shady 
place. Plant 4 to 6 inches 
apart. 20 cts. 
41 P. gracilis (Slender Cliff Brake). 
□ .\ delicate little Fern, 3 to 6 
inches high, found on moist, 
shaded banks. Docs quite well 
in a raised bed of leaf-mold with 
the other Pcllaias. Should be 
planted rather thickly, 2 to 3 
inches apart. Rather rare. 25 
cts. each. $1.75;. per doz. 
PHEGOPTERIS (Beech Fern). 
42 P. Dryopteris.D Has triangular 
fronds 3 to 5 inches wide, once 
or twice divided. A delicate 
and pretty Fern. One foot 
high, in moist, rich, shaded 
E laces, often near a mountain 
rook; it is benefited by adding 
a little leaf-mold to the soil. 
Quite desirable for growing 
with other small Ferns, or in 
front of larger sorts. Plant 8 
inches apart for permanent 
bed. 15 cts. each, $r per doz. 
43 P.hexagonoptera.D .*\ good Fern 
for the shady corner, 7 to 12 
inches wide, broader than long; 
quite showy and easily grown 
in almost any garden soil. One 
foot high; desirable for grow¬ 
ing in front of the taller and 
larger kinds. Plant 8 inches 
apart. 10 cts. each, Sr per doz. 
Onoclea Struthioptcru (sec page 6) 
See page one for explanation of signs before description of plants 
