TLcllvard Qillett , Southlvick, Massachusetts 
SELECT HARDY FERNS 
11 ASPIDIUM Noveboracense (New York Shield Fern). A slender species about a 
foot high, in moist, shady woods, with fronds 3 to 4 inches wide. Pale green. 
Fine for massing, as seen in cut. 
Plant 9 inches apart. 15 cts. each, 
(1.25 per doz. 
12 A. spinulosum (Spinulose Wood Fern). 
A very pretty evergreen species, 
about 15 inches high, with finely dis¬ 
sected fronds about 4 inches wide. 
Quite a prominent Fern in moist 
woods and on shaded banks, where 
it becomes easily established when 
planted. It does quite well in the 
Fern bed planted well back. Plant 
18 inches apart. 10c. ea., $1 per doz. 
13 A. spinulosum, var. dilatatum. Similar 
to A. spinulosum , but with broader 
fronds. This is usually found in moist, 
cool shaded places in beds of leaf- 
mold well toward the top of our 
higher mountains. Give it an abun¬ 
dance of this black wood dirt in plant¬ 
ing in the bed. 18 inches apart. 
20 cts. each, $1.50 per doz. Aspidium marginale (See page 2) 
14 A. Thelypteris (Marsh Shield Fern). A 
foot high, with fronds about 2j^ inches wide. We see this growing wild in large 
beds where it is quite wet, in open, sunny places. It can be cultivated in 
moist, open places, and is benefited by the addition of a little leaf-mold. 
15 cts. each, ji per doz. 
15 ASPLENIUM angustifolium (Narrow-leaved Spleenwort). A charming Fern with 
light green, graceful fronds. Do not miss it in making up your list. Grows 
1 to 3 feet high, with simply divided fronds ; these divisions are 3 to 4 inches 
long. Its home is in rich, shaded places, where it is quite moist. It takes 
quite kindly to cultivation in the Fern bed. Set well back, about 18 inches 
apart. 20 cts. each, $1.25 per doz. 
16 A. ebeneum (Ebony Spleenwort). Usually 6 to 15 inches high. Found growing 
among the rocks and along cliffs, in dry, rather sunny places. Suited for rock- 
work. In planting in the front border of Fern beds give it a little leaf-mold, 
and plant about 8 inches apart. 10 cts. each, $r per doz. 
A bed of Aspidium Noveboracense 
