ILdlvard Qillett, Southlvick , Massachusetts 
SELECT HARDY FERNS 
Onoclea Struthiopteris, continued 
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 tallest of our 
Ferns, and should be planted 
well back if other kinds are to 
be used in the group. 25 cts. 
each, $1.50 per doz. 
Onoclea Struthiopteris 
34 OPHIOGLOSSUM vulgatum 
(Adder’s Tongue Fern). 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 mea¬ 
dows, rather inconspicuous 
and more desirable for botani¬ 
cal study than general culture. 
10 cts. each, $1 per doz. 
35 OSMUND A regalis (Flower¬ 
ing Fern). Two to 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. 
36 0 . Claytoniana. Is clothed 
with loose wool when un¬ 
folding its fronds in spring, 
soon becoming perfectly 
smooth. A group of these 
“white croziers” is shown 
on page 8. This Fern, 2 to 3 
feet high, is found in rather 
dry shaded places, and does 
quite well under cultivation. 
25 cts. each, $2 per doz. 
Plant about 2 feet apart if several are needed. 
37 0 . cinnamomea (Cinnamon Fern). 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. 
38 PELL.®A atropurpurea (Clayton’s Cliff Brake). A low, evergreen Fern, 8 to 12 
inches high, usually found on limestone cliffs. We got good results last season 
with this Fern in clear leaf-mold, raising the bed about 6 inches in a shaded 
place, using small fiat stones between the plants ; this kept the soil from drying 
out. We got plants a foot high in this way. Choice, 25 cts. 
39 P. densa (Oregan Cliff Brake). A little low Fern 4 to 6 inches high, found on 
rocks on the mountains of the western coast. It does quite well in a raised bed 
of leaf-mold in a shady place ; it should be planted 4 to 6 inches apart. 20 cts. 
40 P. gracilis (Slender Cliff Brake). A delicate little Fern 3 to 6 inches high, found 
on moist shaded banks. Does quite well in a raised bed of leaf-mold with 
the other Pellaeas. Should be planted rather thickly ; 2 or 3 inches apart is 
about right. Rather rare. 25 cts. each, $1.75 per doz. 
