TLdlvard Gillett, Southlvick, Massachusetts 
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SELECT HARDY FLRNS 
PHEGOPTERIS (Beech Fern)— 
41 P. Dryopteris. Has triangular 
fronds 3 to 5 inches wide, once 
or twice divided. A delicate 
and pretty Fern. One foot 
high, in moist, rich, shaded 
places, often near a mountain 
brook ; it is benefited by ad¬ 
ding 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 per¬ 
manent bed. 15c. each, $1 per doz. 
42 P. hexagonoptera. A 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 
growing in front of the taller and 
larger kinds. Plant 8 inches apart. 
10 cts. each, $1 per doz. 
43 P. polypodoides. Fronds smaller and 
darker green than in the last. Eight 
inches high, often found on mossy 
banks just above the water of a 
mountain brook, and often with 
Dryopteris, but not as particular as to 
soil when cultivated. It makes a good Fern for the front 
border of a Fern bed, and, if planted 6 inches apart, 
should in two years make a solid clump. 10 cts. each, 
f r per doz. 
44 POLYPODIUM vulgare (Common Polypody). One of the 
best evergreen species for rockwork. Grows 4 to 10 
Lygodium palmatum inches high, forming dense mats. Generally found on 
(See page 5) half-shaded rocks, often covering them. It is desirable 
for front edge of Fern bed, and will adapt itself to almost 
any kind of soil not too wet; plant it 
about 4 to 6 inches apart for quick 
results. See our illustration taken 
from nature of a rocky bank cov¬ 
ered with it, page 1. 10 cts. each, $1 
per doz. 
45 P. falcatum (Kellogg’s Polypody). Six to 
12 inches high, found in Washington 
and Oregon, growing on trees and 
clefts of rocks. It does quite wel 
here in New England if given a bed of 
leaf-mold well drained. 15 cts. 
each, $1.25 per doz. 
46 SELAGINELLA rupestris. A little. 
low, moss-like plant, 1 to 3 inches 
high, growing in little tufts, 
the color is grayish green. 
They grow on exposed 
rocks. 15 cts. each, $1.20 
per doz. 
47 S. apus. A pretty little creeper, with 
fine scale-like leaves. Desirable for 
a moist situation, and makes a fine 
groundwork for small - flowering- 
plants. Will grow in open sun ; any 
wet or moist place will do. 10 cts. 
each, $1 per doz. 
08mimda Claytoniana (See page 6) 
