Edward Gillett, Southwick, Mass. — Hardy Ferns 5 
Aspidium cristatum, var. Clintonianum, continued 
2 to 3 feet high. Plant 18 inches apart. 25 cts. each, $2.00 per doz. 
6 A. Felix-mas (Male Fern), m A very beautiful and hardy Fern, green all the year. 
Rare. 1 to feet. Plant in a rich, shady place, 1 foot apart, new growth or crowns 
just at the surface. 30 cts. each. 
7 A. Goldianum (Goldie’s Wood Fern), m This species often grows 4 feet high, with 
fronds a foot or more wide. Broadly ovate in outline. Where a single specimen iS 
desired that has grace and beauty in its bearing, we would recommend Goldie’s Wood 
Fern. This fern is not often seen in New England. It is easily grown, and is per¬ 
fectly hardy. Plant an inch deep and 18 inches apart for massing. 25 cts. each, 
$2.00 per doz. See cut of this growing with A. angustifolium. 
8 A. marginale (Evergreen Wood 
Fern), m One of our pretti¬ 
est evergreen species. Fronds 
1 to 2 feet in length, 3 to 5 
inches wide, thickish, and of a 
deep green color. It delights 
in rich shady, rocky hillsides, 
yet it thrives in my garden 
with Maidenhair and other 
kinds. Plant this fern with 
the crown an inch above the 
surface, and a foot apart. 20 
cts. each, Sl-50 per doz. 
9 A. munitum. m An evergreen 
Fern from Oregon, resembling 
A. acrostichoides, but finer; 
desirable for rockwork in 
shade. See illustration on 
page 4. Plant with the crown 
just at the surface and about 
9 inches apart. 25 cts. each. 
10 A. Noveboracense. (New York 
Shield Fern), m A slender 
species, about a foot high. 
Aspidium acrostichoides (see pai^e 3) 
Aspidium aculeatuin, var. Rraunii, as it grows under our fern bower (see page 4) 
See page one for explanation of signs before description of plants. 
