Edicard Gillett, SoidJnvick, Mass. — Hardy Ferns 
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Planting of Ferns in woods with rhododendrons in the background 
Hardy Ferns 
The following collections are made up to help in selecting for special needs^ and should be 
sent by express or freight 
If to be planted in beds, the height as given after each kind would indicate where it 
should go; if in beds where they are to be seen from all sides, the tall kinds in the center; 
but if in an angle of the house or wall, plant the taller kinds the farthest back. 8 inches or 
a foot from the w^all, and the smaller kinds in front. 
No. J, $5.00. For open Sun Culture 
This collection is desirable for the open border, and all the Ferns, being rather tall, 
can be grown as single specimens or for massing, with or without flowers. 
6 Onoclea Struthiopteris, 2 to 4 ft. 24 Dicksonia punctilobula, 1 to 2 ft. 
6 Osmunda Claytoniana, 2 to 3 ft. 6 Asplenium Felix-fcemina, 2 to 3 ft. 
No. 2, $5.00. For Dry, Shady Places 
These Ferns will grow in a dry, shady place. Plant them where flowers, as a rule, do 
not thrive. 
12 Aspidium acrostichoides, 1 ft. 12 Dicksonia punctilobula, 1 to 2 ft. 
12 Aspidium marginale, 1 to 2 ft. 6 Osmunda Claytoniana, 2 to 3 ft. 
