Edward Gillette Southwick , Mass. — Hardy Ferns 
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Aspidium aculeatum, var. 
Braunii, continued, 
a little leaf-mold. Grows 
about 12 to 18 inches high; 
plant 1 foot apart, with 
the new crowns just at the 
surface. 
20 cts. each, $2.00 per doz. 
A. cristatum (Crested 
Wood Fern). ® This is 
a more common ever¬ 
green Fern, found in wet, 
springy places; about a 
foot high. A moist, 
shaded place is suited to 
its growth. Gives a 
decided coloring to the 
Fern-bed; plant about 8 
inches apart in front of 
the tall sorts. Responds 
to cultivation with the 
new crowns not covered. 
15 cts. each, $1.50 per 
doz. 
A. cristatum, var. Clintoni- 
anum. a In every way Aspidium acrostichoides (see page 4) 
larger than the preceding. 
A showy Fern and easy to grow in any shaded spot; it will thrive in quite wet places. 
2 to 3 feet high. Plant 18 inches apart. 20 cts. each, $2.00 per doz. 
A. Felix-mas (Male Fern), ffl A very beautiful and hardy Fern, green all the year. 
Rare. 1 to 1$ feet. Plant in a rich, shady place, 1 foot apart, new growth or crowns 
just at the surface. 25 cts. each. $2.50 per doz. 
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 de- 
Aspidium aculeatum, var. Braunii, as it grows under our fern bower (see page 4) 
See page one for explanation of signs before description of plants. 
