Edward Gillett , Southwxck , Mass.—Hardy Ferns 
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1 2 3 4 
1. Aspidium marginale 3. Asplcnium Felix-fcemina 
2. Adiantum pedatum 4. Onoclea sensibilis 
Aspidium spinulosum, var. dilatatum. m Similar to A. spinulosum, but with broader 
fronds. This is usually found in moist, cool, shaded places in beds of leaf-mold 
well toward the top of our higher mountains. Give it an abundance of this black wood 
dirt in planting in the bed. 18 inches apart; same as above. 20 cts. each, $2.00 
per doz. 
A. Thelypteris (Marsh 
Shield Fern.) $ A foot 
high, with fronds about 
inches wide. We see this 
growing wild in large beds 
where it is quite wet, in 
open, sunny places. It 
can be cultivated in moist, 
open places, and is bene¬ 
fited by adding leaf-mold. 
15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz. 
$7.00 per 100. 
ASPLENIUM angustifo- 
lium (Narrow-leaved 
Spleen wort), m A charm¬ 
ing Fern, with light green, 
graceful fronds. Do not 
miss it in making up your 
list. Grows 1 to 3 feet 
high, with simply divided fronds; these divisions are 3 to 4 inches long. Its 
home is in rich, shaded places, where it is quite moist. It takes quite kindly to culti¬ 
vation in the Fern-bed. Set well back, about 18 inches apart. 20 cts. each, $2.00 
per doz. See cut on page 8. 
Asplenium ebeneum (Ebony Spleenwort). * Usually 6 to 15 inches high. Found grow¬ 
ing among the rocks and along cliffs in dry, rather sunny places. Suited for rockwork. 
In planting in the front border of Fern-beds, give it a little leaf-mold, and plant about 
8 inches apart; don’t cover the new buds. 15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz. 
Asplenium Trichamanes and Camptosorus rhizophyllus 
(See pages 8 and 9) 
See page one for explanation of signs before description of plants. 
