Edward Gillett, Southwick , Mass. — Hardy Ferns 
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1. Lygodium palmatum 
4. Scolopendrium vulgare 
2. Aspidium munitum 
5. Aspidium aculeatum var. Braunii 
3. Aspidium thelypteris 
6. Aspidium Felix-mas 
Botrychium ternatum. <§> Six to 12 inches high. Fronds evergreen, somewhat resembling 
the preceding, but smaller and less divided. Found in moist, open fields, often in 
mowlands and is quite conspicuous in late autumn by the yellowish fruit, and finely 
cut green or variously tinted leaves which give it a distinctive beauty. Plant 6 inches 
apart, with the new bud about an inch below the surface. 15 cts. each, $1.25 per doz. 
CAMPTOSORUS rhizophyllus (Walking-leaf). @ A little, low-creeping Fern, with 
evergreen fronds, 4 to 9 inches long, growing in tufts.. The ends of these fronds rest 
on the ground and take root, forming new plants at each “step” thus taken. This 
curious habit has given the Fern its popular name. Found growing naturally on 
shaded, calcareous rocks. Interesting and quite easy to grow in the rock-garden. 
If to be grown in the Fern-bed, use a good sprinkling of leaf-mold, raising the bed 
2 or 3 inches, and plant on 
front edge about 6 inches 
apart. Don’t cover the 
leaves. 15 cts. each, $1.25 
per doz. 
CRYPTOGRAMMA acrosti- 
choides (American Rock- 
Brake). as A small, ever¬ 
green Fern, 6 inches high, 
forming nice little clumps. 
A native of the Pacific 
coast, in crevices of rocks; 
thrives in the rock-garden. 
It also takes kindly to a 
Fern-bed to which leaf- 
mold has been added. It 
makes a good border. 20 
cts. each, $2.00 per doz. 
CYSTOPTERIS b u 1 b i f e r a 
(Bladder Fern) m Fronds 
1 to 2 feet long, narrow and 
slender. Light green in 
color, and quite graceful. 
Grows best in a moist, shady 
Aspidium Noveboraeense (see pane 6) 
See page one for explanation of signs before description of plants. 
