10 
Edward Gillett, Southwick, Mass. — Hardy Ferns 
Cystopteris bulbifera, continued. 
place. This makes a good plant for the Fern basket. It can be planted 8 to 12 inches 
apart and is quite desirable for planting in front of stronger Ferns like Aspidium spinu- 
losum, A. marginale, etc. 15 cts. each, SI.25 per doz. $6.00 per 100. 
C. fragilis. m Smaller; 4 to 8 inches high; fronds two or three times divided. Forms 
nice little clumps in shady, well-drained soil. It takes kindly to the rock-garden or 
can be planted 6 inches apart in beds with larger sorts. 15 cts. each, $1.25 per doz. 
Camptosorus rhizophyllus on rocks (see page 9) 
DICKSONIA punctilobula (Hay-scented, 
or Gossamer Fern). ® Grows 1 or 2 
feet high. Fronds pale green, very thin, 
with strong stalks from a slender, creeping 
root-stock. A prominent feature in moun¬ 
tain scenery, often seen in great patches in 
open places. One of the very best for mass¬ 
ing either in open sun or partial shade, and 
will thrive in quite dry or moist soil, if the 
drainage is good. Plant 8 inches apart. 15 
cts. each. $1.50 per doz. $6.00 per 100. 
LYCOPODIUM clavatum (Club Moss). * 
Running extensively, 6 feet long or more, 
the stems are round and covered with 
small, light green, pointed leaves, quite a 
showy evergreen in dry woods; flowers 
inconspicuous. 15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz. 
L. complanatum. * This is the evergreen 
vine so extensively used in decorating 
rooms. Short stems, 3 to 6 inches high, 
have flat-topped, leafy branches; brown, 
running stems often 8 feet long. 15 cts. 
each, $1.50 per doz. 
L. dendroidium (Ground Pine).® * This is the plant used so much for Christmas 
greens. It grows about 6 inches high, in moist, shady places; is an evergreen, quite 
showy, and does quite well under cultivation. It can be grown in the Fern-dish in¬ 
doors. or in any moist, shady place. 15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz. 
L. lucidulum (Shining Club Moss), m Pretty evergreen. 3 to 8 inches high. Leaves 
h inch long, growing thickly along the stalk. Moist shady soil. Plant rather thickly 
for massing. 3 to 4 inches apart. 15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz. 
LYGODIUM palmatum (Climbing Fern), m Grows 1 to 3 feet high. Stalk slender and 
twining from a slender, running root-stock. A choice and rare kind, needing some 
support in a moist, shady spot. Plant 1 foot apart and keep the soil well mulched 
with leaves for one or two years, adding a little leaf-mold to the soil. A colony of 
this seen growing in the wild, climbing the low bushes, is a beautiful sight, and not 
often seen, as the plant is rather rare or local. 20 cts. each, $2.00 per doz. 
ONOCLEA s e n s i b i 1 i s (Sensitive 
Fern). ® m A foot high. Wet 
places, open sun or shade. It can be 
planted in quite wet places, too wet 
for most other sorts, 1 foot apart, or 
it will thrive in moist soils. 10 cts. 
each, $1.00 per doz. $5.00 per 100. 
O. Struthiopteris (Ostrich Fern), a 
Fertile fronds about a foot high; 
sterile fronds much larger, 2 to 4 
feet high, 6 to 10 inches wide; 
erect. A very handsome species; 
graceful as a palm. One of the 
most satisfactory to grow; its long, 
graceful fronds make a most effect¬ 
ive background for smaller Ferns. 
Can be grown as single plants in 
Lycopodium dendroidium 
See page one for explanation of signs before description of plants. 
