10 
Edward Gillett, Southwic/^, Mass. Hardy Ferns 
2S LYCOPODIUM clavatum (Club 
Moss). 4* Running extensively, 
0 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. 20 cts. 
each. S1.502pcr doz. 
29 L, complanatum, This is the 
evergreen vine so extensively 
used in decorating rooms. Short 
stems. 3 to 0 inches high, have 
fiat-top])ed, leafy branches ; 
brown, running stems often 8 
feet long. 20 cts. each, $1.50 
per doz. 
Dicksonia punctilobiila (see page 9) 
30 L. dendroidium (Ground Pine). 
S This is the ])lant used so 
much for Christmas greens. It 
grows about 0 inches high, in 
moist, shady ])laccs; is an ever¬ 
green. quite showy, and does 
quite well under cultivation. It 
can be grown in the Fern-dish 
indoors, or in any moist, shady 
])lacc. 20 cts. each, $1.50 per doz. 
31 L. lucidulum (Shining Club Moss). 
Pretty evergreen, 3 to 8 inches 
high. Leaves J inch long, grow¬ 
ing thickly along the stalk. 
Moist shady soil. Plant rather 
thickly for massing. 3 to 4 inches 
apart. 20 cts. each, $1.50 per 
doz. 
32 LYGODIUM palmatum (('limbing Fern), m Grows 1 to 3 feet high. Stalk slender 
and twining from a slender, running rootstalk. A choice and rare kind, needing 
some support in a moist, shady spot. Plant 1 foot a])art 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. 25 cts. each, $2 
per doz. 
33 ONOCLEA sensibilis (Sensitive Fern). ® s A foot high. Wet places, open sun or 
shade. It can be ])lanted 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, 
34 O. Struthiopteris (Ostrich Fern). S 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 
effective background for smaller 
Ferns. Can be grown as single 
jdants in oi^en sun or shaded 
nook. Use lots of manure, as it 
is a great feeder. Plant about 2 
feet ay)art if several are needed. 
It is one of the very tallest of our 
Ferns, and should be yilanted well 
hack. 25 cts. each. $2.00 per doz. 
35 OPHIOGLOSSUM vulgatum (Ad- 
der’s-Tongue Fern), m A single 
leaf from the fibrous roots, 
bearing at the top a singular 
spike of fruit or spores. Wet. 
See page one for explanation of 
signs before description of plants. 
Lycopodium dendroidium 
