6 Edward Gillett, Southwick, Mass. — Hardy Ferns 
Aspidium Noveboracense, continued. 
about a foot high, in moist, shady woods, with fronds 3 to 4 inches wide. Pale 
green. Fine for massing. Plant 9 inches apart. Cover an inch or so. 15 cts. each. 
$1.25 per doz. S6.00 per 100. 
11 A. spinulosum (Spinulose Wood Fern), n 
A very pretty evergreen species, about 15 
inches high, with finely dissected fronds about 
4 inches wide. Quite a prominent Fern in 
moist woods and on shaded banks, where it 
becomes easily established when planted. 
It does quite well in the Fern-bed planted well 
back. Plant 18 inches apart, with the new 
buds above ground. 20 cts. each, $1.50 per 
doz. $7.00 per 100. 
12 A. 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, $1.50 per doz. 
Aspidium cristatum var. Ciintonianum 13 A. Thelypteris (Marsh Shield Fern.) ® A 
(see page -0 high, with fronds about 2^ 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 benefited by adding leaf-mold. 20 cts. each, $1.50 per doz. $7.00 per 100. 
14 ASPLENIUM angustifolium (Narrow-leaved Spleenwort). ffl A charming 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 Fem-bed. Set well back, about 18 inches apart. 25 cts. each, $2.00 
per doz. See cut. 
1 2 ,3 4 5 6 
1. Phegopteris hexagonoptera 4. Asplenium angustifolium 
2. Cystopteris bulbifera 5. Dicksonia punctilobula 
3. Aspidium cristatum 6. Aspidium Noveboracense 
See page one for explanation of signs before description of plants. 
