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Edward GiUeit, Souihivick, Mass.—Hardy Ferns 
23 CYSTOPTERIS bulbifera (Bladder Fern) ffl Fronds 1 to 2 feet long, narrow and 
slender. Light green in color, and quite graceful. Grows best in a moist, shady 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 spinulosum, 
A. marginale, etc. 15 cts. each, S1.25 per doz. SO.00 per 100. 
24. 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, SI.25 per doz. 
Caiuptosorus rhizophyllua on rocks (see page 9) 
25 DICKSONIA punctilobula (Hay-scented, 
or Gossamer Fern). # ffi >}- 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. SI.25 per doz. SO.00 per 100. 
26 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. 20 cts. each, $1.50 per doz. 
27 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. 20 cts. 
each, SI.50 per doz. 
28 L. dendroidium (Ground Pine), m 4- 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. 20 cts. each, SI.50 per doz. 
29 L, lucidulum (Shining Club Moss.) ffl Pretty evergreen. 3 to 8 inches high. Leaves 
i inch long, growing thickly along the stalk. Moist shady soil. Plant rather thickly 
for massing. 3 to 4 inches apart. 20 cts. each. SI.50 per doz. 
30 LYGODIUM palmatum (Climbing Fern), ffl 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. 25 cts. each, S2.00 per doz. 
31 ONOCLEA sensibilis (Sensitive 
Fern). ® ee A foot high. Wet 
places, open sun or shade. Itcan be 
planted in quite wet places, too wet 
for most other sorts, 1 foot apart, or 
it W'ill thrive in moist soils. 10 cts. 
each, $1.00 per doz. So.OOperlOO. 
32 O. Struthiopteris (Ostrich Fern), m 
Fertile fronds about a foot high; 
sterile fronds much larger, 2 to 4 
feet high, 0 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. 
Lycopodium dendroidium 
See page one for explanation of signs before description of plants. 
