Edward Gillette Souihwick^ Mass\ — Hardy Ferns 
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Phegopleris dryopteris (see page 12) 
See page one for explanation of signs 
45 SELAGINELLA rupestris. # A lit¬ 
tle, low, moss-like plant, 1 to 3 
inches high, growing in little tufts; 
the color is grayish green. It grows 
on exposed rocks. 15 cts. each, 
$1.25 per doz. 
before description of plants. 
Phcgoptcris hexagonoptera 
41 Phegopteris hexagonoptera. m A good Fern for the shady corner, 7 to 12 inches 
wide, broader than long; quite showy and easily grown in almost any garden soil. 
One foot high; desirable for growing in front of the taller and larger kinds. Plant 
8 inches apart. 15 cts. each, $1.25 per doz. SO. 00 per 100, 
42 P. polypodioides. @ Fronds smaller and darker green than in the last. Eight inches 
high, often found on mossy banks just above the water of a mountain brook, and 
often with Dryopteris, but not so particular as to soil when cultivated. It makes a 
good Fern for the front border of a Fern bed, and, if planted C inches apart, should, 
in two years, make a solid clump. 15 cts. each. S1.25 per doz. SO.00 per 100. 
43 POLYPODIUM vulgare (Common Polypody), m One of the best evergreen species 
for rockwork. Grows 4 to 10 
inches high, forming dense mats. 
Generally Wnd on half-shaded 
rocks, often covering them. It is 
desirable for front edge of Fern 
bed. and will adapt itself to almost 
any kind of soil not too wet; plant 
it about 4 to 6 inches apart for 
quick results. Cover the new buds 
slightly. 15 cts. each, SI.25 
per doz. SO.OO per 100. 
44 P. falcatum (Kellogg’s Polypody). 
S Six to 12 inches high, found in 
Washington and Oregon, growing 
on trees and in clefts of rocks. 
Does well here in New England if 
given a bed of leaf-mold well 
drained. 15 cts. each. SI .25 per doz. 
