PLANT DEPARTMENT' 
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H OUSE F ERNS 
Ourcolloction contains the choicest of the “Maiden-hair” varie¬ 
ties, the Sword Fern, Palm-Leaved, Silver-Ribbed, Crested, Dwarf 
Tree, Oriental Wood Fern, Silver-Leaved, Golden-Backed, Fiji Is¬ 
land, Japanese Lace Fern, and best basket and vase sorts. They 
are of the easiest culture, and nothing beautifies a home more 
than Ferns. Price, 1st size, 20c. each, $2.00 per doz.; 2d size, 10c. 
each, $1.00 per doz. Collection of twelve distinct sorts, 1st size for 
$2.00, 2d size for $1.00. 
Adiantum Cuneatum. The best known of the “Maiden-hair” 
Ferns. Price, plants from 3-inch pots, 20c. eaeh, $2.00 per doz. 
Young plants, 10c. each, $1.00 per doz. 
Moss Fern. (Selaginella Emiliana.) A very handsome variety of 
upright habit, more like a Fern. Very graceful and pretty, and 
useful for jardinieres or single specimens in small Japanese pots. 
Price, 1st size, 15c. each, $1.50 per doz. 
NEW H YBRID G LOXINIAS. 
The handsomest of our summer-blooming plants, the rich and 
varied coloring of the flowers being beautiful in the extreme, many 
of them beautifully speckled; flowers three inches long by two 
inches in diameter, upright and pendulous; colors various and ex¬ 
ceedingly rich in appearance. Price, 20c. each, 3 for 50c., 7 for $1.00, 
12 for $2.00. (See cut.) 
SPECIAL.—Gloxinias in separate colors, as follows: white, red, 
violet, red white edge, and violet white edge. Price, 30c. each ; 
set of 5 for $1.25. 
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A fitting companion for the above; dwarfer and more erect in 
growth, a much darker shade of green, and very gracefully 
arched. Price, 1st size plants, $1.00 each, $9.00 per doz.; 2d size, 
60c. each, $6.00 per doz.; 3d size, 30c. each, $3.00 per doz.; 2-inch 
pots, 10c. each, $1.00 per doz. 
C URLED S WORD F ERN- nephrolepis^avallioides 
Entirely distinct from the two described above. The fronds 
are long and broad, a glossy dark green, beautifully crested at the 
tops into curling masses of rich green, feathery foliage. Extra 
size plants, $2.50 each; 1st size plants, $1.50 ea.; 2d size, $1.00 ea., 
$9.00 per doz.; 3d size, 60c. ea., $6.00 per doz. 
A very ornamental plant, with broad, shiny, dark green foliage, 
which is irregularly blotched with bright yellow and occa¬ 
sionally with white and rose. As a border plant it has 
few equals; it is not entirely hardy in the Northern 
States, and so should be taken into the house in 
the winter. Price, 30c. each, $3.00 per doz. 
Gardenia plorida. JE s™e 
The best of all Gardenias, and now 
much sought after for boutonnieres. It 
is invaluable on account of its sweetly 
fragrant, double white flowers. Price, 
50c. each, $4.50 per doz. 
“ The plants that we ordered of you have just ar¬ 
rived by express. They were nicely packed, and 
the Zinc condition in which they came to hand is . 
the best possible testimony of your skill and Rood 
judgment. They all look as fresh and bright as if 
they had just been taken from the ground. We 
thank you for the extras, and assure you that we 
anticipate much pleasure in the coming season in 
watching their development .” 
Franklin, Ky. Mrs. E. G. BLAIN. 
B OSTON FERN. SSS 
One of the most useful and ornamental 
of the “Sword Ferns.” It is now grown 
by the thousand for the market in ail the 
large cities, and is steadily increasing in 
popularity. In well-grown specimens the 
fronds attain a length of six or seven 
feet, like plumes arching over in every, 
direction, in a most graceful manner. 
This beautiful Fern is excellent for out¬ 
side planting in shady borders. It is a 
very fine plant for hanging pots or baskets 
on the piazza in summer and conservatory 
or window in winter. (See cut.) 
Price, plants from 7-inch pots, $1.50 each; 
6-inch pots, $1.00 each; 5-inch pots, 60c. each, 
$6.00 per doz.; 4-inch pots, 35c. each, $4.00 per doz.; 
3-inch pots, 20c. each, $2.00 per doz. 
J APANESE G LOBE F ERN. 
A unique and handsome ornament for the greenhouse, conserva¬ 
tory or living room window. The Japanese prepare this by fas¬ 
tening the rhizomes (creeping stems) of Davallia Bullata around a 
ball of moss while in a dormant condition. When wanted to grow 
they need only be immersed in water and hung up, immersing 
them again at required intervals. Price, 75c. each. (See cut.) 
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