IMPORTANT—Some firms are offering a Fern which they claim is nearly as good, or similar to, or would be as good. But in 
the face of these statements we claim as a maker of young plants, and producer of more fronds in four and six-inch pots, 
and attractive appearance, the Roosevelt has all other varieties beat a mile. If you are against the art of renaming or 
substitution, and want the genuine Roosevelt, best Fern ever produced, come to headquarters. 
NEPHROLEPIS ROOSEVELT 
THE “ROOSEVELT FERN” 
Nephrolepis Exaltata 
The “Old Original Sword Fern” 
This is the "old original Sword Fern,” the 
daddy of them all, the one plant from which 
all the Nephrolepis we offer sprung. It is en¬ 
tirely different from any of Its progeny, having 
narrow fronds that are long and of very erect 
growth. For this reason it is more largely useif 
as a centerpiece in vases than are any of its 
descendants. Two and one-quarter-inch pots, 50 
cents per dozen; $3.50 per hundred; $30.00 per 
thousand. Four-Inch pots, $2.00 per dozen; 
$15.00 per hundred. 
The “Ostrich Plume Fern,” Nephrolepis Whitmani!, 
THE “OSTRICH PLUME FERN,” Nephrolepis Whitmanii 
A great Fern. In fact, it is a plant that appeals to everyone, and on that account will prove a much more valuable and 
profitable plant than the Boston Fern, which has had the most phenomenal sale of any decorative plant that has ever been 
grown, but which cannot bo compared to the Ostrich Fern for beauty and general effectiveness. Everyone who has seen it is 
charmed with it. As someone has expressed it, "There is nothing like the Ostrich Plume Fern in cultivation. In decorative 
effect it so far outdistances the original variety 
that there is positively no comparison to be 
made. We consider it the most valuable novelty 
that has been introduced in many, many years.” 
It has taken gold medals wherever shown. Two 
and one-quarter-inch pots, 60 cents per dozen; 
$4.00 per hundred; $35.00 per thousand. Four- 
inch pots, $2.50 per dozen; $18.00 per hundred. 
Nephrolepis Elegantissima Compacta 
The “Tarrytown Fern” 
The fronds are considerably shorter than 
those of Elegantissima, and throw a great many 
more crrtwns, making it a very bushy, com¬ 
pact, symmetrical plant. It forms a round mass 
of foliage that makes it particularly desirable 
and valuable. One of the feally great Ferns. 
Two and one-quarter-inch pots, 60 cents per 
dozen; $4.50 per hundred; $40.00 per thousand. 
Four-inch pots, $2.50 per dozen; $18.00 per 
hundred. 
It is our good fortune and great pleasure to 
offer this wonderful new Fern. In general char¬ 
acteristics it resembles the world-famous Boston, 
Fern, hut it will sweep that Fern from the 
boards for two reasons; it produces many more 
fronds than the Boston, thus making a bushier, 
handsomer plant. In fact, it is the best Fern 
for florists' use ever introduced. Roosevelt will 
make a better plant in a six-inch pot than 
any other Fern in a ten-inch pot. That is 
what will make you money every time. The 
usual size to sell the Boston Fern is from a 
six-inch pot. Well, let us tell you that in a 
six-inch pot of the Roosevelt and the Boston 
there is no comparison. The Roosevelt doubles 
the fronds of a Boston in a six-inch pot, thus 
making a much more finished plant, and, there¬ 
fore, more salable. The pinnae are beautifully 
undulated, giving the Roosevelt a pronounced 
wavy effect seen in no other Fern; as the plant 
ages this effect becomes quite distinct. Our 
sales of Roosevelt have exceeded two hundred 
and fifty thousand plants, a far greater number 
than was ever sold of a new Fern. Two and 
one-quarter-inch pots, 75 cents per dozen; $4.50 
per hundred; $40.00 per thousand. Four-inch 
pots, $2.50 per dozen; $20.00 per hundred. 
Nephrolepis Scotti 
The “Newport Fern” 
Of much dwarfer and bushier growth than the 
Boston Fern. The fronds droop gracefully, and- 
are not as long and heavy as the Boston. It is 
a rapid grower, and to see it in all stages of 
growth from a runner in the bench to a four¬ 
teen-inch pot specimen will convince you that it 
will be in great demand as a house Fern. This 
has always been a favorite variety. Two and 
one-quarter-inch pots, 75 cents per dozen; $5.00 
per hundred; $45.00 per thousand. Four-inch 
pots, $3.00 per dozen. 
‘ Roosevelt Fern.’ 
26 _ THE GOOD & REESE COMPANY’S WHOLESALE TRADE LIST. 
THE GRANDEST FERN OF THE AGE 
NEPHROLEPIS “ROOSEVELT” 
