CHAMPION CITY GREENHOUSES, SPRINGFIELD, OHTO. 
The “Philadelphia” Lace Fern 
Nephrolepis Elegantissima 
This is the improved Elegantissima that runs back but very 
little. The small size pinnae, or leaflets, are subdivided into 
perfect miniature fronds; the side pinnae stand at right angles 
to the midrib of the fronds, on edge instead of flat, giving both 
sides of the main frond the same beautiful appearance It is 
impossible to conceive of the beauty and grace of this wonderful 
Fern from description. Two and one-quarter-inch pots, $4.50 
per hundred; $40.00 per thousand. Six-inch pots, $4.50 per 
dozen; $35.00 per hundred. Four-inch pots, $2.50 per dozen; 
$18.00 per hundred. 
Nephrolepis Scholzeli 
The “Crested” Fern 
It is a sport from Scotti, possessing the merits of that most 
popular variety, but with the pinnae subdivided, giving it a 
fine crested appearance. The fronds, like in Scotti, stand erect, 
with a graceful arch forming a plant of ideal shape, and they 
never break down, giving the plant a ragged appearance as is 
so often the case with other plumed forms; furthermore, the 
loose, elegant arrangement of the fronds, allowing a free cir¬ 
culation of air through the foliage, prevents the center of 
even the largest specimen from becoming defective or yellow. 
The smallest salable plants perfectly express the type, and in 
every size are models of beauty for table decorations. 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. 
The Baby’s Breath Fern,” 
Nephrolepis Goodii 
This has the flpest foliage of all the Ferns. It is so delicate 
that a lady on seeing it exclaimed, “Call it the Baby's Breath 
Fern, as it is so dainty in texture that a baby's breath would 
set its fluffy foliage in motion." The fronds are very fine and 
filmy, on which account it has been called by some the lace 
Fern. It is an improved variety and the best of its type. 
Nothing is daintier or more exquisite than well-grown speci¬ 
mens in any size. Our reputation for it that no Fern in exis¬ 
tence can compare with Baby's Breath in flufflness. Two and 
one-quarter-inch pots, 75 cents per dozen; $5.50 per hundred; 
$50.00 per thousand. Three-inch pots, $1.50 per dozen. 
Dwarf Ferns in Fern Dish. Elegant Table Decoration. 
Dwarf Ferns for Fern Dishes 
These dwarf Ferns are used by the hundreds of thousands to. 
fill dishes for table decorations. Our sales each year exceed 
fifty thousand plants. Our stock is in prime condition, ready 
to use at once. We ofTer eight choice varieties as follows: 
Aspedium, Crelica, Alba Lineata, Cyrtomium, Falcatum, Mayli 
(Holly Farn), Pteris Adiantoides, Pterts Multlceps, Wilsoni, 
Wimsetti. 50 cents per dozen; $3.00 per hundred; $25.00 per 
thousand. 
The “Fluffy Ruffles Fern,” 
Nephrolepis Superbissima 
This new Fern is quite different from all other Ferns. Its 
distinguishing characteristics are its dark green foliage, darker 
than any other Fern ; its dense growth being much more com¬ 
pact, and its irregular shaped fronds which give it the name 
of "Fluffy Ruffles Fern." The fronds are very heavily im¬ 
bricated, the pinnae overlapping and are so formed as to re¬ 
semble miniature Ferns, giving it the appearance of a Fern 
within a Fern. The plant is very sturdy in its habit and the 
fronds firm and rigid, never break down, so that it will stand 
more knocking around than any other Fern. Two and one- 
quarter-inch pots, $1.00 per dozen; $6.50 per hundred. 
The “London Fern,” 
Nephrolepis Todeaoides 
A feathery fronded variety similar to the Ostrich Plume 
variety, the fronds being more stiff and erect and the pinnae 
more finely divided. A fine Ostrich Plume sort, and we recom¬ 
mend it in all respects. 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. 
Nephrolepis Whitmanii Compacta 
The “Parlor Fern” 
This is a condensed form of the “Ostrich Plume Fern” with 
valuable characteristics added which are not evident in the 
parent, the pinnae subdividing, making miniature fronds, which 
are superimposed on the main, fronds, looking as if two or 
more were condensed in one. Graceful beyond description. 
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 hundred. 
Nephrolepis Amorpohli 
The “Filigree Fern” 
A most charming Fern, very much on the order of 
the famous “Baby's Breath Fern." This Fern has 
such fine delicate foliage that it is suggestive of the 
finest filigree work in silver and gold done by the 
jeweler, hence it has been christened the “Filigree 
Fern." It is beautiful beyond description. Two and 
one-quarter-inch pots, 75 cents per dozen; $5.50 per 
hundred; $50.00 per thousand. Three-inch pots, $1.50 
per dozen. 
Nephrolepis Bostoniensis 
The “Boston Fern” 
In the vicinity of Boston no other plant is .so ex¬ 
tensively used as this graceful Nephrolepis, which dif¬ 
fers from the ordinary Sword Fern in having much 
longer fronds, which frequently attain a length of six 
feet. These arch and droop over very gracefully, on 
account of which it is frequently called the Fountain 
Fern. This drooping habit makes it an excellent plant 
to grow as a single specimen on a table or pedestal. 
This Fern should not be compared with the Ostrich 
Plume Fern, as they are of an entirely different 
growth; both have their place and both are beautiful 
and desirable. Two and one-quarter-inch pots, 60 
cents per dozen; $4.00 per hundred; $35.00 per thou¬ 
sand. 
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