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Beautiful F e r n S -Continued 
Nephrolepis Splendid a 
The Big Four Fern. 
This is the most wonderful Fern of them all; it 
originated with G. & R., and is now offered for the 
first time. It combines the good qualities of the 
four most popular sorts. It has the grace of a 
••Boston,” the wavy effect of a “Roosevelt,” the 
huffy effect of an “Ostrich Plume,” and the unique¬ 
ness of the “Fish Tail.” Two and one-quarter inch 
pots, 60 cents per dozen; $4.50 per hundred; $40.00 
per thousand. 
Nephrolepis Elegantissima 
The Philadelphia Lace Fern. 
This is a greatly improved Elegantissima not 
running back nearly so much as the old form. 
Dozen, 75 cents; hundred, $5.00; thousand, $45.00. 
Nephrolepis Piersonii 
The Gold Medal Fern. 
This is a strain that we have, by selection, im¬ 
proved so it runs back but very little. Two and 
one-quarter inch pots, 75 cents per dozen; $5.00 per 
hundred; $45.00 per thousand. 
Nephrolepis Scotti 
The Newport Fern. 
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. 
Nephrolepis Exaltata 
The Old Original Sword Fern. 
This is the “old original Sword Fern,” the “dad¬ 
dy” of them all, the one plant from which all the 
Nephrolepis we offer sprung. It is entirely different 
from any of its progeny, having narrow fronds that 
are long and of very erect growth. For this reason 
it is more largely used as a centerpiece in vases 
than are any of its descendants. Two and one- 
quarter inch pots, 60 cents per dozen; $4.00 per hun¬ 
dred; $35.00 per thousand. 
Nephrolepis Superbissima 
The Fluffy Ruffles Fern. 
Its distinguishing characteristics are its dark 
green foliage, darker than any other Fern, its dense 
growth being much more compact, and its irregular 
shaped fronds which give it the name of "Fluffy 
Ruffles Fern.” The fronds are very heavily imbri¬ 
cated, the pinnae overlapping, and are so formed 
as to resemble miniature Ferns, giving it the ap¬ 
pearance of a Fern within a Fern. Two and one- 
quarter inch pots, 75 cents per dozen; $5.50 per 
hundred. 
Nephrolepis Goodii 
The Baby’s Breath Fern. 
This has the finest 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 tex¬ 
ture 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 Eace 
Fern. Nothing is daintier or more exquisite than 
well-grown specimens of any size. Our reputation 
for it that no Fern in existence can compare with 
Baby’s Breath in fluffiness. Two and one-quarter 
Inch pots, 75 cents per dozen; $5.50 per hundred; 
$50.00 per thousand. 
Nephrolepis Scholzeli 
The Crested Fern. 
The fronds, like in Scotti, stand erect, and 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 ar¬ 
rangement of the fronds, allowing a free circulation 
of air through the foliage, prevents the center of 
even the largest specimens from becoming defec¬ 
tive or yellow. Two and one-quarter inch pots, 60 
cents per dozen: $4.50 per hundred; $40.00 per thou¬ 
sand. 
Nephrolepis Bostoniensis 
The Boston Fern. 
A variety that needs no description. By many 
called the Fountain Fern on account when grown 
into large plants it droops gracefully. Two am! 
one-quarter inch pots, 60 cents per dozen; $4.50 
per hundred; $40.00 per thousand. Four-inch pots, 
$11.50 per dozen; $18.00 per hundred. Five-Inch pots, 
$3.50 per dozen; $25.00 per hundred. 
Nephrolepis Davallioides 
Furcans 
The Fish Tail Fern. 
This is a grand Fern, entirely distinct from any 
of the other varieties of Nephrolepis. Throughout, 
the South and especially at New Orleans, this Fern 
takes precedence over all others. The ends of the 
pinnae are so formed as to resemble a fish tail, 
giving the fronds a crested appearance, very effec¬ 
tive. It grows into the most shapely plant of any 
of the Nephrolepis. Grand for house culture. Two 
and one-quarter inch pots, 75 cents per dozen; $5.00 
per hundred; $45.00 per thousand. 
Nephrolepis ‘‘ Roosevelt 1 ’ 
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 
und one-quarter inch pots. 75 cents per dozen; $4.50 
per hundred; $40.00 per thousand. Four inch pots, 
$2.50 per dozen; $18.00 per hundred. Five inch pots, 
$3.50 per dozen; $25.00 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 subdivid¬ 
ing, making miniature fronds which are superim¬ 
posed on the main fronds, looking as if two or more 
were condensed in one. Graceful beyond descrip¬ 
tion. Two and one-quarter inch pots, 60 cents per 
dozen; $4.50 per hundred; $40.00 per thousand. 
