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THE GOGH & REESE COMPANY WHOLESALE TRADE LIST 
Nephrolepis John Wanamaker 
“The Wanamaker Boston Fern” 
A “sport" from Nephrolepis Scholzeli, with longer, nar¬ 
rower, gracefully drooping fronds. It is not so compact in 
growth as Scholzeli, and therefore does not decay in the 
center, and Is a durable house Fern. It is a rapid grower, 
making an abundance of fronds, and is Quite distinct from 
any other Nephrolepis. Two and one-quarter inch oots, 
$6.00 per hundred; $55.00 per thousand. 
Nephrolepis Splendida 
The Big Four Fern 
This is the most wonderful Fern of them all; it origin¬ 
ated 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 fluffy effect of an “Ostrich Plume," and 
the uniqueness of the "Fish Tail." Some fronds will be 
straight “Boston," others will be true “Roosevelt," in others 
the ends of the pinnae will be the feathery “Ostrich Plume," 
while in others the ends of the pinnae will be the genuine 
‘Fish Tail." This is the strongest grower of the Nephrolepis. 
Do not think of this Fern as a runback. It is not. We 
have no hesitancy in saying that this is the most valuable 
of all the Nephrolepis for the local florist. It well de¬ 
serves the name of “Big Four Fern." Everyone who sees 
it goes "daffy" about it. This is Without question the most 
splendid of all the Nephrolepis. Be sure and try it. Two 
and one-quarter inch pots, 60 cents per dozen; $4.00 per 
hundred; $35.00 per thousand. 
Nephrolepis Piersonii 
The Gold Medal Fern 
This Fern received a gold medal from the Society of 
American Florists and Ornamental Horticulturists, and is 
the only gold medal ever awarded by them for any plant 
whatsoever. An entirely new form of the Boston Fern. 
The pinnae subdivide, making miniature fronds which are 
The “Baby's Breath Fern," Nephrolepis Goodii. 
superimposed on the main fronds, looking as if two or even 
three were condensed in one, giving the plant a graceful, 
feathery and plumy effect. Two and one-quarter inch pots, 
60 cents per dozen; $4.00 per hundred; $35.00 per thousand. 
Nephrolepis Superbissima 
The Fluffy Ruffles Fern 
Nephrolepis Scotti 
The Newport Fern 
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- 
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 fourteen- 
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. 
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, 75 cents per dozen; $5.50 per hundred. 
Nephrolepis Goodii 
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 entirely different from any of its progeny, hav¬ 
ing 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, 50 cents per dozen; $3.50 per hundred; $30.00 per 
thousand. 
The Baby’s Breath Fern 
This has the finest foliage of all the Ferns. It is so deli¬ 
cate 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 
specimens of any size. Our reputation for it that no Fern in 
existence can compare with Baby's Breath in fiufflness. Two 
and one-quarter inch pots, 75 cents per dozen; $5.50 per hun¬ 
dred; $50.00 per thousand. 
