KELSEY’S HARDY AMERICAN PLANT S, 
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HARDY NATIVE FERNS 
UR Hardy Fern collection is quite complete, and further important additions will soon be 
made, especially of rare species. As a rule, give shady, moist location, preferably on 
northern exposures, in the shrubbery or under trees. Some species love a wet bog. A 
rockery is incomplete without some of the species. Many Ferns thrive particularly well in 
the Rhododendron bed. We can give suggestions of value in this direction. 
The sizes following llie names indicate the variation in heights attained by the Ferns 
in their wild state. Cnder cultivation they usually reach the heights given. 
Lower prices in larger quantities than here offered on application. 
ADIANTUM pedatum. Maidenhair Fern. 1 to 2 ft. One of the finest. Delicate 
forked fronds. 
ASPLENIUM angustifolium. Narrow-Leaved Spleenwort. 1 to 2 ft. Good variety 
with dainty fronds. 
platyneuron. Ebony Spleenwort. S to 15 in. Very narrow, delicate fronds. Fine 
for rockeries. Evergreen. 
filix-foemina. Lady Fern. 1 to 5 ft. Finely cut fronds of great beauty, 
novaboracense. 1 to 2 ft. Fronds tapering toward both ends. 
thelypteroides. Silvery Spleenwort. 2 to 3 l A ft. A rather largo erect Fern with 
dark green fronds? and silvery fruit dots. One of the linest of the Lady Fern group, 
trichomanes. Maidenhair Spleenwort. 3 to 8 in. Another dainty species with nar¬ 
row fronds. 
The 41 Rock Polypody 
BOTRYCHIUM dissectum. Cut-Leaved Grape Fern. 8 to 1C in. Low species, 
finely cut fronds. Evergreen, 
lunaria. Moonwoiit. 2 to 1*2 in. Curious low Fern, fertile fronds, erect and narrow. Evergreen, 
virginianum. Virginia Grape Fern. 4 in. to 2 ft. Triangular-shaped fronds, deeply cut. 
CAMPTOSORUS rhizophyllus. Walking Fern. 4 to 9 in. A peculiar and interesting species. Name de¬ 
rived from its strange habit of rooting at the tips of its fronds, which bend over and form plantlets, thus 
making a complete carpet. Evergreen. 
CHEILANTHES californica. 3 to G in. A delicate little western species, with finely cut fronds. 
lanosa tvestita). Hairy Lip Fern. 4 to 9 in. Lanceolate myriophylla. 9 to 12 in. Pinnules 
fronds, covered with rusty hairs, giving a beautiful u rounded, as shown in drawing, and 
soft silvery effect. Evergreen. 
CYSTOPTERIS bulbifera. Bladder Fern. 
1 to 2}4 ft. Very narrow, slender, delicate 
species, forming bulblets on the ends of the 
fronds. 
fragilis. Brittle Fern. 4 to 10 in. A delicate 
Alpine Fern, fine for rockwork. 
DICKSONIA punctilobula. Hay - Scented 
Fern. 1 to 3 ft. A most beautiful Fern for 
massing in open or shaded situations; com¬ 
pletely covers the ground with fragrant finely 
cut delicate fronds, which often color a rich 
clear yellow in the fall. 
DRYOPTERIS acrostichoides. Dagger Fern. 
9 to 18 in. The dark, rather coarsely cut 
fronds lie prostrate in winter. 
cristata clintoniana. Clinton’s Shield Fern. 
2 x /i to 4 ft. Finely cut evergreen fronds. One 
of the best. 
fllix-mas. Male Fern. 1 to 3 ft. Delicate 
finely cut fronds. 
goldieana. * Goldies’ Fern. 2 to 4 ft. Noble, 
large and one of the showiest of the family. 
marginalis. Shield Fern. Evergreen; smooth, 
thick green fronds. 
munitum. Chamissos Shield Fern. Elegant 
evergreen species from the Pacific Coast. 
nevadense. A fine sort from the Itockv 
mountains. 
rlgidum. Stiff dark green fronds. Western 
species. 
spinulosa. Spin close Shield Fern. 1 to 2 ft. 
Elegant evergreen, finely cut fronds. One of 
the very best. 
spinulosa Intermedia. 1 to 2 ft. A pretty 
form of the last species. 
thelypteris. Marsh Shield Fern. 1 to 2% ft. 
Narrow-fronded marsh species, very useful. 
boottii. Boott’s Shield Fern. 1 to2 Vi ft. A 
satisfactory Fern for all locations. Fronds 
narrowed at base. Evergreen. 
noveboracensis. New York Fern. 1 to 2 ft. 
Elegant lanceolate pale green fronds. 
covered underneath 
hairs. Very rare. 
with rusty 
Dicksouia punctilobula 
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