FERNS—HARDY HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS 
FERNS 
Hardy ferns are very useful for massed plant¬ 
ings, particularly in shady locations. Many vari¬ 
eties can be used for edging shady walks, and some 
of the smaller types will suitably fill in little nooks 
in the rock garden. Information on varieties listed 
and regarding other varieties obtainable will be 
gladly given. 
ADIANTUM pedatum, AMERICAN MAIDEN¬ 
HAIR. $.40 each, $2.50 per 10. 
ATHYRIUM filixfemina, LADY FERN. 1-3 ft. 
DENNSTEDTIA punctilobula, HAYSCENTED 
FERN. 20-40 in. 
DRYOPTERIS clintoniana, CLINTON WOOD- 
FERN. 
D. cristata, CRESTED WOODFERN. 
D. marginalis, LEATHER WOODFERN. 
D. noveboracensis, NEW YORK FERN. 1-2 ft. 
D. spinulosa, TOOTHED WOODFERN. 
D. thelypteris, MARSHFERN. 
ONOCLEA sensibilis, SENSITIVE FERN. 1-4*4 
ft. 
OSMUNDA cinnamomea, CINNAMON FERN. 
$.40 each, $2.50 per 10. 
O. claytoniana, INTERRUPTED FERN. 2-6 ft. 
$.40 each, $2.50 per 10. 
O. regalis, ROYAL FERN. 2-6 ft. $.40 each, 
$2.50 per 10. 
POLYPODIUM vulgare, COMMON POLYPODY. 
3-10 in. 
POLYSTICHUM acrostichoides, CHRISTMAS 
FERN. 
PTERETIS nodulosa, OSTRICH FERN. 
PTERIDIUM aquilinum, BRACKEN. 
WOODWARDIA virginica, VIRGINIA CHAIN- 
FERN. 
FILIPENDULA rubra, PRAIRIE MEADOW¬ 
SWEET. 6-8 ft. Attractive peach-blossom pink 
flowers. 
GALAX aphylla, GALAX. (See under BROAD- 
LEAF EVERGREENS). 
GAILLARDIA, KING’S STRAIN. 
GEUM (chiloense), LADY STRATHEDEN. A 
recent introduction with rich golden-yellow flow¬ 
ers from June to October. 
GYPSOPHILA paniculata, BABYSBREATH. 2- 
3 ft. July-August. Small white flowers on loose 
panicles. 
G. BRISTOL FAIRY. 2-3 ft. June-August. Im¬ 
proved form. Double white flowers all summer. 
$.50 each, $4.00 per 10. 
G. repens, CREEPING GYPSOPHILA. 6 in. 
June-July. Pale white or rosy flowers on trailing 
mats. 
HELENIUM, RIVERTON BEAUTY. 4-5 ft. 
August-October. Rich lemon-yellow, purple cen¬ 
ter. 
H. RIVERTON GEM. 4-5 ft. August-November. 
Reddish gold. 
HELIANTHEMUM alpestre, ALPINE SUN- 
ROSE. 3 in. July-August. Prostrate species. 
Yellow flowers. 
H. chamaecistus, COMMON SUNROSE. 8-10 in. 
June-July. Pale yellow. 
HELONIAS bullata, SWAMP-PINK. l*/ 2 -2 ft. 
Pink or purplish. For bog planting or marshy 
places. $.40 each, $3.50 per 10. 
HEMEROCALLIS — DAYLILY 
HEMEROCALLIS, HYPERION. 4 ft. 
Large waxy lemon-yellow flowers in 
July and August. Sweetly fragrant. 
See Page 2. $1.25 each, $10.00 per 
10 . 
H. flava, LEMON DAYLILY. 3 ft. Fragrant. 
H. fulva, TAWNY DAYLILY. 2-4 ft. Reddish 
orange. May-June. 
H. thunbergi, JAPANESE DAYLILY. 12-18 in. 
Lemon-yellow. July-August. 
HEPATICA triloba, ROUNDLOBE HEPATICA. 
6 in. Lovely lavender, blue or white. Spring 
bloomer. 
HEUCHERA, EDGE HALL. 15 in. June-Septem- 
ber. Bright appleblossom pink. $.40 each, $3.50 
per 10. 
H. PLUIE-DE-FEU. 18 in. June-July. Fiery- 
red. $.40 each, $3.50 per 10. 
H. sanguinea, CORALBELLS. 1 ft. June-August. 
Long-stemmed, graceful clustered scarlet flowers. 
THE FRAGRANT CAROLINA LILY 
(Lilium carolinianum) 
Introduced by Harlan P. Kelsey. 
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