60 Better Perennial Plants 
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Hardy Ferns 
Gypsophila, Bristol Fairy 
Helenium autumnale 
HARDY FERNS 
The Ferns of New England take as readily to cultivation as the common 
garden flowers. While flowers require a sunny place, Ferns delight in some 
shady nook; they also can be grown in boxes on the porch or under trees, 
any place that is shady. 
Prices of all Hardy Ferns is 25c each; $2.50 per doz. 
*Adiantum pedatum. American Maidenhair Fern. 12 to 15 inches. One of 
the finest native Ferns. Grows with exceedingly graceful fanlike foliage 
which produces a handsome effect when massed. Plant 8 inches apart. 
*Asplenium platyneuron (eboneum). Ebony Spleenwort. 12 in. A splen¬ 
did Fern for stony places and in dry woodlands, and very desirable for 
rock garden work. 
*Athyrium filixfemina. Lady Fern. 2 ft. Finely cut foliage of rich green, 
making a handsome specimen plant if well grown in moist soil, either in sun 
or shade. 
*Dennstaedtia punctilobula. Hay-Scented Fern. 18 in. A good massing 
Fern, with broad fronds. Increases rapidly and is good for naturalizing in 
sun or shade. 
Dryopteris goldiana. Goldie Fern. 3 ft. Very stately Fern with hand¬ 
some fronds 12 to 18 inches wide. Its unusual beauty and grace make it 
desirable in all Fern plantings. 
*D. marginalis. Leather Wood fern. 2 ft. An evergreen species with leath¬ 
ery, rather stiff foliage, adapted especially to rocky places. 
D. spinulosa. Toothed Wood fern. 2 ft. Strong evergreen Fern; makes a 
splendid ground cover under shrubs and deserves a place in any collection. 
Onoclea sensibilis. Sensitive Fern. 1 ft. A rather rough Fern with large, 
triangular fronds. It likes a moist situation and will grow in places too 
wet for other Ferns. 
Osmunda cinnamomea. Cinnamon Fern. 4 ft. Very handsome Fern of 
perfect habit with big fronds in circular clusters. Woolly when young and 
its big “fiddleheads” are interesting and amusing in the spring. Likes rich, 
moist soil where it develops noble proportions. 
O. regalis. Royal Fern. 3 ft. This very handsome Fern grows to perfection 
in thin shade with plenty of moisture. Its spore-bearing fronds rise high 
above the plant and are most decorative. 
*Polypodium vulgare. Common Polypody. 8 in. A good evergreen Fern 
for rockwork and borders, forming mats of durable foliage. Plant in well- 
drained soil in sun or shade. 
*Polystichum acrostichoides. Christmas Fern. 1 ft. Very hardy ever¬ 
green Fern which is useful in almost all positions, especially in the rockery. 
Very satisfactory, requiring only common, well-drained soil. 
Pteretis nodulosa. Ostrich Fern. 3 ft. One of the handsomest, with big 
feathery fronds 6 to 10 inches wide. Good at the background of other Ferns 
or suitable as a specimen. It needs good soil, and will thrive in the sun. 
Woodwardia areolata. Chainfern. 12 in. A coarsely toothed Fern for 
moist places. 
Price of all Hardy Ferns is 25c each; $2.50 per doz. 
FILIPENDULA - Meadowsweet 
These are handsome, Spirea-like flowers blooming in early midsummer. 
They delight in cool, rich soil, and look especially well at the back of the 
border, where their fernlike foliage and feathery foamy flowers form an 
admirable background for the plants in front of them. Plant them in bold, 
broad masses to give the best effect. 
Filipendula hexapetala (Spiraea filipendula). Dropwort. 2 ft. June, 
July. This fine perennial bears clusters of rather large, cream-white flowers. 
It prefers a rather dry situation in full sunlight. 35c each; $3.50 per doz. 
*F. hexapetala flore pleno. Double Dropwort. 15 in. A handsome double- 
flowering form of the preceding. 40c each; $4.00 per doz. 
F. purpurea elegans. Showy Japanese Meadowsweet. 3 ft. June, July. 
One of the most useful hardy plants, with dark green foliage, and purple- 
red stems and branches, passing into the silvery pink of the broad corymbs 
of flowers which are very freely produced. 40c each: $4.00 per doz. 
F. rubra venusta. Carmine Meadowsweet. 4 ft. June, July. A vigorous 
plant for the back of the border with very large heads of rich carmine-pink 
flowers. Splendid with Aconite, Sparks’ variety. 40c each; $4.00 per doz. 
GAILLARDIA 
Gaillardia aristata grandiflora. Common Perennial Gaillardia. 2 ft. June 
to November. The blooms are 2 to 3 inches across with brown centers, and 
orange, crimson, and red rays. 25c each; $2.50 per doz. 
G. aristata, Dazzler. 3 ft. Large flowers of bright, golden yellow with 
rich maroon-red centers. 
G. aristata, Mr. Sherbrook. (See colored illustration, page 43.) 3 ft. 
June to November. Rich, golden yellow flowers with clear yellow centers 
on stout stems above the pale green foliage. 40c each; $4.00 per doz. 
G. aristata, Portola. 3 ft. June to November. Large flowers of brilliant 
scarlet overlaid with a coppery hue. 
G. aristata. Ruby. (See color illustration on page 43.) 2% ft. June to 
November. Vivid flowers of brilliant ruby-red, excellent for cutting. 40c 
each; $4.00 per doz. 
GALEGA - Goatsrue 
Galega officinalis. Common Goatsrue. 2% ft. June to September. Slender, 
bushy plant with lilac-purple, pea-shaped flowers in compact racemes. 
G. officinalis bicolor. 2% ft. Lilac and white form of the above. 
GAULTHERIA 
*Gaultheria procumbens. Wintergreen. 3 in. A low, small-leaved evergreen, 
bearing clusters of bright red, aromatic berries, sought for their fragrance 
and flavor. Grows in association with Epigaea repens, and eniovs the same 
sharp acid soil and good drainage. Makes a fine evergreen carpet. 
GERANIUM - Cranesbill 
*Geranium grandiflorum. Lilac Cranesbill. 1 ft. June to August. Large, 
open, violet-blue flowers with a satiny lustre. Especially suited to rock 
gardens or semi-shaded places. 
*G. sanguineum. Blood-red Cranesbill. 18 in. May to October. The plants 
are of compact habit, with bright blood-red flowers. Good for wild garden, 
rock garden, or border. 
GYPSOPHILA 
Essential plants in every garden, not so much for their own flowers as for 
the assistance they render by contrast of color and form to showier plants. No 
satisfactory substitute exists for the feathery, airy grace of Baby’s Breath in 
bouquets of showier, heavier flowers. 
Gypsophila acutifolia. Green Gypsophila. 2% ft. July, August. Pale pink 
flowers that are larger than those of G. paniculata. The plant is more 
open in habit and greener. 
G- paniculata. Baby’s Breath. 2% ft. July, August. A very popular, grace¬ 
ful plant good in the border, where it has a charming, misty, soft gray 
quality. Flowers small, white, in large, loose panicles, excellent for cut¬ 
ting, and mixing with other flowers. 
G. paniculata flore pleno, Bristol Fairy. 3 ft. June to October. A highly 
improved double white form, with flowers two to three times as big, begin¬ 
ning to bloom two weeks earlier and continuing throughout the season, 
blooming on the tips of new side shoots. 40c each; $4.00 per doz. 
*G. repens. Creeping Gypsophila. 6 in. June, July. This trailing, spreading 
plant is fine for steps and rock garden, with myriads of tiny, white flowers 
in graceful panicles. 35c each; $3.50 per doz. 
*G. repens Bodgeri. 15 in. Early June on. A new pink double flowering 
dwarf form of Gypsophila of compact habit. Blossoms appear two weeks 
earlier than any other double form. 40c each; $4.00 per doz. 
G. repens. Rosy Veil (Rosenschleier). 2 ft. June to frost. Graceful, blue- 
green foliage covered with loose clusters of showy, double pink flowers. One 
of the outstanding Gypsophilas, with a pink more prononuced than 
G. Bodgeri. 40c each; $4.00 per doz. 
Combine Baby’s Breath With Other Cut Flowers to Enhance Their Beauty 
