THE BLUE BOOK FOR FLORISTS 
25 
FERNS 
Altho we have been increasing our production of Nephrolepis Ferns 
for the past four years, the demand constantly exceeds the supply. 
Successful fern growing invariably hinges on the cleanliness of the 
plants. Ours are free from “White Scale.” We carry at all times 
a good supply %f 2% inch ferns. 
Nephrolepis Varieties 
Per 12 Per 100 Per 1000 
2% inch pots. $1.00 $6.50 $60.00 
TEDDY JUNIOR (The Fern for Every Household)—The fronds are 
broad and beautifully tapered from base to tip; they droop just 
enough to make a shapely, graceful plant, permitting it to finish 
with a fine full center and perfect symmetrical spread. The pinnae 
are distinctly undulated, giving the fronds an attractive wavy appear¬ 
ance, which adds materially to their charming decorative effects. 
“Teddy Junior” will produce about four times more fronds than any 
other Fern ever introduced, finishing with fifty to sixty fronds in a 
four-inch pot. 
BOSTONIENSIS (“The Boston Fern”)—A variety that needs no de¬ 
scription. Still the most popular of all varieties. 
DWARF BOSTON—The most popular of present day ferns. A dwarf 
type of the popular Boston variety. 
ROOSEVELT—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 Roose¬ 
velt have exceeded two hundred and fifty thousand plants. 
WHJTMANII (The Ostrich Plume Fern)—The well-known fluffy leaved 
fern ; a popular florists’ variety. 
WHITMANII COMP ACT A (“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 subdividing, 
making miniature fronds which are super-imposed on the mam 
fronds, looking as if two or more were condensed in one. Graceful 
beyond description. 
Asparagus 
A dependable supply. 
PLUMOSUS NANUS— 
Per 12 
Per 100 
Per 1000 
2% inch 
pots. 
$0.80 
$5.50 
$50.00 
SPRENGERI- 
Per 12 
Per 100 
Per 1000 
2% inch 
pots. 
. $0.80 
$5.50 
$50.00 
The Fluffy Ruffles Fern 
N. Superbissima 
We have a limited but excellent stock of this rare Fern. Its dis¬ 
tinguishing characteristics are its dark green foliage, darker than 
that of any other fern, its dense, compact growth, and its 'irregular 
shaped fronds. It is the most beautiful of all Ferns. - r. 
Per 12 Per 100 
2% inch pots.]..... $1.20 d $8.00 
Dwarf Ferns for Fern Dishes 
OFFERED IN ASSORTMENT OF BEST VARIETIES 
Per 12 Per 100 Per 1000 
Price, 2% inch pots. $0.80 $5.50 $50.00 
Moss Fern 
(Selaginella Emiliana.) An upright growing moss with delicate lace¬ 
like foliage. Suitable for fern dishes or for tables and house dec¬ 
oration. Per doz., $0.85; Per 100, $6.00. 
CHOICE HARDY FERNS 
$1.50 per 12, $10.00 per 100 
Suitable positions for Hardy Ferns are to be found in almost every 
garden. With few exceptions they do best in a shady or semi-shady 
position and in rich well-drained soil. They must be supplied with 
water during dry weather. Where the soil is stiff or clayey, in¬ 
corporate a liberal quantity of leafmold, peat or other loose material 
to rn&kc it fri&blc 
CHRISTMAS FERN (Aspidium Acrostichoides) — 15 inches. An ever¬ 
green fern, best in shady location. Deep green fronds. Excellent 
for the rock garden. 
OSTRICH FERN (Onociea Struthiopteres—3% feet. Very stately, 
likes partial shade and moisture. A very handsome plant—graceful 
like a palm. 
INTERRUPTED FERN (Osmunda Claytoniana)—A large fern growing 
in a crown 2 to 3 feet high, 8 inches broad, and clothed with rusty 
wool when young. One of the best. 
SPINULOSE WOOD FERN (Aspidium Spinulosum)—18 inches. An 
evergreen fern with handsome and finely dissected fronds. Requires 
a rich moist location. A splendid fern for rockeries. 
Whitmanii Fern 
The New Fern TREVILLIAN 
The most beautiful fern sent out in years. It has proven itself much truer to form than other ferns of this type. It is an 
improvement on Whitmanii, as hardy and sturdy as the Boston, a faster grower than any other fern and makes a better formed plant. 
2*4 inch pots—Per 12, $1.10; Per 100, $7.50; Per 1000, $70.00 
No plant orders filled at these prices for less than 6 of a variety, except as noted. Less than 25 filled at dozen rates; 
of a variety at hundred rates. Over 200 of a variety at thousand rates, where thousand rates are quoted. 
25 to 200 
