51 EXOCHORDA GRANDIFLORA—k(l) 10 ft. Pearl Bush. 
Splendid white racemes. Most showy. Pkt. 10c. 
76 FAGUS CUNNINGHAMI—y 100 ft. Evergreen Beech of 
Tasmania. Not hardy above Washington. Pkt. 25c. 
71 FAGUS SYLVATICA PURPUREA—fy 70 ft. Purple 
Beech. Rich foliage colors. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 30c. 
45 FAUCARIA TIGRINA—w. Tiger’s Mouth. You will 
understand the name when you grow it. An intriguing, 
but easy succulent. Pkt. 25c. 
♦FELICIA BERGERIANA—erx(8)7. Daisies of daintiest 
form, in enormous numbers for many months, these of a 
vivid, light-stealing ultra-indigo, with little golden heart- 
cushions. It is, all ways and always, a winsome flower. 
One cannot help but like it. Pkt. 15c. 
51 FENDLERA RUPICOLA—k(2)48. Maltese Cross. Grace¬ 
ful, arching milk-white garlands. Pkt. 15c. 
THE FERNS 
Here, without grace of bloom, we enter an older world 
of plant beauty, a charm of form and foliage, with gaudy 
color adornment deleted, a restful world in suggestion of 
summer shade, moss-damp rock trickles, and cool forest 
pools. 
Ferns are not difficult to grow from the seed-spores. 
Simply dust the spores on the surface of clean, friable soil 
in flats or pots. A mixture of screened peat and sand 
is ideal, though not altogether necessary. Cover with panes 
of glass until germination takes place. 
FERNS, HARDY BLEND—This is a mixture of spores of 
species that are winter-hardy out of doors in the north, 
includes kinds that will grow in sun. Pkt. 15c; oz. 
$ 1 . 00 . 
FERNS, TENDER BLEND — Here are the ornamental 
Pterises, Bird’s Nest Fern, Adiantums and the like, in wide 
variation, all are suited to pot or dish culture indoors. 
Kinds cannot be supplied separately. Pkt. 15c. 
VINE AND FIC TREE 
Each of us may have them. See Vitis vinifera for Vine 
but right here is the Fig Tree. Ficus carica, the true 
and ancient Fig, not only bears edible fruits, rich and 
delicious, but it is likewise a pleasing ornamental. In 
climates not more severe than that of Philadelphia or New 
York City, it may be grown out of doors by giving 
shelter from cold winds, or in exposed locations, by winter¬ 
wrapping in straw or other materials. In still colder areas, 
the Fig is grown altogether as a tub plant, placed outside 
in summer, but in winter, held over in a light cool cellar 
by occasional scant waterings, or perhaps grown on in a 
sunny window or glassed porch. It will fruit freely when 
grown in tubs. Pkt. 15c. 
If we may not make over the world, we can at least 
build our own garden corner of it to fit, though 
that corner be no greater than a window ledge. If 
this be “escapism,” then make the most of it, giv¬ 
ing thanks for it. 
51 FOTHERGILLA MAJOR—y(l) 10 ft. Handsome, dense¬ 
ly pyramidal shrub. In early spring, long showy spikes 
of fluffy white flowers. Foliage deep yellow in autumn. Pkt. 
10 c. 
21 FRAGARIA VESCA ALBA—egyt(9)8. This dainty Straw¬ 
berry makes wide-spreading foliage mats that are valued 
for carpeting in damp shady places, or for ground-cooling 
cover in Lily beds. It fruits profusely, the berries being 
pure white when dead ripe. They are small, but of rich 
piquant flavor. Pkt. 15c. (Plants, each 15c; 3 for 40c; 
10 for $ 1 . 00 .) 
22 FRANCO A RAMOSA—cbkt(w) (3)36. Splendid Chilian 
perennial, with spikes two feet long and an inch thick, 
densely filled with starry white or pink-tinged blossoms. 
Give some protection North, or grow as pot plant. Pkt. 15c. 
22 FRANCOA SONCHIFOLIA—Like last, but petals are 
deep pink, spotted with rosy crimson. Pkt. 15c. 
71 FRANKLINIA ALATAMAHA—atkt(5) 20 ft. The rare 
Franklin Tree, discovered by the Bartrams in 1771, but not 
since found in the wild. All plants of it in cultivation 
have been propagated from their single original collected 
specimen. It is a decidedly handsome small tree, winter- 
hardy at Boston. All autumn there are big flowers, cups 
cast in white wax, each with a golden tassel-center. Then 
foliage becomes scarlet, in late October and November. 
Seeds, 3 for 40c; 9 for $1.00. 
21 FRASERA SPECIOSA—bnsty(3-4)50. Spectacular blos¬ 
soms in weird shadings of green and blue, over white. Pkt. 
16c. 
21 FUNKIA COERULEA — ecrbkt(3)30. Blue Day Lily. 
Wand-stems hung with wide bells of deep blue. Goo^ Pkt. 
16c. 
31 FRITILLARIA FOR GENTLE DELIGHT 
Dainty exquisites of the Lily tribe, Fritillarias present 
few difficulties of culture or hardiness to the person who 
succeeds with the ordinary Liliums. While some are bright 
and gaudy enough, mostly they have a pensive charm that 
appeals to the quieter mood. The flowers vary from flaring 
bells to typically recurved lily form, from six inches of 
height, to three feet in F. lanceolata, and even more in 
F. imperialis. Save these two species, the others will 
fit the rock garden. Use them, too, for shade-edge colonies, 
in an old orchard, or to gladden the turn of a woodland 
path. Colorings in the Frittilarys are often laid on in 
mosaic-like tesselations, but sometimes the outside of a 
bell may be one color, the inside another as with the scarlet 
and yellow of F. recurva. Variations in white, cream, yel¬ 
low, rose, mulberry, purple and black-violet may be ex¬ 
pected. Give “y” culture. Fourteen species in mixture. 
Pkt. 15c; 1*5 oz. 35c; Ys oz. 60c; % oz. $1.00. 
31 FRITILLARIA IMPERIALIS—y(l)40. The Crown Im¬ 
perial. Circlets of pendant showy bells, bronze, orange or 
crimson. Pkt. 15c; 1*5 oz. 40c. •— 
31 OTHER FRITILLARIAS—Uniform price, 15c the pkt. 
Atropurpurea, Camschatcensis, Cirrhosa, Coccinea, Lanceo¬ 
lata, Lilacea, Meleagris, Parviflora, Pluriflora, Pudica, 
Purdyi, Roylei, Stracheyi, Certain of these are also avail¬ 
able by the ounce or its fractions. If interested, ask for 
specific quotation by weight. 
OFFER 61A9—One pkt. each of the 14 Fritillarias for $1.85. 
FUCHSIA RE DISCOVERED 
It’s impinging once more on the gardener’s consciousness, 
but why was it ever forgotten ? 
25 FUCHSIA CONSERVATORY BLEND—w. Free-bloom¬ 
ing plants that are highly satisfactory under window pot 
culture conditions. Pendant flowers in many unusual col¬ 
orings, often showing pleasing contrasts. Single and 
double in mixture, fine seeds, 15 seeds for 20c. 
25 FUCHSIA PROCUMBENS—rk(w). Graceful trailer, with 
little, cordate leaves that show bronze tintings in young 
growth. Odd flowers of chocolate-amaranth, green-and- 
huff deep within, stand erect from the prostrate branches. 
A touch of brightness is added by the scarlet stamens and 
skyblue pollen. Highly decorative berries of rosy red fol¬ 
low the blossoms. Desirable for window box, porch box or 
hanging basket. Semi-hardy, and given a bit of extra pro¬ 
tection, will often winter in the rock garden fairly far 
north. Pkt. 20c. 
54 FUCHSIA EXCORTICATA—k(w). A shrub, or even 
small tree, but perhaps safest here when grown as a tub 
plant. In Great Britain it winters, in sheltered positions, 
as far north as Edinburgh. The flowers are purple, with a 
bit of olive and of green within, but the pollen is sky 
blue. The leaves are silvery below, and the stem is cinnamon 
color. Purple berries, eaten by the Maoris in its native 
New Zealand. Pkt. 15c. 
OFFER 62A9—One pkt. each of above for 60c. 
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