HARDY HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS 
Striking examples of the right and wrong use of rocks and FERNS, 
Hardy 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 varie¬ 
ties 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, HAY-SCENTED 
FERN. 2040 in. 
DRYOPTERIS clintoniana, CLINTON WOOD- 
FERN. 
D. cristata, CRESTED WOODFERN. 
D. goldiana, GOLDIE FERN. 
D. marginalis, LEATHER WOODFERN. 
D. noveboracensis, NEW YORK FERN. 1-2 ft. 
D. spinulosa, TOOTHED WOODFERN. 
D. thelypteris, MARSHFERN. 
ONOCLEA sensibilis, SENSITIVE FERN. 141/2 
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 POLY¬ 
PODY. 3-10 in. 
POLYSTICHUM acrostichoides, CHRISTMAS 
FERN. 
PTERETIS nodulosa, OSTRICH FERN. 
PTERIDIUM aquilinum, BRACKEN. 
WOODWARDIA virginica, VIRGINIA CHAIN- 
FERN. 
FILIPENDULA 
HELENIUM 
FILIPENDULA rubra, PRAIRIE MEADOW¬ 
SWEET. 6-8 ft. Attractive peach-blossom pink 
flowers. 
GALAX aphylla, GALAX. (See under BROAD- 
LEAF EVERGREENS). 
GAILLARDIA 
GAILLARDIA, Portula Hybrids. Improved shades 
of red and orange. 
GEUM 
GEUM (chiloense), LADY STRATHEDEN. A 
recent introduction with rich golden-yeUow 
flowers from June to October. 
GYPSOPHILA 
GYPSOPHILA paniculata, BABYSBREATH. 2-3 
ft. July-August. Small white flowers on loose 
panicles. 
G. BRISTOL FAIRY. 2-3 ft. Jime-August. Im¬ 
proved form. Double white flowers all Summer. 
$.50 each, $4.00 per 10. 
HELENIUM, RIVERTON BEAUTY. 4-5 ft. Au- 
gust-October. Rich lemon-yellow, purple center. 
H. RIVERTON GEM. 4-5 ft. August-November. 
Reddish gold. 
HELONIAS 
HEpjNIAS bullata, SWAMP-PINK. l%-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. $1.25 each, $10.00 per 10. 
H. HYBRID SEEDLINGS. 2-3 ft. A choice lot 
of Daylilies, varying in color of bloom, grown 
from seed of the best named hybrids. $.50 each, 
$4.00 per 10. 
H. flava, LEMON DAYLILY. 3 ft. Fragrant. 
H. fulva, TAWNY DAYLILY. 24 ft. Reddish 
orange. May-June. 
H. thunbergi, JAPANESE DAYLILY. 12-18 in. 
Lemon-yellow. July-August. 
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