Hardy Native Ferns 
The Ferns are one of our most useful groups of plants. They grow best in shady 
locations but some will thrive in full sun. The following Ferns are strong, clumpy 
plants and include the best varieties for general use. 
ADIANTUM pedatum. American Maidenhair Fern. 2 ft. 
Deciduous. Beautiful, feathery fronds on black stems. 
Shade. 
ASPLENIUM platyneuron. Ebony Spleenwort. 6 to 12 in. 
Evergreen. Grows among the shaded rocks. 
trichomanes. Maidenhair Spleenwort. 4 to 6 in. Evergreen. 
Daintiest of the Ferns. Grows in clefts in the rocks. 
ATHYRIUM filixfemina. Lady Fern. 2 to 3 ft. Deciduous. 
One of the easiest to grow in partial shade or full sun.... 
pycnocarpon. Narrowleaf Spleenwort. 2 to 3 ft. Decidu¬ 
ous. Rich green. Vigorous fronds. For the rich woods. . 
thelypteroides. Silvery Spleenwort. 2 to 3 ft. Deciduous. 
Similar to the Lady Fern but with a silvery sheen from the 
color of the spores. Partial shade. 
BOTRYCHIUM virginianum. Rattlesnake Fern. 1 to 2 ft. 
Deciduous. For open woods. 
CAMPTOSORUS rhizophyllus. Walking Fern. Evergreen. 
Fronds 4 to 10 inches high that taper at the end and root 
from these tips. Grows on limestone cliffs. Shade. 
CYSTOPTERIS bulbifera. Berry Bladderfern. 1 to 2 ft. De¬ 
ciduous. Slender, graceful species that prefers a moist 
bank or brookside. Shade. 
fragilis. Fragile Bladderfern. 1 ft. Deciduous. Graceful, 
small Fern that grows in rich soil on banks and hillsides. 
DENNST^EDTIA punctilobula. Hayscented Fern. 2 ft. D< 
ciduous. Graceful fronds that form a dense mat as this 
species spreads from the roots. Sun or shade. 
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COLLECTION A 
Ferns for a shady 
rockery 
12 Asplenium platyneuron. Ebony Spleenwort . . . 
12 Asplenium trichomanes. Maidenhair Spleenwort 
12 Camptosorus rhizophyllus. Walking Fern .... 
12 Polypodium vulgare. Common Polypody .... 
48 Ferns.Worth 
This Collection for $8.00 or half the Collection for $4.25 
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Trilliums seem to 
belong with ferns in 
shady nooks because 
they call our atten¬ 
tion to the magic 
beauty of the unfold¬ 
ing fern fronds. We 
are made conscious 
of the many curi¬ 
ously formed pat¬ 
terns which our wood 
ferns assume as they 
reach up for their 
share of the subdued 
lights in shady places. 
