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Isaac Langley Williams • Exeter, New Hampshire 
HARDY NATIVE FERNS, continued 
OSMUNDA cinnamomea. Cinnamon Fern. 3 to 4 ft. Decidu- 
Grows luxuriantly along our roadsides and in damp 
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claytoniana. Interrupted Fern. 3 to 4 ft. Deciduous. Does 
well in either sun or shade. 
regalis. Royal Fern. 3 ft. Deciduous. One of our most 
beautiful Ferns that grows well in either sun or shade. . . 
PELL/EA atropurpurea. Purple Cliff Brake. 6 to 12 in. A 
native of sunny clefts in limestone ledges. Dark purple 
stems with bluish green fronds. Rare. 
POLYPODIUM vulgare. Common Polypody. 6 in. Evergreen. 
Grows in mats on rocks in shade or partial shade. 
POLYSTICHUM acrostichoides. Christmas Fern. 1 to 2 ft. 
Evergreen. Grows well in any fairly rich woods. 
brauni. Braun Hollyfern. 2 ft. A native of the deep, rich 
rocky woods. Rare. 
PTERETIS nodulosa. Ostrich Fern. 4 to 6 ft. Grows along 
banks of streams and wet runs. Sun or shade. Deciduous 
PTERIDIUM aquilinum. Bracken. 2 to 3 ft. Grows in full 
sun in dry, sandy soil. Deciduous. 
WOODSIA ilvensis. Rusty Woodsia. 6 in. Grows in crevices 
on ledges in full sun or partial shade. Deciduous. 
obtusa. Common Woodsia. 8 to 12 in. Suitable for shaded 
rocks. Deciduous. 
WOODWARDIA areolata. Chain Fern. 1 to 2 ft. For moist 
soil. Spores resemble chain-links. Deciduous. 
virginica. Virginia Chain Fern. 2 to 3 ft. Grows in swamps 
and bogs around shores of ponds. Deciduous. 
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COLLECTION B. Ferns for a shady place 
18 Adiantum pedatum. American Maidenhair Fern.$3 00 
12 Athyrium filixfemina. Lady Fern. 2 00 
12 Dryopteris marginalis. Leather Wood Fern. 2 00 
12 Dryopteris spinulosa. Toothed Wood Fern. 2 00 
12 Osmunda cinnamomea. Cinnamon Fern. 2 50 
12 Osmunda claytoniana. Interrupted Fern. 2 50 
18 Polystichum acrostichoides. Christmas Fern. 3 00 
96~Ferns.Worth . . . $17 00 
This Collection for $15.00 or half the Collection for $8.00 
Adiantum pedatum (American Maidenhair Fern). See page 3 
