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C. H. WILLIAMS NURSERIES, EXETER, N. H., U. S. A. 
HARDY FERNS 
Hardy ferns are useful for planting under trees or on the north side of 
a building or wall. Leafmold or other decayed vegetation should be used 
to enrich the soil. 
3 10 100 
Adiantum pedatum, American Maidenhair Fern. 
2 ft. It has graceful fanlike foliage. One of 
the best of the native ferns. Desires rich 
shade . $ *75 $2.00 $15.00 
Asplenium platyneuron, Ebony Spleenwort. 5-10 
in. Slender and graceful with ebony 
stems. Fine fern for the rockeries. . 
trichomanes, Maidenhair Spleenwort. 
Fronds resemble the fronds of the 
Maidenhair fern. Evergreen. 
.75 
2.00 
15.00 
.75 
2.00 
15.00 
Athyrium felixfemina, Lady Fern. Shade. 
psynocarpon, Narrowleaf Spleenwort. 3 
ft. Grows in rich woods. 
.60 
1.50 
10.00 
.75 
2.00 
15.00 
Botrychium virginiana, Rattlesnake Fern. 15 in. 
Shade . 
.75 2.00 15.00 
Camptosorus rhyzohyllus, Walking Fern. Exer- 
green. Grows on limestone cliff. .75 2.00 15.00 
Cystopteris bulbifera, Berrybladder Fern. 10 in. 
Small delicate fern with long narrow 
fronds . ..75 2.00 15.00 
fragilis, Brittle Fern. A native of the 
open rocky hillsides . .75 2.00 15.00 
Dennstedtia punctilobula, Hayscented Fern. 1 ft. 
Good for bedding in either sun or shade. .50 1.00 8.00 
Dryopteris clintoniana, Clinton Wood Fern. 2-3 ft. 
Evergreen. Rich woods . .75 2.00 15.00 
crestata, Crested Wood Fern. 1-2 ft. 
Evergreen. Damp rich woods .... .60 1.50 10.00 
goldiana, Goldie Fern. 4 ft. A very 
rare variety. Needs rich shade .... 1.00 3.00 
linneana, Oak Fern. Small fern with 
unbrella-shaped top. Makes a good 
ground cover for the woodland. 
6 in. 75 2.00 15.00 
marginalis, Marginale Fern. Evergreen. 
Good for dry open banks or hillsides. 
2 ft. .60 1.50 10.00 
spinulosum, Toothed Wood Fern. 2 ft. 
Semi-evergreen . .60 1.50 10.00 
thelyteris, Marsh Fern. 1 ft. A good 
bedding fern. .50 1.00 8.00 
Lygodium palmatum, Climbing Fern. Climbs to two 
or three feet on weeds and bushes. 1.00 3.00 
Onoclea sensibilis, Sensitive Fern. 1-2 ft. .50 1.00 8.00 
Osmunda cinnamomea, Cinnamon Fern. 5 ft. 
Large fronds. Desires shade. .75 2.00 15.00 
claytoniana, Interrupted Fern. 6 ft. 
The largest of the native ferns. 
Grows in either sun or shade. .75 2.00 15.00 
