44 Ferns 
Gardenside Nurseries, Inc., Shelburne, Vt. 


A. angustifolium. Narrow-leaved Spleenwort. 
Grows from 1 to 4 feet tall, each stem with 
numerous narrow leaves, half an inch wide, and 
several inches long. A rare and beautiful fern, 
found in rich woods on moist banks. 
A. ebeneum. Ebony Spleenwort. Found on dry 
rocky soil, and growing stiffly erect to a foot 
or 15 inches of height. Often only one large 
frond, but when happy in cultivation, makes 
an attractive large tuft. 
A. filix-femina. Lady Fern. A very variable 
sort, common to open woodland, easily culti- 
vated, and always lacy and delicate, though 
it may grow to 3 feet high. 
A. trichomanes. Maidenhair Spleenwort. <A 
tiny tufted Fern, growing in the crevices of 
limestone ledges, but can be cultivated in any 
moderately dry soil, and partial shade. Makes 
a thick tuft of slender brown stems with tiny 
round foliage, to about 8 inches at most. 
CAMPTOSORUS rhizophyllus. Walking-leaf 
Fern. This is usually found carpeting ledges 
or boulders in dense shade, though sometimes 
it is exposed to the sun, when it is a lighter 
green. In shade, it grows thickly, the fronds 
to 8 inches long, rooting at the tip to produce 
new plants, and thus making a thick mat of 
growth. 
CYSTOPTERIS bulbifera. Bulblet Bladder 
Fern. A finely divided, rather weak-stemmed 
sort, found in crevices of ledges, in partial 
shade. Under good conditions, it will grow to 
3 feet long, but never stands erect. In dry 
summers, it ripens and disappears in August. 
Has tiny bulblets along the under side of the 
frond. Good for rockery. 
C. fragilis. Common Bladder Fern. One of 
the first to start into growth in spring, and 
to disappear in summer. An attractive filmy 
fern of small size, for the rockery. Often 
starts growth anew, in August. 
DICKSONIA punctilobula. Hayscented Fern. 
One of the most common sorts, growing in 
full sun, or partial shade, over acres of up- 
lands. It has a running root, which binds the 
soil, and this fern is one of the best for hold- 
ing banks, or for dry ground. Filmy attractive 
fragrant fronds, to 3 feet tall. 
LYGODIUM palmatum. Hartford or Climb- 
ing Fern. We do not have this fern native, 
and cannot always obtain it, but we usually 
have a few available in fair sized turfs, at 
$1.00 each. Will grow to several feet, the 
slender stems, with small round pinna are 
very attractive. 
ONOCLEA sensibilis. Sensitive Fern. Found 
in any moist meadow, and rather coarse, its 
home suggests a use for the fern on wet soils, 
that are waste. 
O. struthiopteris. Ostrich Fern. Common to 
river banks, this is a large and strong fern, 
that is attractive for its formal vaselike 
growth, to 4 feet of height. It grows well in 
shade, and is useful about buildings. 
OSMUNDA cinnamomea. Cinnamon Fern. 
Tall swampland ferns, that will grow in dry 
soil, in shade, though not to their possible 
6 feet. Attractive rich looking ferns, much 
used for shaded sides of homes, and about 
pools. 35 cts. each. 
O. claytoniana. Interrupted Fern. Much like 
the preceding, save that the flowering pinnae, 
are in the center of the frond, and as they 
ripen, they give the stem an “interrupted” 
look. 35 cts. each. 
O. regalis. Royal Fern. Differing in growth, 
this is generally a swamp fern. When happy, 
it will grow to 6 feet and is indeed a royal 
specimen. 35 cts. each. 
PELLAEA atropurpurea. Purple Cliff Brake. 
Found on limestone ledges, in full sun, this 
is not a common fern. Slender stems, to a 
foot in length, and purple pinnules. 50 cts. 
each. 
PHEGOPTERIS dryopteris. Oak Fern. Has 
three fronds, 4 to 7 inches broad, and 5 to 8 
inches high, of a delicate yellow-green. It is 
an attractive plant for the shaded rockery. 
P. hexagonoptera. Broad Beech Fern. Not 
common, with a triangular frond, from 7 to 12 
inches broad. Found in rather dry, open 
woods. 50 cts. each. 
P. polypodioides. Long Beech Fern. This is 
a northern species, and is common in open 
woodland, and on shaded banks. It stands 
to a foot or more high, and makes a good 
sized colony. It is very green, not a taint of 
any other color. 
POLYPODIUM vulgare. Common Polypody. 
An attractive little fern, usually carpeting 
ledges and boulder, and growing about 8 inches 
high at most. 
POLYSTICHUM acrostichoides. Christmas 
Fern. A common evergreen fern, with dark 
green shining fronds, which make it attractive 
for massing. In fairly moist soil, and shade, 
may grow 2 feet high. 
P. braunii. Braun’s Holly Fern. The most 
beautiful of all our ferns, in the eyes of many. 
It grows readily in any good garden soil, in 
shade, but is best on moist banks, in open 
woodland, and among rocks. The sturdy dark 
green fronds, easily grow 2 feet long, and 
are chaffy with brownish scales. The fronds 
taper each way, and are held erect until long 
after frost. 35 cts. each. 
P. lonchitis. Holly Fern. Rather resembles 
the Christmas Fern, but the fronds are shorter 
and more narrow. It is an attractive, dark 
green sort, very seldom offered. $1.00 each. 
SCOLOPENDRIUM vulgare. The Hart’s 
Tongue Fern. Very rare in America, but com- 
mon abroad. Grows on limestone ledges, or 
in moist soil at the foot of cliffs, and along 
streams. We have the type, from an Ontario 
source, growing in pots, at $1.00 each. 
SCOLOPENDRIUM, Crested Forms. We have 
also about eight different European forms, 
with widely varied crested fronds. From pots, 
our choice, at $1.00 each. 
WOODSIA ilvensis. Rusty Woodsia. Fronds 
6 to 10 inches long, covered with a rusty, 
bristle-like chaff. It makes a large tuft, and 
likes a high cliff fully exposed to the sun. A 
fine rockery fern. 
W. obtusa. Blunt-lobed Woodsia. More slender 
and longer than the preceding. It is very 
common, in all parts of the country on rocky 
banks and cliffs. Fine for the rockery. 
All Perennial Plants 25 cts. each, $2 for 10, $18 per 100 unless otherwise noted, 
POSTPAID east of the Mississippi; add 5 PERCENT WEST. Five 
of one kind or variety exactly alike at 10 rate, 25 at 100 rate. 
