F. H. HORSFORD CHARLOTTE, VERMONT 
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HARDY FERNS 
Perhaps, some time, some great scholar or chemist will devise a 
universal color language that can really picture color so one can see 
it. We wish we had it now, to tell you what we see in our Ferns, 
with their seemingly limitless variations of green and their intricate 
varied shapes and forms. 
Individual families do not describe easily, for the variations of 
each are too great. The best we can do is to point out that there is 
some variety of Fern that can be grown in almost any conceivable 
location, be it a rocky hillside or a dank swamp, and that all of the 
plants in our list are absolutely hardy. And, of course, no other 
family, as a whole, does so well in shade. Our list supplies all the 
information you may need as to where to use each variety. 

Variety Common Name Ht. feet Use Situation 
ADIANTUM pedatum.  Maidenhair Fern cccecssscssesssseessinsien 1-1% S M: 
el LUMViaclintonianu Mig etek we rn econo 3-4 S M 
UUs Cel ALIN eee te ee Re PO haste hott cachiottiensete rics 1 PS M 
TOLER ESTAS MEM (cl Cae ECU. en ne ieee tee 114-2 S R 
CALPE FTOTNTTCNY | 25 Dos ee a Lael i oR Slee ne aE 3-4 Mas M 
PHALSINAl Camel CCFOT ECT s IV O00 © FCF eee Stel sckpsatcettogptesestaces 1%4-2 5 D 
noveboracense. Nez York Shield Ferm aseesssssssssusersssinsssssneene 1 5 M 
SDINULOSIINN Heo DIMI OS 2 1/6000 ED CPN a Binge sneuiidenstemsyimntecinectent 14%4-2 RBS D 
SOMUtHOSUIMNEGILA TA CU tee se Ge cold een, care 2% Eo M 
ASPLENIUM acrostichoides. Silver Spleenqwortt srrrsessossssssnseien 3 PS M 
SSRI SEAL ORIUISTI Sg) PELE 1010 OF EO as citer osteo thas Sec pnts cero tseeonactoms 2-3 S M 
CAN SER ASSVITTET, © RAGING NG AS ae De eh ain teen ROP ay Marae ]—3 ORs M 
PlAtyNEUTON, —LDONV SPleeMewOrl ceccccscicisscrsacssscsswsnctonssnianscrsvcrsatcissvions i Bo R 
trichomanes. Maidenhair Spleenwort reesuecssssssessseresinsesiasessneesieee yy PS R 
CAMPTOSORUS rhizophyllus. Walking-Le af eeeececssssssssssseee iy S R 
CYSTOPTERIS bulbifera. Bladder Fern ccssssssssssssusssssuenssesieen 14-2 eS M 
DICKSONIA punctilobula. Hay-scented Per cesssessssseeesiveen 1-2 ( R 
ONOGEEAS struthiopteris.© OSEriCh FOr csccscsssssthsioncnctevoncsaieiis 3-4 O-S M 
BETISTD ULI SIMMS 161 OTL T0 Wess ee scnecantcbasdotspenevascstorbaccetptyansdioneelecebunssseoe 1 O \W 
OSMUNDA  cinnamomea. Cinnamon Fern receosesssssssvessissseessnersein 3-4 O-S \W 
Claytoniana. Clayton's Flowering Fern coesssssccsssecssssnssinssesianssseipse 2-3 O-S D 
CELLED I APTS E TAY pe tetey oho Re ET SRE EOS 2-3 O25 W 
PREGORLERIS dryopterisn (Beech Pern cicccocccstascsmieces 1 S M 
HexmSOnODteramrl S200 DEZON2L ELM ccschsescdincinionenncues 1 S M 
DES DO UTIIOCE GMs ere re see a te a 34, Ps M 
BOVE O DICIMeyilsaress 2 OLN DOGS) Srsrcccctsnessccecseccorenctsntactinstenten iY ES D 
BODYSHCHUMebrauni> Shield Fern) 50 ctsi. iinecmsienest bet PS M 
BCLOS LICH OI CS. Get 7052 LAS DL LIM aoe csccteccsesclsorettesrnecespelbtipins cts bogus I Ee D 
VCC PE ITA SVEN ISA USES WL O00 SIG votes camitsacenentietabacbamieeies yy ) D 
POTS S el MO HEP TE 5 OLE UL LITO OO SEC © op oocncnrasttncalssctetconconsnierthactictodercaducn te 14-1 S D 
Key: Use—S, shade; PS, partial shade; O, open ground; O-S sun or shade. 
Situation—M, moist; D, dry; W, wet or boggy; R, rockwork. 
Hardy Ferns $0.20 each, $1.50 per dozen. 
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