WAKE ROBIN Farm, HoME, PENNSYLVANIA 
Common Woodfern’ (Thelypteris intermedia). 
This is the “Fancy Fern” of the. florist 
trade. It is valued for the keeping qualities 
of its evergreen fronds and in some 
states it is cut for market in huge quanti- 
ties. Prized for decoration because of the 
finely cut, crowded leaflets of the fronds, 
giving such a lacey effect that ‘Evergreen 
Lace Fern” has been proposed as a better 
name. Moist, shady slopes provide the best 
habitat. The root is short and stout, with 
crown above the surface. 25c each; $2.50 
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CHRISTMAS FERN 
Hay-Scented Fern (Dennstedtia punctilobula). This feathery, light green fern, reaches 
a height of about 2 feet, spreading vigorously by runners. Easily cultivated, mixes 
well with other ferns and grows sturdily in rocky uplands. Indifferent to soil, 
moisture and exposure, and forms dense clumps. The fronds may be cut freely 
for decoration, giving exquisite lacey effects. Useful in places where few other 
plants survive, and of course a natural for the rockery. 25c each; $2.50 for 12. 
Interrupted Fern (Osmunda claytoniana). A favorite fern for outdoor cultivation and 
most suitable for porch and foundation planting. Superbly graceful in bearing 
and individual in symmetrical form. At its best when allowed space for the outer, 
sterile fronds to arch away. Gets its name from the interruption by the small 
spore bearing pinne or leaflets at the middle of the erect, central, fertile fronds. 
These pinne, after fruiting, turn from dark green to brown and shrivel down, 
breaking continuity of the frond outline. The outer fronds are light green, with 
a bluish overtone. Height about 3 feet. Growing conditions widely varied, with 
trends toward rocky banks, thin shade, rich soil of hilly woods, under trees, in 
hollows and ravines, and in fields dotted with thickets. Survives in moderately 
moist ground, likes to look at water and live near swamps and ponds, but it will 
not tolerate soaking wet feet. The roots become thickened and clubby, as each 
new crown adds to its length. Crowns planted about even with the ground sur 
face. 25c each: 
Leather Woodfern; Evergreen Woodfern; Marginal Woodfern (Thelypteris marginalis; 
formerly Dryopteris marginalis and Aspidium marginale). It is leathery; it is ever- 
green; it has fat, round fruit dots close to the margins of the frond pinnules; all 
of which accounts for the names collected by this handsome thing. It has also 
been called Marginal Shield Fern. Leathery texture is the chief popular mark of 
identity; the dark blue-green of the evergreen fronds keeps year-round living color 
in a group of mixed ferns. Two main culture requiremnts are deep shade and 
plenty of loose stones in the soil. Rich, rocky woods; rock slopes; under shady 
cliffs; between buttressed roots of big trees; in clefts and recesses of moist hill- 
sides. Grows to about 2 feet and shows off well with Hepaticas, Trilliums, Jacks 
and Lady’s Slippers, especially if massed under tall coniferous trees. Large, chaffy 
crown bulges an inch or two above ground, unfolding symmetrical fronds with 
shaggy stalks. 25c¢ each; $2.50 for 12. 
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