Nursery Grown Native Ferns 


Walking Fern 
OSTRICH FERN 
This tall, vigorously growing fern likes the deep, 
rich soil of wooded bottom lands, growing naturally 
from Canada to Virginia and westward to Alaska. 
Generally, it prefers shade, though it sometimes 
grows in the open sun, but in these cases usually 
the fronds brown early in the season. 
POLYPODY 
Great mats of this beautiful fern grow luxuriantly 
over huge rocks or on steep banks. Prefers shade 
and grows naturally from Canada to Georgia. 
RATTLESNAKE FERN 
Much daintier frond than the Grapefern. Prefers 
open woods, bogs, slightly acid soil. Native of east- 
ern United States. 
ROYAL FERN 
The most graceful of all the large ferns flour- 
ishes in moist, acid soil. Native of eastern Canada, 
United States, and South America. 
SENSITIVE FERN 
This handsome, showy fern should never be 
planted in a limited space because it spreads rap- 
idly with root runners. However, it may be beau- 
tifully used along stream banks or in bogs where 
there is considerable area to cover. Native through- 
out eastern United States. 
SPLEENWORT, Ebony 
Dainty small fern, extremely hardy, very useful 
where space is limited, prefers the shade of a 
limestone section, grows naturally from Pennsylvania 
to Florida. 
WALKING FERN 
This fascinating fern prefers limestone rocks in 
the deep woods, growing naturally from Canada to 
Georgia. 
WOODFERN, Evergreen; Marginal Woodfern; 
Leatherwood Fern 
This beautiful and extremely popular fern retains 
its fronds well on into the cold weather. Prefers rich 
woodland slopes from Canada to Alabama and west- 
ward to Missouri. 
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Polypody 

Sensitive Fern 

Ebony Spleenwort 

Marginal Woodfern 
