F. H. HORSFORD CHARLOTTE, VERMONT 


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.  Maidemhair Ferm creseessesssssssesssnsssneesenreun 1-14 S M 
se DLO chntonia nts een terre aia tec rc tarn coke tecccceceet 3-4 S M 
CEISCACUIN Mees ce aR a Berea co eee ha ag oance ay nee 1 Jed M 
Plixctn asset ies Peri eee aoe Swe at erent aor 114-2 S R 
ren] Ce EET VLDL 1 Gages” ple a ed Baa reed tod Rete Ut buen oth Uae oO Rees a ae eee aie A 3-4 BS M 
marginale. — Lverercem W O0d Fern cacsccsccslwssjcscissmnstconorsserensceloees 11%4-2 S D 
noveboracense. Nez York Shicld Ferm eeseosesssnssssunsresssssssusessssnen 1 S M 
SPINULOSUM. a PIN OSE> 1 OOG RL CIN eee ebenaee oe eee die een 1%-2 PS D 
SOLDULOSUIRC Ila Ca LU SIN pte eet oy cee ar reet tecees eens 2% Bs M 
ASPLENIUM acrostichoides. Silver Spleenewort creemesssssssesnn 3 PS M 
AUSUSCILOLIUINGE OO PIZeMteOlh cer ataiiceaan ince orate estan 2-3 S M 
Pelixetcemingsr es sCd Val CIN Mane. cae inh ce ho eae noc 1-3 O-S M 
DIAEYNEULOM 8 VONVAS DICE NWOT seocee stuceecciee mee cneeame. 1 PS R 
trichomanes. Maidenhair Spleenwort recusvssscsssscssscsssnsssisssunseisnssie YY PS R 
CAMPTOSORUS rhizophyllus. Walkimg-Leaf ceccosossssssssnsessene iy S R 
CYSTOPTERIS bulbifera. Bladder Ferm cereescssssssusssssssusessseusssin 144-2 eS M 
DICKSONIA punctilobula. Hay-scented Fern creseesmsesesssessenannen 1-2 O R 
ONOCLEA‘’ struthiopteris. (Ostrich: Feriy ciscscctsssssssnssscimsssianssssent 3-4 O-S M 
BENS DSO CN SIbT Chen ICAL Bcc th tsar ctiec detonate nner eck alee 1 O W 
OSMUNDA  cinnamomea. Cinnamon Fern ecssessesssssresssusneesssssisee 3-4 O-S W 
Claytoniana. Clayton’s Flowering Ferm rsesssusssusessesssensssensns 2-3 O-S , D 
SEA TIGS ol Arye ie Ea a nea iene cee a RR 2-3 O-S W 
PEE GOA Pan Se GlyOpteeisss LOCECH LF ETM womactntarecinnarnse 1 S M 
hexasonoptera. SH exazom BCC EF CLI Govsistescswsoscertldosvnnsbntacdoscees 1 S M 
DOlVOCUIOId COMME ten te ton ie oe at hd RS) 34 PS M 
POEY PODIUM: -vuldare... Poly podsy ccc sssssssiounsscdansisrsvtonsseonesioes VA PS D 
POLYSTICHUM. braunit.. Shield Fern. © 50 icts. ccscecsssssssscioe 1 PS M 
MCE OSEICNOICCS  OTISE INS. Le CIM ec acltoses cscs tetoncissetihyoser Rinincsamstbcotoc 1 PS D 
WOODSDAMIVenisteRUSEV H-OOUSIG jc ck ict ieepiab ach cone yy O D 
OU S A I OT LS ECO W-OODSIE Mh dace chesiocsans concep nncisorovesetanctetenioc Yl 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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