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2 EUPHORBIA SPLENDENS — Crown-of-Thorns. A long- 
lived, attractive pot plant with many spiny stems that will 
twine about stakes or a tiny trellis placed in the pot, in 
intricate twistings. The “flowers,” in many small clusters, 
are brilliant orange scarlet, and the plants are rarely with- 
one a Aa of color all through the year. Plants, each 55c; 
8 for $1.50. 
2 EUPHORBIA HERMETIANA—Fine pot plant, making 
handsome specimens of distinctive form. Triangular stems, 
thick, succulent, upright, are well marbled white over green. 
The stem edges are dentate, lightly spined. New branchings 
arise from the dentations in candelabrum effect. Plants, each 
55c; 3 for $1.50. 
1 HARDY PERENNIAL EUPHORBIAS 
They are among the more desirable hardy perennials. ‘“‘kt’’ 
culture. POLYCHROMA—At its best, there is, perhaps, no 
showier perennial. In spring the plants are 16-inch globes 
of golden floral leaves that seem to be bright flowers. Then 
come the multitudes of odd-seed capsules in gayest red. In 
autumn the plants turn rich crimson. Pkt. 20c. Plants, each 
50c; 3 for $1.40. CYPARISSIAS—10 inches. Cypress Spurge. 
Each stem is like a miniature, dense Cypress. Clustered 
yellow flower-bracts. Ground cover or rock garden. Plants, 
each 40c; 8 for $1.10. 
MYRSINITES—Low de- 
cumbent, the many fat 
stems set with blue-green 
foliage. In spring each 
stem ends in a golden 
bloom-crown. Drought-re- 
sistant. Rock garden, ter- 
race, bedding. Illustrated 
opposite. Pkt. l5c; We 
oz. 30c. Plants, each 45c; 3 for $1.20; 10 for $3.60. COROL- 
LATA—28 inches. High, airy panicles of little white flowers. 
Desirable in the hardy border, or for cutting. Pkt. Z0c; 
Ye oz. 85c;.% oz. 60c. Plants, each 40c; 3 for $1.10; 10 for 
$3.30. OFFER 88AN9—One plant each of the four for $1.60. 
1 THE BLUEBELL GENTIAN * 
A glorious beauty is the Bluebell Gentian, EUSTOMA 
RUSSELLIANUM or Lisianthus. Big, wide bells of clearest 
blue, purple-patched. As many as 80 flowers have been 
counted at one time on a well-grown plant. Usually blooms 
first year. Itkt(2-3)30. Pkt. 20e; Wg oz. 50c. 
FERNS FOR THE HOUSE 
Ferns for window, sun parlor or conservatory. See also 
Asparagus Fern, Cyathea, Selaginella, all this catalog. 
SILVER LACE FERN—Pteris argyraea. If the word “‘showy” 
could be applied to any Fern, it would be to this. Grace- 
fully irregular fronds, twice pinnate, with a wide, silvery- 
white marking through each green leaflet. Plants, each 65c. 
FIJI PLUME FERN—One of the rarer varieties is Davallia 
fijiensis plumosa, but we consider it the most beautiful, 
and the most satisfactory, of all house Ferns. The very 
many fronds are short, spreading, gracefully curved, with 
narrow pinnae in the richest and deepest of emerald greens, 
the whole mossy-feathery in effect. Thrives in an east win- 
dow under ordinary house conditions. Well-grown plants 
from 4-inch pots, each $2.25. 
FERN SPORES TENDER BLEND—Spores of many de- 
sirable species and varieties of tender or pot-plant Ferns 
in mixture. Pkt. 35¢; 3 pkts. for $1.00. 
TREE FERNS MIXED—The Tree Ferns have a true trunk, 
the fronds growing in a circlet about it and as a crown. 
For several years in the juvenile stages they make attrac- 
tive, and rather ‘‘different” pot plants. We offer spores in 
mixtures of species of Cyathea, Alsophila, Hemitelia and 
perhaps of other genera. Pkt. 35c; 3 pkts. for $1.00. 
FERNS ANDEAN SPECIES MIXED—Spores gathered in 
Colombia, and stated to be from a number of native 
Andean species of merit. Pkt. 35c; 3 for $1.00. 
FERNS FROM SPORES—Dust spores on surface of previ- 
ously heatesterilized soil. Cover with pane of glass and 
from direct sunlight until germination takes place. 
A temperature not greatly above or below 65 degress is best. 
Ideal soil would be screened mixture of garden loam and 
humus (as woods-earth, peat, or rotted sods) with enough 
sand added to bring to open, friable state. Use water that 
has been sterilized by boiling, then cooled, for initial moist- 
ening. Further watering will likely not be needed until 
glass is removed. Then water from below. 

rock garden. With protection of straw 
‘of pendant, 
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THE HARDY FERNS 
Here, without grace of bloom, we enter an older plant 
world, a charm of form and foliage with gaudy color adorn- 
ment deleted, a restful world in suggestion of summer shade, 
moss-damp rock trickles and cool forest pools. 
HARDY FERN PLANTS—tThese six are of full winter- 
hardiness, desirable for outdoor planting in the North. 
ADIANTUM PEDATUM—Maidenhair Fern, Dainty, shade- 
loving species, the delicate fronds divided into fan-like 
segments. Mulch about with leaves. ATHYRIUM THELYP- 
TEROIDES—Christmas Fern. Long, tapering fronds, deeply 
twice-cut. Prefers shade, and should have some mulching. 
DENNSTAEDTIA PUNCTILOBULA—Hay-scented Fern, so 
named from the pleasing fragrance of the dried foliage. 
Dense plants with broad-based, tapering fronds, thrice-cut. 
Prefers light shade but tolerates sun. DRYOPTERIS SPINU- 
LOSA—Wood Fern. Handsome evergreen fronds, thrice- 
pinnate. Nice for cutting. Prefers shade, but, well-mulched, 
tolerates sun. Will grow under evergreens. ATHYRIUM 
FILIX-FEMINA—The Lady Fern. Long, bright green fronds, 
bipinnate. Exceedingly variable; always beautiful. Prefers 
light shade. ONOCLEA SENSIBILIS—Sensitive Fern. Hand- 
some, robust Fern with rather broad fronds in pleasingly 
irregular effect. Does well in full sun if mulched about the 
roots. UNIFORM PRICE of the above, each 60c; 3 of one 
kind for $1.60. OFFER 89AN9—One plant each of the 
six hardy Ferns for $3.15. 
FERN SPORES HARDY BLEND—Mixture of many win- 
ter-hardy species. Easily grown, see directions under head 
Ferns from Spores. Pkt. 20c; We oz. 40c; Wg oz. Tbe. 
2 FUCHSIAS FOR LONG BLOOM 
CONSERVATORY BLEND—Pendant “eardrop” flowers in 
soft color tones, often two hues contrasting. Excellent win- 
dow or conservatory plants, easy, long in bloom. Splendid 
mixture, saved from both single and double-flowered forms. 
Soni is Agar A Pkt, of not less than 20 seeds, each 35c; 
38 for $1.00. 
FUCHSIA PLANTS—Easy and beautiful flowering plants for 
window or conservatory. GIANT PINK—Large double flowers 
in blending pink tones, the sepals pure salmon pink, the 
corolla blush to chamois. LAVENDER BEAUTY—Rose pink 
sepals with a full corolla that opens deepest blue, becoming 
mauve or lavender. PRIDE OF ORION—A handsome study 
in contrasting coloring, the sepals deep rose, the corolla pure 
white. BLACK PRINCE—Rose colored, reflexed sepals with 
flaring, carmine corolla. Vigorous, showy, easy. SPECIOSA 
—Free-blooming and graceful. Long ‘‘eardrop” flowers in 
two shades of pink. Well-grown specimens make a wonder- 
ful showing. LITTLE BEAUTY—A dwarf, compact free- 
bloomer, the flowers in contrasting pink-carmine and blue. 
UNIFORM PRICE—Each 45c; 3 plants of one kind for $1.25. 
OFFER 91AN9—One plant each of the six for $2.45. 
1 FUCHSIA MAGELLANICA—Pend- 
ant rosy blossoms, centered blue-vio- 
let, carried on _ gracefully diffuse 
plants, to 10 inches. Desirable in the 
or litter will winter outdoors well 
north. Illustrated opposite. Plants, 
each 60c; 3 for $1.40. 
RARE FUCHSIA SPECIES—We are 
likely to have seeds available of 
several] rare Fuchsia species, as of 
Boliviana, Boliviana alba, Hemsleyana, 
Coccinea, Arborescens, Corymbiflora alba, Fulgens, Macro- 
stemma alba, Serratifolia, Procumbens, Excorticata, etc. If 
they interest you, ask for our TREASURE CHEST LIST, 
also for latest RARE-FLOWER BULLETIN, both or either 
sent on request. 
FUCHSIA SPECIES BLEND—Seeds of species (botanical) 
Fuchsias in mixture. Includes many unusual kinds from 
Andean highlands. Here will be Fuchsias of many forms 
and colorings, all of them attractive, most of them beautiful. 
Pkt. 35c; 3 pkts. for $1.00. 
3 THE DAINTY FRITILLARYS 
Cousin to the true Lily, the genus FRITILLARIA holds 
many a charming exquisite. Flowers are usually recurved, 
but again bell-like. Variations in cream, yellow, rose, violet, 
scarlet or white, sometimes in tesselations. Rock garden or 
shade-edge colonies. ‘“‘yt’”. Mixed. Pkt. 20ce. 
FRITILLARIA IMPERIALIS—yt. Crown Imperial. Circlets 
showy bells, bronze, orange or crimson. 40 
Pkt. 20c; 8 pkts. for 50c. 

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