Johnson's Nurseries 3 
HARDY FERNS 
“that thrive where other plants fail to grow” 
Hardy Ferns are a very useful and beautiful group 
of plants. Often there are corners in the garden where 
sufficient sun does not strike, and flowering plants do 
not succeed. Such places can be beautified by the use 
of Hardy Ferns. 
ADIANTUM pedatum. Maidenhair Fern. The most 
graceful of all our Hardy Ferns. The Maidenhair Fern, 
spreading fan-like, dainty foliage on slender, polished, 
nearly black stems, attains a height of 12 to 18 inches 
when grown in rich, shady, moist but well-drained 
locations. The roots, wiry, black and creeping near 
the surface, should be planted not more than one inch 
below the surface and protected with leaf-mold. Plant 
eight inches apart for a massed effect, and once estab- 
lished they will increase from year to year. A most 
distinct and beautiful Fern. 
$.50 each. 3 for $1.00. 10 for $3.00. 100 for $25.00. 
ASPLENIUM platyneuron, Ebony Spleenwort. One of 
the small evergreen Ferns (4 to 6 inches). The Ebony 
Spleenwort with its narrow, rigid, little fronds is one 
of the most versatile of the Hardy Ferns for the rock 
garden or the front of the Fern border. For its native 
surroundings it seeks stony ground near large roots 
of trees, boulders and ledges in full sun, partial or 
deep shade. It will also thrive luxuriously in good, 
well-drained soils with plenty of leaf-mold and shade. 
Do not cover the crowns of this little Fern, but plant 
firmly at ground level, six to eight inches apart for 
a massed effect. 
$.50 each. 3 for $1.00. 10 for $3.00. 100 for $25.00. 
ASPLENIUM, trichomanes, Maidenhair Spleenwort. This 
delicate little Fern, with narrow evergreen fronds 3 to 6 
inches long, naturally grows on large boulders, cliffs 
and very rocky soil. There is sometimes a question as 
to how it can survive in the tiny crevices with practical- 
ly no soil at all. It is easily adapted to rockeries and 
Fern borders. Though it survives in doubtful conditions, 
it is benefited and thrives on an abundance of leaf-mold 
and adequate moisture. They are most effective planted 
about 6 inches apart in little colonies of 10 or so, if pos- 
sible, with the crowns at the surface. 
$.50 each. 3 for $1.00. 10 for $3.00. 100 for $25.00. 
ATHYRIUM felix-femina. Lady Fern. A large, showy 
and vigorous growing Fern. Attains a height from 2 to 
3 feet when planted in good moist soil in either sun 
or shade. One of the best for general Fern culture, it is 
very effective in the back of the border about 18 inches 
apart. Do not cover the new buds when planting. 
$.50 each. 3 for $1.00. 10 for $3.00. 100 for $25.00. 
ATHYRIUM pycnocarpon, Narrowleaf Spleenwort. A 
charming Fern 1 to 3 feet high. Deciduous. Easy to 
grow in rich shady places. 
$.50 each. 3 for $1.00. 10 for $3.00. 100 for $25.00. 
ATHYRIUM thelypteroides, Silvery Spleenwort. The 
fronds of this Fern are a soft dull green when full grown 
12 to 18 inches. The name comes from the abundance 
of white fruit spores on the backs of the fertile fronds 
giving a silvery sheen when waving in the wind. This 
Fern thrives in a moist, shady place. Its root is coarse, 
thick, creeps near the surface and should be covered 
with not more than an inch of soil. Plant one foot apart. 
$.50 each. 3 for $1.00. 10 for $3.00. 100 for $25.00. 
