2 FAUCARIA TIGRINA—Called Tiger’s Jaw from the thick, 
triangular, opposed leaves, edge-set with curved, interlocking 
teeth. Big, fluffy, yellow flowers. Plants, each 50c. 
5 FELICIA BERGERIANA—k(2)8. Kingfisher Daisy, called 
so from the brilliant kingfisher-blue of the flowers. A bright 
and showy South African annual. Pkt. 20c; 3 for 50c. 
2 FICUS ELASTICA—w. Makes a most satisfactory decora- 
tive pot plant. Known as the RUBBER PLANT. Shining 
green foliage. Easy to grow. Pkt. 20c; 3 pkts. for 50c. 
2 FARFUGIUM GRANDE (Leopard Plant) 
A handsome foliage plant for pot culture, with leaves 
6 to 10 inches across, marbled and patched with white and 
gold, or again, white-edged. Soft yellow, daisy-like flowers. 
Found originally in the garden of a Chinese mandarin. 
Ligularia Kaempferi, var. aureo-maculata. Divisions, each 
$1.25; 3 for $3.50. 
FERNS FOR THE HOUSE 
SILVER LACE FERN—Pteris argyraea. If the word “showy” 
could be applied to any Fern, it would be to this. Gracefully 
irregular fronds, twice pinnate, with a wide, silvery-white 
marking centering each leaflet. Plants, each 80c; 3 for $2.20. 
FIJI PLUME FERN—One 
of the rare varieties is Da- 
vallia fijiensis plumosa, but 
we consider it the most 
beautiful, and the most sat- 
isfactory, 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 window 
under ordinary house con- 
ditions. Offered in young 
plants with 2 or more 
fronds, per plant 90c. 
FERN SPORES TENDER 
BLEND—Spores of many 
desirable species and varie- 
ties of tender or pot-plant 
Ferns in mixture. Includes 
rare and beautiful kinds. 
Pkt. 35c; 3 pkts. for $1.00. 
FERNS FROM SPORES—Dust spores on surface of heat- 
sterilized soil. Cover with pane of glass and keep from direct 
sunlight. A temperature not greatly above or below 65 degrees 
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. 
THE HARDY FERNS 
Here, without grace of bloom, we enter an older plant world, 
a charm of form and foliage with gaudy color adornment 
deleted, a restful world in suggestion of summer shade, moss- 
damp rock trickles and cool forest pools. 
HARDY FERN PLANTS—tThese five are of full winter-hardi- 
ness, desirable for outdoor planting in the North. ATHY RIUM 
THELY PTEROIDES—Christmas Fern. Long, tapering fronds, 
deeply twice-cut. Prefers shade, and should have some mulch- 
ing. DENNSTAEDTIA PUNCTILOBULA—Hay-scented Fern. 
Dense plants with broad-based, tapering fronds, thrice-cut. 
Prefers light shade but tolerates sun. DRYOPTERIS SPINU- 
LOSA—Wood Fern. Handsome evergreen fronds, thrice-pin- 
nate. Nice for cutting. Prefers shade, but, well-mulched, tol- 
erates sun. Will grow under evergreens. ATHYRIUM FILIX- 
FEMINA—The Lady Fern. Long, bright green fronds, bipin- 
nate. Exceedingly variable; always beautiful. Prefers light 
shade. ONOCLEA SENSIBILIS—Sensitive Fern. Handsome, 
robust Fern with rather broad fronds in pleasingly irregular 
effect. Does well in full sun if mulched about roots. ASPLEN- 
IUM PLATYNEURON—Attractive evergreen Fern for partial 
shade. Graceful habit. UNIFORM PRICE of the above, each 
75¢e; 3 of a kind for $2.00. OFFER 140AN—One plant each of 
the six for $4.10. 
FERN SPORES HARDY BLEND—Mixture of several desir- 
able, winter-hardy kinds. Easily grown, see directions above, 
headed ‘‘Ferns From Spores’. Pkt. 20c; 3 for 50c. 
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4 FRANKLINIA—See page 3 for Franklin Tree. 
2 FITTONIA ARGYRONEURA—Silver-net Plant. Easily 
grown and beautiful foliage plant for an east window. Re- 
quires no direct sun. Foliage of most velvety emerald green, 
netted with pure white. Plants, each 60c; 3 for $1.60. 
1 FILIPENDULA HEXAPETALA—A delightful double- 
flowered Meadowsweet in snowiest white. Above fern foliage, 
12-inch stems bear sprays of blossoms that might be frozen 
sea foam. Full hardiness. Plants, each 75c; 8 for $2.00. 
1 FILIPENDULA VENUSTA—50 inches. Few summer- 
blooming perennials are more graceful or more beautiful. High, 
airy flower-sprays in the purest of soft pinks. In bloom all 
through early summer, and often again in late summer. Attrac- 
tive foliage. Plants, each 80c; 3 for $2.25. 
3 THE CROWN 
IMPERIAL 
FRITILLARIA IMPERIALIS, the showy 
Crown Imperial, always attracts exclama- 
tory admiration from those who see it in 
full beauty of bloom. Established plants 
may reach three feet of height, the stems 
carrying big whorls of bell-flowers in 
bronze, orange or crimson, the whole 
topped with a decorative, crown-like tuffet 
of foliage. Illustrated opposite. ‘kt’ cul- 
ture. Pkt. 25c; 3 pkts. for 70c; 10 pkts. 
for $2.00. 
FRITILLARIA FOR ROCKS—kt. Here are dwarfer species. 
Lily-like blossoms in wide range of colors and markings. 
Heights from 6 to 14 inches. Several in mixture, Crown Im- 
perial not included. Hardy. Pkt. 25c; 3 for 70c. 
FEIJOA SELLOWIANA 
The Pineapple Guava carries wax-white flowers with crimson 
stamens, over evergreen foliage. Then come delicious, edible 
fruits with Pineapple fragrance. Feijoa bears on new annual 
growth, and can be handled outside as far north as the roots 
can be protected from freezing. Also often grown as a large 
pot or tub plant. 10 seeds for 30c; 40 for $1.00. 
FIGS FOR THE NORTH 
And, of course, for the south as well. But up north not 
everybody *ealizes that the Fig is hardy and adjustable enough 
so that it can be grown there, too. We offer seeds saved from 
selected varieties of highest dessert quality. Fig seeds start 
quite readily if sown under glass. Fig trees planted directly in 
the open ground often bear well in New Jersey, southeastern 
Pennsylvania and around New York City if given sheltered 
position. In colder areas they may be grown in tubs. The edible 
Fig is FICUS CARICA. Pkt. 25c; 3 for 70c. 
3 FREESIAS FROM SEED 
If everyone understood how easy Freesias are from seed, how 
varied the colorings and how beautiful the flowers, then every- 
one would already be sowing them. They are quick from seed, 
blooming freely within six months. The sprays of perfumed 
flower trumpets come in rainbow hues, primrose to gold, with 
orange, lavender, mauve, blue, white, soft pink, carmine, rare 
sunset tones. A fine blend. “‘w” culture. Pkt. 25c; 3 for 70c; 
10 pkts. for $2.00. 
2 NEW FUCHSIA DELIGHTS 
FUCHSIA PEERLESS BLEND—w. The Fuchsias make won- 
derful window plants, and like Geraniums they have decorative 
values also in the summer, outdoor border. Pendant “‘eardrop’’ 
blossoms come in rich colorings, often with contrasting hues 
within the flower. Long in bloom. Each seeding will be tech- 
nically a new variety. Splendid mixture, both doubles and 
singles. The seeds are tiny, so handle them carefully. Pkt. of at 
least 20 seeds, each 35c; 3 pkts. $1.00. 
1 FUCHSIA MAGELLANICA—Pen- 
dant rosy blossoms, centered blue- 
violet, carried on gracefully diffuse 
plants, to 10 inches. Desirable in the 
rock garden. With protection of straw 
or litter, will winter outside well north. 
Also a good pot plant, flowers a little 
smaller than in the other sorts, but 
very many of them. Illustrated oppo- 
site. Plants, each 70c; 3 for $1.90. 
FUCHSIA CORYMBIFLORA, 
named Fuchsias, see page 7. 
see page 1. 
For plants of 
