HARDY NATIVE FERNS 
Ferns are one of the most useful groups of plants. Not only are they beautiful and interesting but they 
serve many needs in the garden, particularly in shade. There are little ones for planting with wildflowers, 
in ledges and rock gardens and big ones for use as fillers among shrubs and in many odd nooks and corners 
where no other kind of plant serves so well. 
Vermont is famous for the variety of its ferns, and we have the best of them 
SMALL TO MEDIUM SIZE 
FERNS 
PRICES: 55c each; 3 to 9 of the same variety at 
50c; 10 to 24 at 40c; 25 or more at 35c.. 
American Maidenhair Fern (Adiantum pedatum). 
Graceful fronds of finely cut, light green foliage on 
wiry black stems. Good in rich, neutral soil in maple 
and birch shade in association with jack-in-the-pulpit, 
sharplobe hepatica. baneberries and evergreen 
woodferns. Use plenty of Jeafmold, compost or 
non-acid peat. 18 in. 
Ebony Spleenwort (Asplentum platyneuron). Nar- 
row, erect, evergreen fronds with black stems. Ex- 
cellent for planting against rocks with sharplobe 
hepaticas. Neutral woods soil in shade. 6 to 10 in. 
Maidenhair Spleenwort (A. trichomanes). Daintiest 
of all ferns and easily naturalized in rocks or ledge. 
Very fine in dish gardens and terrariums. Moist— 
but not wet—humusy soil in shade. 4 to 6 in. 
Lady Fern (Alhyrium filirfemina). Easiest fern to 
grow. Very graceful and grows in any good, humusy 
soil. Prefers light shade but tolerates full sun in 
northern states. 2 to 3 ft. 
Rattlesnake Fern (Bofrychium virginianum). The 
ciuster of cinnamon-colored spores rising from the 
center of the lacy, outspreading fronds may resemble 
arattler’s appendages er have a good imagination. 
Anyway. it’s a nice fern for average soil in light 
shade. 18 to 24 in. 
Berry Bladderfern (Cystopterts bulbifera). Very 
graceful, with long arching fronds tapering at the 
ends. Best for planting beside brooks and pools 
among rocks. Moist, humusy soil in light shade. 
mule: 
Evergreen Woodfern (Dryopleris marginalis). Also 
“Leather Woodfern.”’ Indispensable for woodland 
planting. Stays green all winter. Rich, rocky soil 
in shade. 1 to 114 ft. 
Christmas Fern (Polystichum acrostichoides). Favor- 
ite, multi-purpose fern with thick evergreen foliage. 
Can be grown indoors in winter although perfectly 
hardy. Rich, humusy soil in shade. 12 to 18 in. 
Rusty Woodsia (Woodsia tlvensis). An _ irresistible 
little chap. Compact and fluffy, it will grow in ledge 
crevices exposed to full heat of summer sun, tanning 
only a little. 6 to 12 in. 
JAPANESE SILVER FERN. Very rare, unusual 
and hardy. Not native. but looks and grows as 
though it were. Grows 8 to 10 inches high, with 
bright silver fronds. Rich soil in shade. $1.00 
each; 3 for $2.50. Not over 3 to a custumer. 
American Maidenhair Fern 
BIG FERNS 
Prices 50c each: 3 or more of the same variety 
45c each, These big 
ferns Bs usually shipped by express so that you 
pay the transportation fee on arrival. We bill 
for postage if shipped by parcel post. 
Hayscented Fern (Dennstedlia punctilobula). Grows 
in sun or light shade; easiest fern to naturalize. Forms 
thick mats of soft foliage along wood’s edge or billows 
around boulders in the open field. When crushed or 
trodden underfoot, the fronds smell like new-mown 
hay. Ordinary or even poor soil. 1 to 2 ft. Shipped 
in small sods. 
Cinnamon Fern (Osmunda cinnamomea). One of the 
giants. The *‘fiddleheads”’ in spring unfurl into great, 
rich green fronds. An excellent filler among shrubs 
or for odd corners. Ordinary, reasonably moist soil 
in very light to medium shade. 3 to 5 ft. 
Interrupted Fern (QO. clayloniana). Similar to Cin- 
namon Fern in general appearance and culture but 
grows even larger. Moist soil in sun to partial shade. 
3 to 6 ft. 
Royal Fern (O. regalis). 
are almost. wine-colored. 
Unfolding fronds in spring 
Prized for its symmetry 
and broad, graceful fronds. Grows on moist, open 
hillsides and in shady bogs. 3 to 5 ft. 
Ostrich Fern (Pteretis nodulosa). The“ graceful giant.” 
Fronds like ostrich plumes. A good foil for meadow 
lilies; Does best in moist hollows or beside sunny 
streams and ponds. 4 to 6 ft. 
Write for special quotations on large quantities of 
ferns. 
“GROWN IN VERMONT, IT’S HARDY” 
PUTNEY, VERMONT 
