. Descriptive catalogue and price list : tropical and semi-tropical, fruit trees, palms, ornamental plants, orchids and greenhouse plants. Nurseries (Horticulture) Florida Catalogs; Tropical crops Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs. 32 R. D. HOYT, SEVEN OAKS NURSERIES. BAY VIEW, FLORIDA. VIII. Ferns and Sel^asinellas. Whether viewed collectively as plants of great beauty and general interest when grown as speci- mens, or for their general utility in the arrangement of cut-flower work, both Ferns and Selaginellas are indispensable. '1
. Descriptive catalogue and price list : tropical and semi-tropical, fruit trees, palms, ornamental plants, orchids and greenhouse plants. Nurseries (Horticulture) Florida Catalogs; Tropical crops Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs. 32 R. D. HOYT, SEVEN OAKS NURSERIES. BAY VIEW, FLORIDA. VIII. Ferns and Sel^asinellas. Whether viewed collectively as plants of great beauty and general interest when grown as speci- mens, or for their general utility in the arrangement of cut-flower work, both Ferns and Selaginellas are indispensable. '1 hey are of the easiest cultivation, and nearly all will thrive in a soil composed of leaf-mould and sand in equal parts, through which a little broken bnck may be mixed. The recep- tacle for this should have ample drainage, and should be in a position where it will be shaded from the direct rays of the sun. The very large number of genera now grown, both hardy and exotic, offer a wide field for selec- tion. Our space does not admit of lengthy descriptions, but we can supply a good many of the best species. ACROSTICHUM AUREUM. The great Swamp Fern, native of the West Indies and south Florida. The immense thick fronds are very handsome, and grow to a height of six or seven feet. 25 and 50 cents each. ADIANTUM.( Maideti-hair.) A large genus of tropical and temperate ferns that are always in favor. A. bellum. A very handsome species from Ber- muda. 35 cents each. A. cuneatuin. Mexico. This fine species is more generally grown than any other, and is one of the most beautiful. 50 cents each. A. hispidulum. (A. piibescens.) Another very popular sort. 50 cents each. A. Parleyense. Barbadoes. One of the most magnificent of the Adiantums ; has large and delicate pinnae. 50 cents to $1 each. ALSOPHILLA AUSTRALIS. Australian Tree-fern; very stately and elegant species ; the fronds on well grown specimens fre- quently measure four to five feet. Stems from one to three feet high, $3 to |8 e
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