. Dreer's garden book 1919. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. NmRTADREER4)HILADmiA'J^A'^HARDY PER^hMIAL Mm- \\ 179 CHOICE HARDY FERNS Suitable positions for Hardy Ferns are to be found in almost every garden. With few excep- tions they do best in a shady or semi-shady position in rich well- drained soil, where they can be liberally supplied with water dur ing dry weather. Where the soil is stiff or clayey, incorporate a liberal quantity of leaf-mould, peat or other loose ma


. Dreer's garden book 1919. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. NmRTADREER4)HILADmiA'J^A'^HARDY PER^hMIAL Mm- \\ 179 CHOICE HARDY FERNS Suitable positions for Hardy Ferns are to be found in almost every garden. With few excep- tions they do best in a shady or semi-shady position in rich well- drained soil, where they can be liberally supplied with water dur ing dry weather. Where the soil is stiff or clayey, incorporate a liberal quantity of leaf-mould, peat or other loose material to make it friable. Varieties marked * require a shady position. Th o s e marked f succeed in the sun or half-shade. We give after each variety the average height of growth in inches. *Adiantuin Pedatum {Eardy Maidenhair). 8 to 12 in. * Aspidium Acrostichoides ( Wood Pern). 12 in. *— (Vlarginale {Evergreen Wood Fern). 12 to 24 in. *— Goldieanutn (Shield Fern). 24 to 36 in. *— Spinulosum. 12 to 15 in. * Asplenium Filix=foeinina. 10 to 12 in. f Multifidum. 12 to 15 in. * Flumosa. 12 to 15 in. * Pulcherrimum. 12 to 15 in. ^ Setigerum. 15 to 18 in. * Cragl Laciniatum. 15 to 18 in. * — Goringianutn Pictum. 10 to 15 in. * — Thelypteris. 15 to 18 in. iDicksonia Punctilobula ( Oossamer Fern). 24 to 36 in. *Lastrea Chrysoloba. 12 in. f— Pseudo=mas Cristata. 12 to 15 in. f — Filix=inas {JIale Fern). 18 to 24 in. Price, except where noted, 25 cts. each; $ A Gkoup of Hardy Ferns * Lastrea Dilitata Cristata. 18 in. 50 cts. each. * Lepidota Polydactyla. 18 in. 75 cts. each *— Propingua. 15 to 18 in. *— Fluctuusa. 12 to 15 in. fOnoclea Struthiopteris (Ostrich Fern). 24 to 36 in. f Osmunda Claytonia {Flowering Fern). 24 in. 35 cts. each. f—Cinnamomea {Cinnamon Fern). 24 in. 35 cts. each, t— Regalis (Royal Fern). 24 to 36 in. 35 cts. each. *Phegopteris Hexagonoptera. 10 to 12 in. t Polystichum Brauni. 12 to 15 in. t— Setosum. 12 in. ^Scolopendrium Officinarum


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