. Autumn edition 1920 : our new guide to rose culture. Winter-Blooming: Carnation. Dingee Ferns There is no other plant that seems to fill such an important place as these Ferns. Their adaptability to almost all conditions makes them the best decorative plant grown. Whitmanii Compacta. This is a condensed form of the "Ostrich Plume Fern," with valuable char- acteristics added. The Boston Fern. Forms immense bushes of grace- ful, drooping fronds which grow from 2 to 5 feet long. Sword Fern. Compact, erect-growing, with strong, firm fronds. Strong plants. Whitmanii. RatheT dwarf, with
. Autumn edition 1920 : our new guide to rose culture. Winter-Blooming: Carnation. Dingee Ferns There is no other plant that seems to fill such an important place as these Ferns. Their adaptability to almost all conditions makes them the best decorative plant grown. Whitmanii Compacta. This is a condensed form of the "Ostrich Plume Fern," with valuable char- acteristics added. The Boston Fern. Forms immense bushes of grace- ful, drooping fronds which grow from 2 to 5 feet long. Sword Fern. Compact, erect-growing, with strong, firm fronds. Strong plants. Whitmanii. RatheT dwarf, with beautiful feathery fronds. Maidenhair Fern (Adiantum cuneatum). Ha angular foliage and thin wire-like stems. Roosevelt. Similar to the Boston, but pro- ducing more fronds, and soon makes a handsome plant. Teddy, Jr. Similar to Roosevelt, but a dwarf habit. Price of all ferns in extra-strong, pot plants, 20 cts. each, 6 for $; large plants, from 4- and 5-inch pots. 75 cts. each, post- German Iris Aurea. Clear golden-yellow. Canary Bird. Lovely pale yellow. Darius. Yellow and lilac. Honorabilis. Deep yellow. Florentina Alba. Early white. Ingeborg. Immense white flowers; early. Mrs. H. Darwin. "White, violet veining, rather dwarf. Lohengrin. Foliage and flowers immense, of a deep violet mauve, almost pink. Queen of May. A lovely rose lilac. Madame Thibault. White, bordered rose- lilac—companion to Mad. Cherau, not so tall, edge more pinkish. Cherion. Standard lilac-mauve, falls violet- mauve. Price, 20 cts. each; 6 for $, postpaid. Dingee Winter-Blooming Carnations As a fall and winter-blooming plant for house cul- ture we recommend the Carnation as one of the very best. It is as easily grown as a Geranium and equally satisfactory. You know how high-priced Car- nation blooms are during the winter. Don't buy them —grow them yourself. You can have an abundance of flowers at a trifling cost. Follow these directions and you will succeed. Plant in good soil, give plent
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