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Horsford's descriptive catalogue of hardy ornamentals herbaceous plants bulbs ferns shrubs and vines (1894) (14576668080)

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Title: Horsford's descriptive catalogue of hardy ornamentals herbaceous plants bulbs ferns shrubs and vines

Year: 1894 (1890s)

Authors: F.H. Horsford (Firm) Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection

Subjects: Nursery stock Catalogs Flowers Seeds Catalogs Orchids Catalogs Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs Horticulture Vermont

Publisher: Charlotte, Vt. : F.H. Horsford

Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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5 inches wide. Itis nice for cool, shaded locations, and easily grown. 10 cts. each,$1 per dozen. A. thelypteris. Varies much in different localities. Fronds erect,about inches wide. A good Fern for the border of bogs or moist,peaty soil. Likes leaf-mold. 15 cts. each, $1 per dozen. ASPLENIUM angustifolium. One of our best native Spleenworts, with tall, narrow fronds, often more than 3 feet high. It likes shade and a moist, rich soil. 20 cts. each.A. ebeneum. 9 to 15 inches high, growing mostly in rocky soil. A pretty little Fern with slim fronds, quite distinct from most hardy sorts. Likes a thin shade. Valuable for rock-work. 10 cts. each,A. FHix=foemina (Lady Fern). 1 to 3 feet high. Foliage fine and delicate. Sun or shade, if given sufficient moisture. 15 cts. each, %\ per dozen. A. Filix=fcemina Jlichauxii. A narrow form of the Lady Fern. 1to 2 feet high, with erect fronds. Does well in the sun, in moist, loamy or sandy soil. 15 cts. each, two for 25 cts. Dicksonia pilosiuscula.

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Cystopteris fragilis.

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horsfords descriptive catalogue of hardy ornamentals herbaceous plants bulbs ferns shrubs and vines 1894 unidentified botanical illustrations book illustrations agriculture botany horticulture seed catalogs bulbs and plants nurseries horticulture catalogs catalogs nurseries nursery stock us department of agriculture orchids flowers images from internet archive vermont