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Definition of Boston fern
1. Noun. A sword fern with arching or drooping pinnate fronds; a popular houseplant.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Boston Fern
Literary usage of Boston fern
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Journal of Heredity by American Genetic Association (1916)
"The ferns of the second group, that is those derived from the asexual variations
of the Boston fern, may also be propagated from spores, despite the general ..."
2. Greenhouse Management: A Manual for Florists and Flower Lovers on the by Levi Rawson Taft (1898)
"... an excess is sure to bring serious consequences. The thrip and scale are among
the worst insect enemies of ferns. For FIG. 59. Boston fern ..."
3. Gardening (1905)
"After it was put on the market and subjected to Boston fern treatment, ...
The Boston fern and its varieties do not seem to propagate very readily from ..."
4. The Plant World by Plant World Association, Wild Flower Preservation Society (U.S.) (1904)
"The habit of the plant is dwarfer and much denser than that of the typical Boston
fern, the fronds also being shorter and less erect, their arching form ..."
5. What comes from what, or, The relationships of animals and plants by Charles L. Abbott (1922)
"At the top of the ferns is the Polypody family, which embraces many of the most
familiar species, as the sword (or Boston) fern whose long fronds are seen ..."
6. Cyclopedia of American Horticulture: Comprising Suggestions for Cultivation by Liberty Hyde Bailey, Wilhelm Miller (1901)
"... 1я a variety of Boston fern with fronds thrice ns wide as the type. ...
The Boston fern ..."
7. Laboratory Directions for Elementary Botany by James Barkley Pollock (1922)
"ORIGIN OF NEW FORMS OF PLANTS The Boston fern is an excellent species in which
to study new forms that have originated suddenly under cultivation. ..."
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