August 6, 1910 



HORTICULTURE 



DREER'S CONVENTION MONTHJ SPECIALS 



AN INVITATION 



All florists atteuding the convention at Rochester are iDTitcd to Inspect our exhibit there and 

 also to stop off either going or coming and inspect our nurseries at Rlverton N J We assure 

 you a cordial reception and believe that you will find the visit both pleasant and profitable. 



PALMS, Our Leading Specialty 



ARECA liLTESCENS. 



A splendid lot of well-shaped plants, of good color. 

 214-in. pots, 1 plant in a pot, 85 rts. per doz. ; $6.00 per 100. 

 28 to 30 inches high, $1.00 each. 



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36 



2.50 



COCOS WEDDEEIANA. 



We have nearly an acre of glass devoted to this most 

 graceful of all Palms. Splendid, thrifty stock, of rich 

 dark color. 



^'i-in. pots, 5 to 6 inches high, $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100 

 3 •• 8 to 10 " '• 2..00 ■' 15.00 



5 " IS to 24 " " splendid plants, 75c. each 

 7 '• 34 to .36 •' '• grand specimens, $2.50 " 



KENTIA BELMOREANA. 



Per doz 

 2^4-in pots, 4 leaves, 8 to 10 in. high. 

 3 " 5 " 12 



6 " 6 " 20 to 24 '■ 

 6 ■■ 6 to 7 " 215 to 28 



Per 100 Per 1000 

 .$1.50 $10.00 $90.00 

 2.00 15.00 140.00 

 1.00 each 

 1.50 



Specimen plants, 9 to 10 feet high, in tubs, $40 each. 



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ARAUCARIAS 



AR.AI'C.4RIA EXCELS.4 (Norfolk Island Fine). 



Our stock of Araucarias is very complete in all sizes. 

 The plants are all of good value, and will be found a 

 profitable investment to grow on for winter sales. 



4-incb pots. 5 to 6 inches high, 2 tiers $0.30 



3 " 60 



5-inch pots 



10 to 12 



13 to 15 



14 to 16 

 IG to IS 



8 inches high 

 10 to 12 

 13 to 15 



ARAIICARIA ROBLST.i 



6-inch pots. S inches high 



10 to 12 

 12 to 14 



2^-ineh pots, 

 3 

 4 

 6 

 6 



S-inch tubs, 

 11 



KENTIA rORSTERIANA. 



Leaves. In. high. Per. doz. Per 100 Per 1000 

 .$2.00 $15.00 $140.00 



5 to 6 

 6 



6 to 7 

 6 to 7 



H-inch tubs, 6 to 7 leaves, 



15 " •• 6 to 7 " 



15 " " 6 to 7 " 



16 " •' 6 to 7 



16 " " 6 to 7 " 



8 to 10. 



12 to 15 2.50 20.00 175.00 



15 to 18 5.00 40.00 



28 to 30 1.00 each 



34 to 36 1.50 •■ 



45 to 48 5.00 " 



„, . ,, . - - • 84 to 90.... 15.00 " 

 ihe following are exceptionally heavy and valuable deco- 

 rative plants. „ , 



Each 



7 to 71/2 feet high $25.00 



7% to 8 " 30.00 



8 to 81/2 " 35.00 



10 to 11 " 40.00 



11 to 12 " 50.00 



KENXIA FOBSTERIANA— MADE-UP PLANTS 



-in. tubs, 3 plants in a tub, 36 inches high $2.50 each 



^ " " " 38 inches high 3.00 " 



.. ? „ " " 40 to 42 in. high... 4.00 " 



.. :? .. " " 42 to 45 in. high... 5.00 " 



.... 3 " " -4 ft. high 6.00 " 



„ 5 .. " " 4% ft. high 8.00 •• 



„ i .. .. 5 ft. high 10.00 " 



., 3 _ " 5^ ft. high 15.00 " 



J „ "6 ft. high, heavy.. 20.00 " 



•i " 71/2108 ft. high... 25.00 " 



,,. „ LIVISTONA ROTUNDlrOLIA. 



We offer a fine lot of this desirable miniature Pan-Palm 

 214-inch pots, $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100 

 •3 ■■ " 2.00 •• " i.-i nn •■ 



■4 " " 3.50 " 



5 " " 6.00 " 



Good 6-inch pots 

 •■ S •• tubs 



15.00 



25.00 " " 

 (Nicely characterized.) 

 PHOENIX RUPICOLA. 



.$1.50 each 

 . 2.50 " 

 . . PHOENIX ROEBELENII. 



Ihis is unquestionably cue of the great Palms of the 

 M i".^*"' i^.o'^bimng the grace of a Cocos Weddeliana with 

 fn^ H?!'^/"''^^ "^?, Kentia; it will prove an invaluable plant 

 for the house. We have a grand stock and offer 

 3-in. pots, nicely characterized, $3.50 per doz.; $25.00 per 100 

 i „ ' " .60 each. 



° „ " 1.25 each. 



T,r , ,_ " 2.00 each. 



FINE FERNS 



NEPHROLEPIS GIATRASII. 



This variety, introduced last fall in a very limited wav 

 has proven to be a gem, especially where a perfect soecl- 

 men is desired in a small size. It will develop beautifully 

 in a 3, 4 or 5 inch pot, making an ideal plant for many 

 purposes where the other varieties of Nephrolepis are too 

 in 2vl-inch pots' ^"^ *" ^"" '^'''^ ""^"^ when grown 



$2.60 per dozen; $12.00 per 100; $100 per 1000. 



,., V MIXED FERNS FOR DISHES. 



We have at all times a good snpplv of these 



214-inch pots, $.3.50 per 100; $30 per 1000. 

 NEPHROLEPIS SCHOLZELI (Crested Scott Fern) 



A sport from Scottii, possesing all the merits of that 



niost popular variety, but with the pinnae sub-dlvlded 



giving It a neat crested appearance uiviaec, 



2y4-inch pots, $1.25 per dozen; $8.00 per 100; $75 00 per 1000 



ASPLENIl'M NIDUS AVIS (The Bird- Nest Fern) 



A nice thrifty lot in 3-inch pots, 30 cents each ; $3 ()6 per 



0-fnTh^"pots, .$1,00 '^S^h.'""^' '' '''''' ''''■■ *^'» P"''^-- 

 FERNS IN FL.4TS 

 These flats contain about two hundred plants each only 

 one variety being in a flat and we cannot supply less than 

 a full flat of any one sort. Price, $2.00 per flat 

 .\diantum Cnneatum Loniaria filiata 



.\spidiura Tsussiniense Cristata Pteris "Idiantoides 

 Aspldium Tsussiniense •• fretica MagniUca 



Winisetti 

 Multiceps 



C'yrtomium Falcfiluni 



'* Fortune! 



Lastrea Chr.vsoloba " Ouvrardi 



.Aristata Variegata " Wiisoni 



For a complete list of seasonable stock offered by us at this time see our current wholesale 

 list. If you have not received a copy it will be mailed to you on application. 



Our staff of travelers will be in attendance at the Rochester Convention and will be 

 pleased to show ■ you -samples of the above and many other specialties which we will exhiljit. 



H. A. DREER, Inc., 7i4 chesnut st^, Philadelphia, Pa. 



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