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POLYPODIUM MaNDAIANL-M SeEDLING 



Pteris Wilsoni. Of compact habit, forming a very symmetrical 

 plant. The bright green foliage is beautifully crested. 2i-inch 

 pots, 15 cts.; 4-inch pots, 50 cts. each. 



Pteris Victoriae. Has narrow graceful foliage of a deep green 

 color elegantly variegated with silvery-white, one of the prettiest 

 of the variegated varieties. 2j-inch pots, 15 cts. each; 4-inch 

 pots, 50 cts. each 



Ferns for Fern Dishes 



We can supply the most desirable varieties for this purpose. 

 2i-inch pots, 15 cts. each; S1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 



Genista 



Fragrans. A most desirable spring-flowering plant, producing 

 its fragrant, bright, golden-yellow flowers ia the greatest pro- 

 fusion. As a window-plant of easiest culture it is unsurpassed. 

 Especially desirable for Easter decoration. Fine plants in 

 4-Lnch pots. Flowering size. 75 cts. each. 



Four Best Bedding Geraniums 



The varieties offered are all semi-double flowering and are the 

 best of their respective colors. 

 Alphonse Eiccard. Bright vermilion scarlet. 

 Beaute Poitevine. Finest salmon-pink. 

 Mme. Recamier. Pure white. 

 S. A. Nutt. Rich dark crimson. 



30 cts. each; S3. 00 per doz. 



GloriOSa (CUmbing Lily) 



Superba Rothschildiana. A splendid tropical climbing plant, 

 easy to grow in a warm conservatory, grows 6 to 10 feet high, 

 producing its gorgeous lily-like flowers, which opens a bright 

 yellow, changing to a deep scarlet, in bloom through the summer 

 and autumn months. 50 cts. each. 



DREER'S FINE FERNS 



We offer below but a few of the more important Decorative 

 Ferns. 



Adiantum Farleyense Gloriosa {The Glort Fern). An easy- 

 growing form of that most beautiful of all Maiden Hairs Adian- 

 tum Farleyense. A splendid subject for the warm conservatory, 

 but not suited for house culture. Good plants in 4-inch pots, 

 $1.00 each. 



Adiantum Cuneatum. This is the well-known fine-leaved 

 IMaiden-Hair variety so e.xtensively used in connection with 

 cut flowers. 3-inch pots, 25 cts. each. 



Adiantum Wrighti. A comparatively new variety of the 

 Maiden Hair type with large fronds which are of a particularly 

 rich pleasing green color. 4-inch pots, 75 cts. each. 



Asplenium Nidus Avis {Bird's Nest Fern). We have a splen- 

 did lot of this interesting fern which is well suited for house cul- 

 ture. S-inch pots, $2.00 each. 



Cibotium Schiedei {Me.xicatt Tree Fern). One of the most 

 desirable and valuable Ferns in cultivation. 4-inch pots, $1.00 

 each; 6-inch pots, $2.50 each. 



Cyrtomium ftochfordianum Compactum {Crested Ilnlly 

 Fern). Next to the Boston Ferns, the HoUy Fern is the most 

 satisfactory for apartment use. Foliage of rich glossy dark green, 

 the pinnae or leaflets, besides being wa%'y or undulated on the 

 edges, are also deeply cut or toothed giving the plant a graceful 

 and light appearance. 3-inch pots, 25 cts.; 4-inch pots, 50 cts. 

 each. 



Dayallia Lucida. A pretty dwarf growing Fern 12 to 15 inches 

 high when fully developed with graceful dark green glossy foliage 

 which stands the dry atmosphere of the living room without 

 injury. 5-inch pots, $1.00 each. 



Nephrolepis Bostoniensis {Boston Fern). The original type 

 with long graceful fronds. 4-inch pots, 50 cts.; 6-inch pots, 

 $1.50 each. Specimen plants in 10-inch tubs, $7.50 each. 



Polypodium Mandaianum Seedlings. Fronds wavy and 

 undulated and of an attractive glaucous-blue color; very hardy 

 house plants. 4-inch pots, 75 cts. each; 6-inch pots, $2.00 each. 

 Specimen plants in 11-inch tubs, $7.50 each. 



Pteris Alexandriae. The crested fronds of this pretty variety 

 are variegated with sUvery-white. 2j-inch pots, 15 cts.; 4-inch 

 pots, 50 cts. each. 



Pteris Rivertoniana. The most distinct and desirable of the 

 -taller crested forms of Pteris. 2|-inch pots, 15 cts.; 4-inch pots, 

 50 cts. each. 



Crested Holly Fern (Cy-rtomium) 



Drear's Choice Gladiolus are offered on pages 136 to 138 



