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A9IARYL.L,IS (Hippeutrum). 



The Amaryllis is pre-eminently a window-garden plant for the 

 amateur, producing under the simplest conditions one, two, or 

 even three spikes, two feet or more high, which are crowned 

 with from three to six large and gorgeous trumpet-shaped 

 blooms, which last long in good condition. For full cultural 

 directions see our new book, "Dreer's Hints on the Growing 

 of Bulbs." Price, 50 cts. Copies free to 

 customers who ask for it when ordering. 



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Dkeer's 



American Hybrid 



Amaryllis. 



showy. 



AI.OCASIAS. 



Beautiful subjects of the warm conservatory, with 

 ornamental foliage; invaluable as exhiliition plants. 

 Argyrea. Foliage deep green with silvery-white ribs and 



veins. $1.50 each. 

 MaCrohiza Variegata. Bright green foliage, irregularly 



blotched, mottled and variegated with ivory-white; very 



showy. 50 cts. each. 

 Sanderiana. Deeply-lobed leaves of a glossy dark green 



with metallic reflections and prominent white margins and 



veins; a handsome and scarce plant. $3.00 each. 



AL,OVSIA (Lemon Verbena). 

 Citriodora. Well-known popular, fragrant favorite. 10 cts. 

 each; $1.00 per doz. 



ALPINIA. 



Sanders. A handsome new species from New Guinea of this 

 useful class of stove plants, with erect stems and short-stalked, 

 glabrous leaves, of a rich shining green, regularly striped at 

 close intervals with broad white bands diverging from the 

 midrib to the margin. 75 cts. each. 



AI.TERNANTHERA. 



Bright foliaged plants of dwarf habit, much used for carpet 

 bedding. 



Aurea Nana. Bright yellow foliage. 

 Briiliantissima. Dwarf growing, bright red foliage. 

 Jewel. A new large-leaved bright crimson. 

 Rosea Nana. Dwarf; rosy-crimson foliage. 

 Versicolor. Olive, crimson and chocolate. 



10 cts. each; $1.00 per doz.; $6.00 per 100. 



Dreer's American Hybrids. In offer- 

 ing this selection of seedlings we believe 

 that they are the best obtainable at the 

 present time, and we knowof nothing that 

 we can recommend that will give the 

 amateur greater pleasure for his window 

 garden. They have been grown from 

 seed which has been produced by crossing 

 the finest named varieties obtained from 

 the most noted specialists, the cream of 

 their collections, and the resulting strain 

 embodies, with vigorous growth, free-* 

 flowering habit and enormous size of the 

 individual flowers, a really wonderful range of colors, 

 varying from deep crimson to bright orange-scarlet, 

 and from light rose to almost pure white, many of 

 them beautiful combinations in stripes and varie- 

 gations. Mixed varieties only in very strong bulbs, 

 75 cts. each; $7.50 per doz.; $60.00 per 100. 

 \ . Aulica Platypetala {Lily of the Pahice). Im- 



mense flowers of crmson, tipped green. 75 cts. 

 each; $7.50 per doz, 

 Empress of India. Very large flowers of vivid scarlet with white 



stripes. 75 cts. each. 

 Formoslssima {Jacohcpan Lily). Brilliant crimson, free and early. 15 



cts. each; $1.50 per doz. 

 Johnsonii. Very large flowers of a rich crimson-scarlet color, striped 

 with white. 35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz. 



R. H. James. Magnificent flowers of well-expanded form, 

 rarely under 6 inches across; in color a dazzling scarlet, re- 

 lieved by a white band and featherings in the throat, which 

 intensifies the brilliancy'.'of the scarlet. $1.00 each. 

 Solandriflora Conspicua. Striped white, green and rose. 



75 cts. e;\ch. 



Willlamsi. Rich scarlet with white markings. 50 cts. each. 



Vlttata Hybrids. Beautiful striped, flaked and feathered 



varieties; grown for us by a European specialist. 50 cts. each. 



One each of the above nine .Amaryllis, a splendid collection, 



for $4.00. 



• AL,YSSU9I (Sweet Alyttum). 



Little Gem. The dwarf white variety so much used for 

 edging. 75 cts. per doz.; $6.00 per 100. 



A^ORPHOPHALI^US. 



Rivleri, Particularly handsome plant for growing either in 

 clumps or as a solitary specimen. Should be planted in May 

 in warm, sunny situation in extra rich soil; the flowers ap- 

 pear before the leaves and rise to a height of 2 feet and re- 

 semble a gigantic black Calla. This is soon followed by the 

 massive tropical looking leaves, supported by thick, beauti- 

 fully.marbled stems. Large bulbs, 30 cts. each; $3.00 per 

 doz. 



NOTE. — All Bulbs, Root* and Plants are forwarded by Ezpreu, purchaser payins charge*. If wanted by Parcel Poit add 10 per cent, 

 to value of order for poctage to point* east of the Mis*i**ippi River, and 20 per cent, to point* wcit of the Mississippi Rirer. 



