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Dreer's Fine Ferns 



We offer below but a few of the more important Decorative Ferns. 



Adiantum Farleyense Qloriosa ( The Olory Fern). An 

 easy-growing form of that most beautiful of all Maiden Hairs, 

 Adiantum Farleyense. Good plants in 3-inch pots, 35 cts. 

 each; 4-inch pots, 75 cts. each. 



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

 Maiden-Hair variety so extensively used in connection with 

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



Alsophila Australis {Australian Tree Fern). A rapid- 

 growing Fern with large, arching fronds of a light green 

 color; very decorative. 3-inch pots, 25 cts. each. 



Davallia Lucida {Hare's Foot Fern), A most desirable 

 variety for the window -garden, of slow growth, but as hardy 

 as a Palm. Good young plants, 3-inch pots, 50 cts. each. 



Cibotium Sc\i\e&&\ {Me mean Tree Fern). One of the most 

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

 each; 6-inch pots, $2.50 each; 8-inch pots, $5.00 each. 



Cyrtomium Rochfordianum Compactum {Crested 

 Holly Fern). Next to the Boston Ferns, the Holly Fern is 

 the most satisfactory for apartment use. Foliage of rich glossy 

 dark green, the pinnae or leaflets, besides being wavy or un- 

 dulated 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. 



Nephrolepis Bostoniensis {Boston Fern). The original 

 type with long graceful fronds. 4-inch pots, 75 cts.; 6 inch 

 pots, $1.50 each. 



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We can supply the most desirable varieties for this purpose. 



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Grande {Leopard Plant). This is an extremely ornamental 

 plant. Its large, circular leaves, thickly spotted with creamy, 

 white and yellow, make it wonderfully efi"ective for room 

 decoration. It likes a soil of loam and mucky matter, half 

 and half, with a good deal of water. Ample provision, how- 

 ever, should be made for drainage. Once a month apply a 

 fertilizer, as it is a gross feeder when allowed to have its 

 way. Keep it in the shade. 50 cts. each; $5.00 per doz. 



Nephrolepis Bostoniensis "Teddy, Jr." A splendid, 

 compact variety of bushy habit of growth. 4-inch pots, 75 

 cts. Specimen plants in 6-inch pots, $1.50 each. 



Nephrolepis Elegantissima Compacta ( Ostrich Plume 

 Fern). A neatly crested form of the Boston Fern. 4-inch 

 pots, 75 cts.; 6-inch pots, $1.50 each. 



Nephrolepis Norwood. A dwarf compact form of the crested 

 Boston Fern with the pinnae divided into very small size; light, 

 airy and graceful. 4-inch pots. To cts. each; 6-inch pots, 

 $1.50 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. 



PteriS Alexandrise. The crested fronds of this pretty va- 

 riety are variegated with silvery-white. 2|^-inch pots, 15 cts.; 

 4-inch pots, 50 cts. each, 



Pteris Rivertoniana. The most distinct and desirable of 

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

 inch pots, 50 cts. each. 



Pteris Wilsoni. Of compact habit, forming a very sym- 

 metrical plant. The bright green foliage is beautifully crested. 

 2|^-inch pots, 15 cts.; 4-inch pots, 50 cts. each. 



Pteris Tremula. One of the strongest growing of the Pteris; 

 fronds of a cheerful bright green, grows about 3 feet high, suc- 

 ceeds splendidly as a house plant. 2^-inch pots, 15 cts. each; 

 4-inch pots, 50 cts. each. 



Pteris Victorise. Has narrow graceful foliage of a deep 

 green color elegantly variegated with silvery-white, the pret- 

 tiest of the variegated varieties. 2|-inch pots, 15 cts. eacli; 

 4-inch-pots, 50 cts. each. 



FERN DISHES 



2J^-inch pots, 15 cts. each; 



1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 



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Australis. A rapid -growing compact, free-branching variety, 

 with small, leathery, dark-green leaves. Very attractive 

 when grown in bush form. 4-inch pots, 75 cts. each. Larger 

 plants, $1.00 and $2.00 each. 



Elastica. The well-known Rubber Plant. 4- inch pot, 10 inches 

 high, 75 cts. each; 6-inch pot, 20 to 24 inches high, $1.50 each. 



Utilis. Entirely distinct and unlike the popular Rubber Plant, 

 yet possessing the same hardiness. The leaves are thick and 

 leathery, of a rich holly-green, with midrib and principal veins 

 of ivory-white. Strong plants, $1.00 and $2.00 each. 



