Dreer’s Autumn Catalogue, 1898. 25 
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The use of plants in the decoration of the home is yearly becoming more general, and we venture the prediction that, a decade 
hence, ornamental foliage and flowering plants will be used in American homes to even a larger extent than they are at present in 
the leading European cities. 
Our artist has endeavored to show, on the back cover of this Catalogue, the general effect of an interior decorated with what we 
consider four of the very best plants for this purpose. There are many beautiful and rare plants which do well in a greenhouse or 
conservatory, but there are only a few which stand the dust, dry atmosphere, draughts, uneven temperature, and lack of light and- 
water to which a house plant is necessarily subjected. The four varieties shown on the cover are extremely hardy, standing neglect 
and hard usage better than any cther sorts. We have prepared a large stock of them, and offer collections at the foilowing special 
prices: 
One each: Areca Lutescens, 50c. size; Kentia Belmoreana, $1.00 size; Latania Borbonica, 
COLLECTION No. 1. 2 $1.00 size; and Boston Sword Fern, 25c. size; total value $2.75. Sent PREPAID to any address 
in the United States for $2.50. 
One each: Areca Lutescens, $1.00 size; Kentia Belmoreana, $2.50 size ; Latania Borbonica, 
COLLECTION No. 2. { $1.50 size ; and Boston Sword Fern, 50c. size; total yalue $5.50. Sent PREPAID to any address in 
the United States for $5 00. L 
One each: Areca Lutescens, $3.50 size; Kentia Belmoreana, $5.00 size; Latania Borbonica, 
COLLECTION No. 38. 4 $2.50 size; and Boston Sword Fern, $1.00 size; total value $12.00. Sent PREPAID to any address 
in the United States for $10.00. 
Descriptions of the plants offered in the above collections will be found as follows: Areca, on page 29; Kentia and Latania, on 
é page 30; Boston Sword Fern, on page 28. 
ARALIA. ARAUCARIA 
Sieboldii. A most excellent house plant, having large, (Norfolk Island Pine). 
deeply-cut foliage, which is of a bright, cheerful green color. | Exeelsa. This most beautiful of all the tender evergreens 
25 cts. each. is becoming more popular every season. As a decorative plant 
Sieboldii variegata. A pretty, variegated form of the for the house this is one of the handsomest and most service- 
above. 40 cts. each. : able plants in our collection. 
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A very ornamental greenhouse plant, 
with dark evergreen foliage, producing Excelsa Glauea. This isidentical 
with the above, except in the color 
of the foliage, which is of a beautiful 
clusters of brilliant red berries ; a first- 
class house plant in winter. First-size 
plants in fruit, $1.00 each; second-size 
plants, of a size to fruit next year, 50 
cts. each. 
bluish or glaucous green. The plants 
we offer of this are exceptionally 
heavy, fine dwarf specimens. 5-inch 
pots, 8 inches high, $1.00 each; 6- 
inch pots, 15 inches high, $2.00 
each. 
ASPIDISTRA. 
Lurida. A veryuseful and durable 
decorative plant of strong growth; 
will succeed in any position; an ex- 
cellent hall or corridor plant. 50c., 
75c., and $1.00 each. A limited 
number of large specimen plants, 
about 2 feet across, $5.00 each. 
Robusta Compacta. This differs 
from A. Zxce/sa in its more robust, 
but at the same time more compact 
growth, producing even a more sym- 
metrical plant than /Zxce/sa,; the 
Lurida variegata. A pretty vari- pouomgens Tich deep! etecn 
egated form of the above, the foliage 
being striped with white. 50 cts. and 
75 cts, each. ARAUCARIA EXCELSA. 
5-inch pots, 10 in. high, $2.00 each. 
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