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GARDEN* QREENH0U8E PlANTiS 



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Beloperone Guttata 



Asparagus 



Plumosus Nanus (Asparagus Fern). There is no better plant 

 for table decoration than this. The foliage is more delicate 

 than that of the finest Fern, being lace-like in its filminess. A 

 plant with half a dozen stalks is a mass of dainty, misty green, 

 among which the stems of a few flowers can be thrust in such a 

 manner as to make a pretty decoration for the table. 25 cts. 

 and 50 cts. each; $2.50 and $5.00 per doz. 



Sprengeri (Emerald Feather). Excellent for hanging-baskets, for 

 bracket use and for cutting. It is one of the best of all plants 

 for the window-box when planted on the outside where it can 

 droop over the edge of the box. 25 cts. and 50 cts. each; $2.50 

 and $5.00 per doz. 



Azalea Indica 



Deservedly popular plants for the conservatory and window 



garden, we offer 8 distinct varieties in nice bushy plants. 



Empress of India. Large double flower of salmon-rose, car- 

 mine and white suffusion. 



Firefly. Medium sized double flowers of a bright crimson- 

 scarlet. 



Fred Sanders. A beautiful large double salmon-pink. 



John Haerens. Double deep rose-pink with white markings. 



Mme. Van der Cruyssen. Beautiful semi-double carmine-rose. 



Professor Walters. Large single salmon-pink deepening to the 

 centre, petals prettily fringed. 



Vervaeneana. Large double salmon-pink with white margin. 



Vervaeneana Alba. Large double pure white, occasionally 

 showing a few red flakes. 



Price. Bushy plants 8 to 10 inches in diameter, $1.50 each. 



Japanese Kurume Azaleas 



These are most valuable additions to our limited list of winter 



flowering plants. We offer choice varieties for which we were 



awarded a Silver Medal by the Society of American Florists at 



the International Flower Show, Indianapolis. 



Cattleya. A delicately lilac-tinted white, shading to mauve 

 pink at edges. Semi-double. 



Christmas Cheer. This name was suggested by its brilliant 

 coloring, a real Christmas red, semi-double. 



Coral Bells. Not a very large flower but produced very pro- 

 fusely; a pleasing coral-pink color, very dainty, semi-double. 



Peach Blow. A shapely, single flower of a delicate salmon 

 peach blossom pink. 



Salmon Beauty. Large semi-double flowers of brilliant salmon- 

 rose with brighter markings. 



Snow. Pure white, a dainty double flower. 



Price. Any of the above in strong bushy plants, $1.50 each. 



Dreer's China Asters 



Superb Late Branching. This is the finest type of China 

 Aster for the amateur, being of strong, robust habit, growing 

 2\ feet high and bearing their large Chrysanthemum-like flowers 

 from August to October. We can supply nice plants in May and 

 June in the following 8 distinct colors: Azure Blue, Deep 

 Crimson, Deep Rose, Pale Lavender, Deep Purple, Rose Pink, 

 Shell Pink, Pure White. 



§1.00 per doz.; $8.00 per 100. 



Fibrous-rooted Begonias 



This class is entirely distinct from the tuberous-rooted sorts and 

 are among the freest-flowering ornamental leaved pot plants for 

 house or conservatory decoration. 



Argentea Guttata. Foliage of rich green, spotted with silver. 

 Corallina Lucerna. Gigantic trusses of bronzy-red flowers in 



bloom continuously from April to November. 

 Haageana. Large trusses of creamy-white flowers, suffused with 



pink, the foliage bold and attractive, of a bronzy-green above 



and reddish on the under side. 

 Price. 35 cts. each. One each of the 3 sorts for §1.00. 



Beloperone Guttata 



This singularly attractive novelty is a relative of the Justicias, 

 but is more slender and graceful in growth. The inflorescence of 

 Beloperone is composed of a series of overlapping bracts or floral 

 leaves, these bracts assuming a rich golden bronze tint when the 

 plant is exposed to full light, and the two-lipped white flowers are 

 produced successively between these bracts. The lower lip of the 

 flower has a tesselated marking of pale purple, while the upper 

 lip forms a hood over the dark stamens and reminds one of the 

 open mouth of a tiny snake. 50 cts. each. 



Bougainvillea 



Crimson Lake. Introduced through the Bureau of Plant In- 

 dustry of the Department of Agriculture. 



The flowers are like all other Bougainvilleas, perhaps a trifle 

 larger, but in coloring none compare with it in richness and brilli- 

 ancy. On first opening a brilliant crimson-lake, retaining this color 

 for three or four weeks, gradually passing to a crimson-carmine. 

 In Southern California and Florida, the Bougainvilleas make 

 gorgeous climbers for outdoor planting, while in the North they 

 are useful subjects as pot plants for the conservatory or greenhouse. 

 Plants in 3-inch pots, 50 cts. each; strong 4-inch pots, §1.00 each. 



Trained Boxwood (japonica) 



The trained Boxwoods are useful in groups or as individual 

 specimens on the lawn or for planting in vases or tubs for decora- 

 tive effect. 



The sizes noted below are an exceptionally nice lot of American 

 grown plants. 



Globe or Ball -shaped Boxwoods 



EACH 



14 inches in diam $5 00 



16 inches in diam 6 00 



18 inches in diam 7 00 



EACH 



20 inches in diam $8 00 



22 inches in diam 10 00 



24 inches in diam 12 50 



26 inches in diameter, §15.00 each. 



Pyramid-shaped Boxwoods 



EACH 



28 inches high §6 00 



30 inches high 7 00 



32 inches high 8 00 



EACH 



34 inches high $10 00 



36 inches high 12 50 



40 inches high 15 00 



Standard or Tree-shaped Boxwoods 



Nicely furnished crowns on stems about 12 inches high, each 



Crowns 12 inches in diameter $5 00 



Crowns 14 inches in diameter 6 00 



Crowns 16 inches in diameter 7 50 



Bush -shaped Boxwoods (Sempervirens) 



EACH 



Bushy plants, 12 to 15 inches high $1 00 



Bushy plants, 16 inches high 1 50 



Bushy plants, 18 inches high 2 00 



Boxwood Edging (Suffmticosa) 



PER DOZ. PER 100 



4 to 6 inches high $2 00 $15 00 



6 to 8 inches high 3 50 25 00 



Dreer's Choice Gladiolus are offered on pages 122 to 124 



