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Adiantum Farleyense Gloriosa 



Erythrina (Coral plant) 



Crista Galli. A magnificent and interesting flowering plant for 

 the garden, growing from 4 to 6 feet high and producing from 

 late in September until frost, 18-inch long spikes of large, rich, 

 crimson, pea-shaped flowers. The roots may be kept in perfect 

 preservation during the winter in a dry cellar covered with 

 soil. Strong roots, 75 cts. each. 



FiCUS (Rubber Plant) 



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

 with small, leathery, dark-green leaves. 4-inch pots, 75 cts. 

 each. Larger plants, SI. 00 and $2.00 each. 



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

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



Repens. Small dark green foliage of trailing or creeping habit, 

 fine for baskets or covering greenhouse walls. 35 cts. 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, SI -00 and $2.00 each. 



Nitida. A variety with bright green glossy foliage about 2 \ to 3 

 inches long and one-half that wide. Bushy plants, 4-inch pots, 

 75 cts.; 6-inch pots, SI .50 each. 



Fittonia 



Trailing plants, with handsome variegated foliage. 

 Argyroneura. Vivid green, with net-work of pure white veins. 

 VerschafEelti. Bronzy-green, with pink variegation. 

 Either of the above, 25 cts. each. 



Gardenia Florida (Cape jessamine) 



Beautiful greenhouse evergreen Shrubs, with delightfully fragrant 

 white, waxy flower, blooming from May to July. 



Strong 6-inch pots, $1.00; 7-inch pots, $1.50 each. 



Genista 



Fragrans. A most desirable spring-flowering plant, producing its fragrant, 

 bright, golden-yellow flowers in the greatest profusion. As a window-plant 

 of easiest culture it is unsurpassed. Especially desirable for Easter decora- 

 tion. Fine plants in 4-inch 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 Riccard. Bright vermilion scarlet. \ 



Beaute Poitevine. Finest salmon-pink. ( 30 cts. each; $3.00 per 



Mme. Recamier. Pure white. ( doz.; $25.00 per 100. 



S. A. Nutt. Rich, dark crimson. / 



Heliotrope (Cherry Pie) 



Heliotropes are great favorites, principall}' on account of their delicious 

 fragrance; they grow freely under glass, and may be planted in the open 

 border during the summer. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



Dreer's Fine Ferns 



Adiantum Farleyense Gloriosa (The Glory Fern). An easy- 

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

 tum Farleyense. Splendid 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 

 Maiden Hair variety so extensively 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. A good hardy variety suitable for the 

 house. 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 

 culture. 5-inch pots, $2.00 each. 



Cibotium Schiedei (Mexican Tree Fern). One of the most 

 desirable and valuable Ferns for room decoration. 4-inch pots, 

 $1.00 each; 6-inch pots, $2.50 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 undulated 

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

 graceful and light appearance. 2J-inch pots, 15 cts. each; 3- 

 inch pots, 25 cts.; 4-inch pots, 50 cts. each. 



Lomaria Ciliata. An attractive dwarf tree-fern. 2i-inch pots, 

 15 cts. each; 4-inch pots, 50 cts. 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 8-inch pots, $3.50 each; 

 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 Alexandrae. The crested fronds of this pretty variety 

 are variegated with silvery white. 2J-inch pots, 15 cts.; 4-inch 

 pots, 50 cts. each. 



Pteris Rivertoniana. The most desirable of the taller crested 

 forms of Pteris. 2J-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. 



Pteris Wilsoni. Of compact habit, forming a very symmetrical 

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

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



Ferns for Fern Dishes 



We can supply the most desirable varieties for this purpose. 

 2J-inch pots, 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 



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Iardenia (Cape Jessamine) 



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