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DREER’S FINE FERNS. 
NEW AND RARE SORTS. 
Adiantum Farleyense Gloriosum. 
(Ruhm von Mordrecht, or Glory Fern.) 
An easy-growing form of that most beautiful of all Maiden-Hairs, 
®——, Adiantum Farleyense, which, on account of its special requirements in 
atmospheric and temperature conditions, has been limited in its cultiva- 
tion to specialists. This variety, which is almost identical may 
—, be successfully grown under the same conditions as any_ordi- 
nary form of the Maiden-Hairs, a decided and great advantage. 
Good plants in 3-inch pots, 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 4- 
inch pots, 50 cts. each; $5.00 per doz. 6-inch pots, $1.50 each. 
ASPLENIUM NIDUS AVIS. 
(The Birds’ Nest Fern.) 
An interesting species, with large, dark-green foliage. (Seecut.) 4- 
inch pots, 50 cts. each, 
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CYRTOMIUM 
(Crested Holly Fern.) 
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AspLentum Nipus Avis (Birds’ Nest Fern) PEGS] Of ASHES: ED 
CYRTOMIUM place for itself in the first rank 
ROCHFORDIANUM as a decorative plant. Its foli- 
COMPACTUM. age is of rich, glossy, dark 
green; the pinnz or leaflets, 
besides being wavy or undulated 
on the edges, are also deeply 
cut or toothed, giving the plant 
a graceful and light appearance. 
4-inch pots, 25 cts. each. 
(Silver Medal Holly Fern.) 
A splendid compact growing form of Rochfordianum, 
and for which we were awarded a Silver Medal at the 
National Flower Show, Philadelphia, March, eRe 
1916. (See cut.) 4-inch pots, 25 cts. each. 
POLYPODIUM DECORATIVE 
MANDAIANUM. ! HOUSE ‘FERNS. 
This beautiful Fern originated as a seedling of es ar 
P. Aureum and is similar in habit of growth to its See Cae encase ore 
parent, producing on well-grown plants fronds from 
2 to 3 feet long, on which all of the pinnz is beau- 
tifully fringed or laciniated; entirely distinct from all 
other varieties. 4-inch pots, 50 cts. each. 
Polypodium Glaucum Cristatum. 
A perfect gem and entirely distinct from all other Ferns, and 
a splendid subject to grow into specimen plants; the fronds at- 
tain a height of about 2 feet, and are of a metallic glaucous 
blue color, with the edges of the pinnze wavy and crispate, 
giving the plant a graceful, unique appearance. $1.00 
each. 
PTERIS CHILDSI. 
The most beautiful of all the Pteris. The fronds are large, 
with the pinnz deeply dentated and undulated on the edges and 
crested tips. 4-inch pots, 50 cts. each. 
PTERIS RIVERTONIANA. 
One of the most distinct and desirable of the many crested 
forms of Pteris that are now offered. Awarded a Silver Medal 
at the National Flower Show, Philadelphia, March, 1916. (See 
cut.) 3-inch pots, 25 cts. each; 4-inch pots, 50 cts. each. 
CyrtTomium ROCHFORDIANUM COMPACTUM 
Ferns are continued on pages 153 and 154 
ROCHFORDIANUM.| 
Next to the Boston Ferns, | 
the Holly Fern is the most 
and this variety has made a 
