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DREER'S FINE FERNS. 



Notwithstanding that we are tlie largest growers of Ferns in 

 this country, and that our collection is the most varied, the lim- 

 ited space in this catalogue allows us to offer but a few of the 

 most important varieties. These are the very best for house 

 culture, succeeding under ordinary living-room conditions, are 

 all quite distinct, and form a very interesting and select collection. 

 For complete list and cultural notes see our Garden Book for 

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Adiantum Farleyense Qloriosa (The Glory Fern). An 

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

 Adiantum Farleyense. This new variety, which is identical 

 in every particular, has a stronger constitution and may be 

 successfully grown under the same conditions as any ordinary 

 form of the Maiden-Hairs, a decided and great advantage, 

 which will assure its widesi)read popularity. 3-inch pot^, oO 

 cts. ; 4-inch pots, 75 cts. ; 6-inch pots, $1.50 each. 

 Adiantum Farleyense. The most beautiful of the Maiden- 

 hairs, but requires the moist atmosphere of the greenhouse for 

 its successful cfltivation. 25 cts., 50 cts., $1.00 and J;2.00 

 each. 



Adiantum tlybridum. One of the best of the Maiden-hair 

 for liouse culture. 3-inch pots, 25 each; G-inch pots, 75 cts. 

 each. 



Asplenium Nidus Avis (The Birds' Next Fern). An in- 

 teresting species, with large, dark green foliage. 50 cts. each. 



Cibotium Sclliedei. This Mexican Tree-Fern is the finest 

 decoiative house plant we know of, and, though appearing 

 soft, is as hardy as any variety in our collection, succeeding 

 under the same conditions as a Boston Fern; exceedingly 

 graceful. 3-inch pots, 50 cts. each. Specimen plants, $2.00, 

 |3.50, $5.00 and $10.00 each. 



Cyrtomium Rochfordianum (Xew Crested Holly Fern)- 

 Next to the Boston Ferns, the Holly Fern is the most satisfac- 

 tory for apartment use, and this new variety will quickly find 

 a place for itself in the first rank as a decorative plant. Its 

 foliage is 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 in connection with itsmassive- 

 ness a graceful and light appearance. 4-inch pots, 25 cts. ; 

 5-inch pots, 75 cts. each. 





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Nephrolepis Bostoniensis ( 'The Boston Sword Fern). 

 This is the original Boston Fern, which for years has been the 

 most popular house plant in cultivation. .Specimens in 6-inch 

 pots, 75 cts. each; large specimens, $J.o0 each. 



Nephrolepis Scholzeli (The Plumed Dwarf Boston 

 Fer/i). In this new form, a sport from Seotti, we have all 

 the desirable features of the parent, with plumy fronds similar 

 to the Ostrich Plume Fern. 6-inch pots, 75 cts. each. 



Nephrolepis Seotti (Dwarf Boston Fern). Identical to 

 the Boston Fern, except that it is smaller in all its |)arts and 

 of more compact and denser growth, making an ideal deco- 

 rative plant for the house. 4-iiich pots, 35 cts. each. Speci- 

 mens in 6-inch pots, 75 cts. each. 

 Nephrolepis Whitman! ( The Improved Ostrich Plume 

 Fern). Unquestionably the most valuable of this type. Not 

 only is the pinnae on the individual fronds more finely di- 

 vided, but the fronds are denser, broader and more graceful, 

 and the habit of the plant is more perfect. 4-inch pots, 35 

 cts. each. Specimens in 6-inch pots, 75 cts. each. Large 

 specimen plants, $2.50 each. 



Nephrolepis Exaltata Superba. Probably the most beau- 

 tiful of all the crested or plumed Boston Ferns. The plant 

 attains a height of over 3 feet when grown continuously, re- 

 quiring, in the case of this variety, the facitities of a conserva- 

 tory or greenhouse; but it is such a grand subject that it is 

 worthy of special care. Specimen plants in 8-inch pans, $1..50 

 each. Large specimens in 12-inch pans, $5.00 each 



Nephrolepis Superbissima. A unique variety differing from 

 all others and really in a class by itself It makes a dwarf, 

 compact growth, the fronds being very dense, firm and rigid, 

 and of a deep green color. Specimen plants in 6 inch pots, 

 75 cts. each. 



Pteris Childsii. The most beautiful of all the Pteris. The 

 fronds are large, with the pinnae deeply dentated and undu- 

 lated on the edges and crested tips. 75 cts. each. 



Ferns for Fern Dishes. We have at all times a good supply 

 of the most desirable vaiieties for tliis purpose. 2.i-inch pots, 

 $1.00 per doz.; $6.00 per 100. 



