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Fancy-Leaved Cai^u>ii;.\is 



Extra Early Colossal or 

 Midsummer Giant Cosmos 



Indispensable summer and autumn blooming plants producing their 

 artistic blossoms in lavish profusion. Plants ready May 1. We can 

 supply White, Pink and Crimson. 10 cts. each; $1.00 per doz.; 

 S8.00 per 100. 



Crotons 



Nothing can excel the beauty and richness of coloring that is found in 

 this class of plants. They are beautiful as pot plants for the conserva- 

 tory, making handsome specimens for decorative and exhibition purposes. 

 In the latitude of Philadelphia and southward they are wonderfully 

 effective for summer bedding, presenting a glorious medley of rich 

 variegated colors not found in any other class of plants. 



We offer a choice assortment embracing the best standard varieties as 

 well as the most desirable recent introductions. 



Plants in 3-inch pots, SI. 00 each; collection of 12 varieties, $10.00. 



Plants in 4-inch pots, Sl-50 each; collection of 12 varieties, $15.00. 



Large plants, S2.00, $2.50 and $5.00 each. 



CyperUS (Umbrella Plant) 



Alternifolius. An excellent plant for the house. Will thrive in 

 any good soil, and always presents a green and attractive appear- 

 ance. It may be grown as a sub-aquatic, and in any case should 

 never lack a liberal supply of water. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 



Fancy-Leaved Caladiums 



No other summer foliage plant equals the Fancy Caladiums in 

 rich and gorgeous, yet soft coloring. All of the varieties are of 

 marvellous beauty for the furnishing of the conservatory during 

 the summer months, for window bo.xes, or even for outdoor bedding 

 in shady or semi-shady positions. Their culture is fully described 

 in our book, "Dreer's Hints on the Growing of Bulbs." Price, 25 cts. per 

 copy, or will be sent free to customers if asked for at time of ordering. 



Our collection consists of more than fifty distinct and beautiful varieties. 

 We offer special selections as under: 



Daphne 



Odora Marginata. An old favorite greenhouse plant that is 

 now but rarely seen, it has rich deep evergreen foliage with 

 creamy white edge and produces terminal heads of most 

 delightfully scented waxy white flowers tinted rose at the 

 edges. Young plants in 3-inch pots, 75 cts. each. 



30 cts. each; $20.00 per 100; set of 12 

 50 cts. each; set of 12 sorts, 



Choice Standard Varieties 



distinct sorts, S3.00. 

 Extra Choice New and Rare Varieties. 



$5.00. 



Caladium Esculentum 



(Elephant's Ear; 

 One of the most effective plants in cultivation for beds, borders, or for 

 planting out upon the lawn; they are used extensively in many of the public 

 parks where their decorative value is greatly appreciated. To obtain the 

 best results it should be planted where it will obtain plenty of water and an 

 abundance of rich compost. When full size it stands six to ten feet high, 

 and bears immense light green leaves, three to four feet long by two and a 

 half wide. 



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Large Bulbs $0 30 



First Size Bulbs 20 



Second Size Bulbs 15 



Cestrum Parqui 



(Night-blooming Jessamine) 



An interesting tender shrub of easy cultivation, either for pot culture 

 or for planting in the garden when the weather gets warm, with small 

 greenish white flowers of delightful fragrance, which is dispensed during 

 the night only. 25 cts. each; 82.50 per doz. 



Clerodendron 



Balfouri. A beautiful greenhouse climber, and admirably suited for 

 house culture, flowering most profusely with bright scarlet flowers, 

 enveloped in a creamy-white calyx. Strong plants, 25 cts. each. Extra 

 large plants, 50 cts. each. 



Dreer's Select Dahlias 



We offer on pages 139 to 154, a collection of nearly 300 varieties in the 

 various types, probably the largest and most select list offered in this country. 



Per doz. 



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$20 00 



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