HENRY A. DREEE, Philadelphia, Pa. 



BEGONIA GLOIRE DE LORRAINE 



The Liorraine Begonias. 



These are perfect gems, and undoubtedly the finest winter- 

 flowering plants we now possess. They grow from 12 to 15 

 inches high, and naturally form graceful, bushy specimens, 

 which from October until April are completely smothered with 

 their soft, delicately colored flowers. 



Qloire de Lorraine. Soft rosy pink, of fine form. 

 Light Pink Lorraine. Of a lighter shade of pink. 

 Turnford liall. A lovely and chaste variety, producing large 

 sized apple blossom-like flowers of pink and white. 



Price any of above 25 cts. each ; $2.50 per doz. 



Begonia Rex ( Omamental Leaved). 

 A collection of 12 choice sorts 15 cts. each ; ^1.50 per doz. 



Begonias, General Collection. 



Alba Picta. Leaves glossy green, freely spotted with bright 



silvery white. - 

 Argentea Guttata. Foliage rich green, spotted with silver. 

 Haageana. Very large creamy white, flowers tinged with 



pink. 

 Metallica. A fine erect-growing variety, with dark, rough 



leaves ; the surface is a lustrous bronze green ; veins depressed 



and dark red. 

 Rubra [Coral Begonia). Dark green leaves, flowers scarlet 



rose, glossy and wax-like. 

 Saunderspni Scarlet flowers ; in bloom continually. 

 15 cts. each ; S1.50 per doz. 



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 conservatory, making handsome specimens for decorative 

 and exhibition purposes. 30cts. to 50 cts. each; $3.00 to $5.00 1 

 per doz. 



Curmeria. 



Wallisii. A handsome, ornamental, decorative plant for the 

 warm conservatory. Its leaves, which are about 5 inches 

 long by 2 to 2^ inches wide, are of a rich deep green, irregu- 

 larly blotched with pale yellowish-greens. 50 cts. each. 



Cyanophyllanu 



Magnificum. A grand hot-house decorative plant. The 

 upper side of the handsome foliage is a beautiful, velvety 

 green ; the under side reddish-purple. $3.00 each. 



Dieffenbachias. 



Handsome decorative plants, with bold ornamental foliage ; 

 useful for the warm conservatory. 



Bausei. Leaves yellowish-green, margined and irregularly 

 blotched with dark green, and profusely spotted with white. 

 50 cts. each 



Bowmanni. Rich deep green leaves, blotched with irregular 



markings of light pea-green. 50 cts. each. 

 Jenmani. Long, narrow bright green foliage, marbled and 



spotted white. 50 cts. each. 

 Magnifica. Shining somber green foliage, variegated with 



blotches and spots of pure white. 50 cts. each. §nM§^ O-Q 

 Splendens. Rich, deep bottle-green, freely marked with 



whitish striated blotches. 50 cts. each. 



Set of five sorts for $2.25. 



Dracaenas. 



Doucetti. A beautiful and rare variegated form of D. indi- 

 visa, with dark green foliage, which is broadly edged with 

 creamy white ; a useful plant for the conservatory in winter 

 and for the open air in summer. 4-inch pots, 75 cts. each. 



Fragrans. An excellent house-plant, with broad, heavy, 

 dark green foliage ; can be grown uuder the most adverse con- 

 ditions. 25 cts. and 50 cts. each. 



Qodseff iana. Of free-branching habit ; forming compact, 

 graceful specimens n a rhort time. Its foliage is of strong 

 leathery te.xture ; rich dark green color, densely marked with 

 irregular dots and spots of creamy white. 3-inch pots, 25 cts. 

 each ; 4-inch pots, 50 cts each. 



Qoldieana. Leaves dark green, marked with cream-white, 

 narrow, irregular transverse blotches and stripes ; without 

 doubt one of the finest stove plants, and indispensable in any 

 collection. We offer thrifty plants in 4-inch pots, about 8 

 inches high, at ^Si.so each. 



Lentuginosa. A beautiful variety of D. indivisa, the foliage 

 of which is a peculiar metallic bronze color. Strong speci- 

 mens 2 feet high, ^3.00 each. 



Lindeni. A beautiful variegated form of Fragrans, w'ith 

 broad green foliage and golden-yellow stripes on the edges of 

 the leaves. 50 cts. to ^i. 00 each. 



Massangeana. Another variegated form of Fragrans with 

 the variegation through the centre of the leaf instead of on the 

 edges. 50 cts. to $1.00 each. 



Sanderiana. A graceful, small-leaved variety, with glaucous- 

 green foliage, which is edged with a broad bolder of creamy- 

 white. 25 cts. each. 



Terminalis. Rich crimson foliage, marked^with pink and 

 white. 30 cts. and 50 cts. each. 



Farfuginm. 



Grande. A beautiful ornamental foliage plant, either for pot 

 culture or for planting in open border in a shaded position ; 

 the leaves, from 8 to 10 inches in diameter, are of a thick 

 leathery texture, dark green in color, with bright yellow 

 spots. 25 cts. each ; $l 50 per doz. 



Kaempferi alba variegata. Glaucous green foliage, edged 

 and marked creamy white ; highly omamental. 50 cts. each. 



Ficns. 



Elastica. The well-known India Rubber Tree, one of the 

 very best plants for house decoration. Its thick, leathery 

 leaves enable it to stand excessive heat and dryness. 4-inch 

 pot, 10 inches high, 50 cts. each ; 5-inch pot, 15 inches high, 

 75 cts. each ; 6-inch pot, 24-inches high, Jl.oo each. 



Lutescens. ( The mistletoe Fig). A new species which is 

 especially interesting on account of its free and prolific fruiting 

 qualities, it bearing at each leaf axil a small fig, which, at first 

 green, changes to a pale yellow ; the dark green foliage is 

 small, the whole plant reminding one of a branch of mistletoe. 

 It makes an excellent subject for the window garden. Strong 

 plants in 3-inch pots, 25 cts. each ; specimens in 5 inch pots, 

 jSl.oo each. 



