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Asplenium Nidus Avis 



Dreer's 

 Fine Ferns 



Platycerium 

 Alcicorne Major 



Adiantum Cuneatum. This 

 is the well-known fine-leaved 

 Maiden Hair variety so exten- 

 sively used in connection with 

 cut flowers. 3-inch pots, 25 

 cts. each. 



Farleyense Gloriosa(r/ze 



Glory Fern). An easily grown 

 form of that most beautiful of 

 all Maiden Hairs, Adiantum 

 Farleyense. Good plants, in 

 3-inch pots, SO cts. each; 4- 

 inch pots, $1.00 each. 



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 splendid 

 lot of this interesting Fern which is well suited for house culture. 

 2i-inch pots, 50 cts.; 3J-inch pots, 75 cts.; 5-inch pots, $1.50 

 each. 



Cibotium Schiedei {Mexican Tree Fern). One of the most de- 

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

 $1.00; 6-inch pots, $2.50; 8-inch pots, $5.00; 10-inch pots, $7.50 

 each. 



Cyrtomium Rochfordianum Compactum {Crested Holly 

 Fer7i). Next to the Boston Ferns, the Holly Fern is the most satis- 

 factory 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. 



Nephrolepis Bostoniensis {Boston Fern). The original type with long 

 graceful fronds. 4-inch pots, 50 cts.; 6-inch pots, $1.00 each. Specimen 

 plants in 8-inch pots, $2.50 each. 



Polypodium Mandaianum Seedlings. Fronds wavy and undulated 

 and of an attractive glaucous-blue color; very hardy house plants. 

 4-inch pots, 50 cts. each. 



Platycerium Alcicorne Major {Stag-Horn Fern). One of the prettiest 

 and easiest grown varieties of the interesting Stag-Horn Ferns, a splen- 

 did plant for the conservatory. (See illustration above.) Strong, 5-inch 

 pots, $2.50; 7-inch pans, $5.00 each. 



Dreer's Fine Ferns — Continued 



Pteris Alexandrae. The crested fronds of this pretty variety are varie- 

 gated with silvery white. 2j-inch pots, 15 cts.; 4-inch pots, 50 cts. each. 

 — Rivertoniana. The most desirable of the taller crested forms of Pteris. 



2j-inch pots, 15 cts.; 4-inch pots, 50 cts. each. 

 — 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. 

 — 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. 



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 un- 

 surpassed. Especially desirable 

 for Easter decoration. Fine 

 plants in 4-inch pots. Flower- 

 ing size, 50 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. 

 Mme. Recamier. Pure white. 

 S. A. Nutt. Rich, dark crimson. 



25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; 

 $18.00 per 100. 



Stag-Horn Fern 



Adiantum Farleyense Gloriosa 



For Serviceable Palms for House Decoration, see page 149 



