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A useful fine-leaved 



15 cts. 

 Large bold 

 cts. 



15 cts. 



foliag 



FIXE FERNS.— Continued. 



NIPHOBOLUSLing^ua. 25 cts 



— Corj nibifera. 75 cts. 



— Variegata. 50 cts. 

 ONYCHIUM Japonicum. 



free-growing species. 15 cts. 

 PLATYLOMA. Falcata. 

 POLYPODIUM Aureum. 



a glaucous blue color. 15 and 2o 



— Fraxiuellifolia. 15 cts. 

 POLYSTICHUM Coriaceiim. 



— Ang:iilare Prolifera. 15 cts. 



— Setosuin. 15 cts. 



PTERIS. This genus includes a greater number 

 useful species and varieties than any other family. 



— Adiaiitoide.s. 15 cts. 



— Arg"yrea. The large growing silver-leaved sort. 

 Handsome and useful. 15 and 25 cts. 



— Cretioa Alba-Lilieata. Deep green, prettily 

 variegated with white. 15 and 25 cts. 



Mayii. A crested variety of Alba-Lineata. 15 cts. 



— Hastata. 15 cts. 



— Biavrita Arg-entea. A new compact form of Argy- 

 rea, with heavier fronds. 25 ct=;. 



— Cretica Magllifica. One of the most useful strong- 

 growing crested varieties. 15 cts. 



— Interuata. 15 cts. 



— LeiJtophylla. 15 cts. 



— Loilgitblia Mariesii. Especially suited to grow sus- 

 pended, producing drooping fronds nearly 2 ft. long. 50 cts. 



— Nenioralis. 15 cts. 



— Ouvrardii. 15 cts. 



— Sernilata. 15 cts. 



Cristata. 15 cts. 



Com pacta. 15 cts. 



Pteris Serrulata Voluta. 



PTERIS. Serrulata Voluta. One of the most dis- 

 tinct varieties of Serrulata yet introduced, the volute or curled 

 appearance of the pinnae being very noticeable, not only in the 

 mature plants, but also in the young state. Its elegant ap- 

 pearance being further enhanced by the tips of the incurved 

 pinnx being prettily crested. 25 cts. 



— SieboUlii. 15 cts. 



— Treniula. One of the best known of the Pteris. 15 cts. 

 Suiitlliana. A beautiful crested form of Tremuia. 



It makes a fine specimen plant. 15 cts. 



— Victoria. 15 cts. 



SITALOBIUM Ciciltarium. A grand species to pro- 

 duce large specimens quickly. 25 and 50 cts. 



Sorts that are best adapted for planting in Fern dishes for table decoration, we can supply quantities of not less than 25 plants 

 (22-inch pots) at $8 00 per 100; (3-inch pots) at $10.00 per 100. We can also supply specimen plants grown in 10 to 12-inch. 

 pans, which make beautiful plants for decorative purposes, of nearly all the above varieties, at from §1.00 to $3.00 each. 

 SPECIAL OFFER : The entire collection of 97 varieties as offered on page 28 and above for §20. 00. 



Palms are now indispensable in all decorations, whether for apartments,, 

 conservatories, or for tropical bedding in summer. The large demand the 

 past few years has induced us to considerably increase our facilities for pro- 

 pagating and growing this class of stock, and we have now thirty-five of 

 our largest houses devoted to their cultivation alone, which enables us to 

 supply all the leading and popular varieties at most reasonable prices. The 



varieties offered are those best adapted for house ^ culture. The heights given 

 are fiovi top of pot to top of plant. 



ARECA EUTESCENS. 



One of the most grace 



ful 



and beaut 



ful palms in cultivation ; A 



the foliage is of a bright 



glossy green. 



with rich golden-yellow ^^ 



stems. 











3-in. pots 



, 4 to 5 leaves, 



12 to 15 in. high .... $0 25 each. VM 



4 " 



5 to 6 





15 to 18 



" .... 50 " r' 



5 " 



6 to 7 " 





18 to 20 



.... 1 00 " 



6 " ■ 



6 to 8 " 





24 



.... 2 00 " 



8 " 



10 to VI " 





36 to 42 



.... 3 50 " 



8 " 



10 to 12 " 





48 



" .... 5 00 " * 



10 " 



Fine bu^hy plants, 60 



.... 7 50 " 



12 " 



" " 



" 



72 



.... 15 00 " 



COCOS WEDDELIANA. 



The most elegatit and graceful of all the smaller Palms. Its slender erect stem 

 is freely furnished with its gracefully arching leaves, made up of innumerable long, 

 narrow pinnse or segments of a rich green color. The Cocos are admirable for 

 Fern dishes, as they are of slow growth and maintain their beauty for a long time. 

 3-inch pots, 12 inches high, 25 cts. each; 4-inch pots, 15 inches high, 50 cts. each. 



Cocos WEDDELIANi. 



