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Dreer's Autumn Catalogue, 1897. 



DRAC/ENAS. 



AlliabiliS. Green, white and pale violet. 50 cents and 

 $1.00 each. 



Alba Marg'iliata. Broad green foliage. White margin. 

 50 cents each. 



Braziliensis. Massive rich green foliage, 30 cents and 50 

 cents each. 



Bruanti. Dark green foliage. 50 cents and §1.00 each. 



FragrailS. Magnificent bold green foliage. 50 cents and 

 $1.00 each. 



Gracilis. Narrow green foliage, edged red. 50c each. 



LJndeili. Broad green foliage. Striped golden yellow. 50 

 cents and $1.00 each. 



Masangeana. Similar to above, but with variegation in 

 centre of leaves instead of on edges. 50c. and SI 00 each. 



Sanderiaiia. Green-edged white. 50 cents each. 



Terillilialis. Rich crimson foliage marked with pink and 

 white. 30 cents to 50 cents each. 



Youngi. 



§1.00 each. 



Light green, changing to copper. 50 cents to 



EUCHARIS AMAZONICA. 



A splendid hot-house plant ; it sends up stalks bearing several 

 pure white, star-shaped flowers 4 inches across ; delightfully ira- 

 grant. 30 cents each. 



Dkac.ixa Imperialis. 



FICUS. 



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

 best plants for table orparlor decoration. Its thick, leathery leaves 

 enable it to stand excessive heat and dryness. Each 



4-inch pots, 10 inches high $ 50 



5 " " 15 " " 75 



6 " *' 24 " " 1 25 



Elastica variegata. This is one of the finest decorative 



ornamental foliage plants of late introduction. In habit and 

 growth it is like the ordinary JF. elastica, but the leaves of this 

 novel plant have a pleasing yellow variegation throughout. Fine 

 plants, 4-inch pots, 10 to 12 inches high, $100 each. 

 Kepens. A trailing or creeping variety, with small foliage; use- 

 ful for baskets. 25 cents each. 



FARFUGI17M GRANDE. 



A beautiful ornamental foliage plant either for pot culture or for 

 planting in open border in a shaded position ; the leaves are 8 to 10 

 inches in diameter, of a thick leathery texture, dark green in color, 

 :a Var.egai a. « ith bri S ht y ellow s P° ts - 2 5 cents each ; $2.50 per doz. 



Ficus Elastica. 



GARDENIA FLORIDA Cape Jessamine). 



A popular well-known plant, with delightfully fragrant pure white flowers, 

 blooming from May to July. 25 to 50 cts. each. 



GENISTA FRAGRANS. 



A most desirable spring-flowering plant, producing its fragrant bright 

 golden-yellow flowers in the greatest profusion ; as a window plant of the 

 easiest culture it is unsurpassed. 30 cents each ; 4 for §100. 



GERANIUMS. 



Of this useful class of plants we offer a large selection, either single, double 

 or variegated. For list, ulease refer to spring catalogue. 15 cents each; 

 SI .50 doz. 



HELICONIA AITREA STRIATA. 



A grand decorative plant for the warm conservatory, with large oblong 

 leaves of a deep glossy green, marked by curving parallel veins ol yellow. 

 $1.50 each. 



HELIOTROPES. 



_ all the best light and dark shades. 15 cts. 

 Farfugium Grande. 



FERNS FOR JARDINIERES AND FERN-DISHES. 



Six finest varieties, embracing 

 each ; SI. 50 per doz. 



over a million of Ferns esnecially for this purpose, and can supply them m quantities 



We grow annuallv 

 the rate of S8.00 per 100 for 2i-mr'i p.y 



See pages 44 and 45 for Bronze. Bamboo and 1'orcelain Fern- Dishes 



t-, or S10 00 per 100 for 3-inch pots, the selection ol varieties being 



of not less than 25 at 

 left 10 us. 



