HENRY A. DREER, PHILADELPHIA— DECORATIVE PLANTS 



NEW CRESTED HOLLY FERN 



Drac£enas. 



Amabllis. Foliage bright, glossy-green, marked and suffused witii 

 pink and creamy-white. 50 cts. and $1.00 each. 



Baptist!. Broad, recurved foliage, deep green, with metallic suffu- 

 sion, striped and marked with creamy yellow and pink. 50 cts. 

 each. 



Fragrans. An excellent house plant, with broad, dark green 

 foliage; grows under the most adverse conditions. 25 cts. and 

 50 cts. each. 



Godseffiana. Entirely different from all other Drac<pnas; of free- 

 branching habit, forming compact, graceful specimens. Its foli- 

 age is of strong, leathery texture; rich, dark green color, densely 

 marked with irregular spots of creamy-white. 25 cts. each. 



Knerkli. Dark glossy green leaves; makes a bold specimen, and 

 is a good house plant. $1.00 each. 



Lindeni. A beautiful variegated form of Fra^rans, with broad 

 green foliage and golden-yellow stripes on the edges. 50 cts. to 

 $1.00 each. 



IVlassangeana. Another form of Fra^rans, with the variegation 

 througti the centre of the leaf. 50 cts. to $1.00 each. 



Rothiana. Recurved glaucous green foliage. 50 cts. to $1.00 each. 



Sheperdi. Foliage green, becoming striped with a peculiar bronzy 

 orange hue; makes a fine specimen. 50 cts. each. 



Terminalis. Rich crimson foliage, marked with pink and white, 

 30 cts. and 50 cts. each. 



Youngii. A strong, growing, showy sort. Foliage bright green 

 when young, changing to a pleasing metallic bronze. 50 cts. each. 



Eucharis Amazonica. 



A splendid hothouse plant. It sends up stalks bearing several 

 pure white star-shaped flowers, delightfully fragrant, and highly 

 prized as a cut flower. 30 cts. each ; $3.00 per doz. 



Eurya Latifolia Variegata. 



An excellent plant for house decoration, with rich, dark green 

 foliage, which is beautifully variegated with creamy-white. 50 cts. 

 each. 



Two Fine New Ferns 



The New Crested Holly Fern. 



iCyrtomium Rochfordianum.) 



Next to the Boston Ferns, the Holly Fern is the most satisfactory 

 for apartment use, and this new variety has quickly found a place 

 for itself in the first rank as a decorative plant. Its foliage is 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 in connection with its massiveness a graceful and light 

 appearance. Good plants in 4-inch pots. 25 cts. eacti. 



The Glory Fern. 



Adiantum Farleyense Glorlosa (Ruhm von Mordrecht.) 



An easy-growing form of that most beautiful of all Maiden- 

 Hairs, Adiantum Farleyense. This new variety, which is identi- 

 cal in every particular, has a stronger constitution and may 

 be successfully grown under the same conditions as any ordinary 

 form of the Maiden-Hairs, a decided and great advantage, which 

 will assure its widespread popularity. Good plants in 4-inch pots, 

 50 cts. each; 6 inch pots, $1.50 each. 



A Few Fine Ferns of 

 Special Merit 



For complete list see pages 155 to 157 of our Garden Book for 1913. 



Asplenium Nidus Avis {Birds' Nest Fern). Beautiful, rich, dark 

 green, glossy foliage, forming a handsome specimen plant. 

 Strong plants; 3-inch pots, 50 cts.; 4-inch pots, $1.00; 5-inch pots, 

 $1.50 each. 



Cibotlum Schledel (Mexican Tree Fern). One of the most grace- 

 ful and decorative, and which with reasonable attention will 

 stand the dry atmosphere of living apartments as well as the 

 hardier Palms. 3-inch pots, 50 cts. each. Specimen plants, $2.00, 

 $3.50, $5.00 and $10.00 each. 



Nephrolepis Whitmani {Imprnved Ostrich Plume Fern). The 

 plumy peculiarity of the original is more distinctly developed in 

 this, the side pinnae being again subdivided and standing at right 

 angles to the midrib, making both sides of the frond equally 

 beautiful. Specimen plants in 6-inch pots, 75 cts. each. 



Nephrolepis Scotti {Dwarf Boston Ferti). As a decorative house 

 plant this gives entire satisfaction. It may be described as a 

 compact Boston Fern. The fronds are shorter and narrower, 

 gracefully recurving. Specimen plants in 6-inch pots, 75 cts. each. 



Nephrolepis Scholzell {The Plumed Scott vr Dirarf Boston Fern). 

 In this new form, a sport from Scotti, we have all the desirable 

 features of the parent, with plumy fronds similar to the Ostrich 

 Plume Fern. Its leaves are held erect with a graceful arch, form- 

 ing a plumy globe, which is as pretty in a small plant as it is in a 

 specimen plant of largest size. A splendid variety fortabledeco- 

 ration. Specimen plants in 6-inch pots, 75 cts. each. 



Nephrolepis Exaltata Superba. Probably the most beautiful of all 

 the crested or plumed Boston Ferns. The plant attains a height 

 of over 3 feet when grown continuously, requiring, in the case of 

 this variety, the facilities of a conservatory or greenhouse ; but 

 it is such a grand subject that it is worthy of special care. 

 5-inch pots. 75 cts. each. 



Nephrolepis Superbissima. A unique variety differing from all 

 others, and really in a class by itself. It makes a dwarf, compact 

 growth, the fronds being very dense, firm and rigid, and of a 

 deep green color. 3-inch pots, 25 cts.; 4-inch pots, 50 cts. each. 



Nephrolepis Exaltata Bostoniensis. The celebrated Boston Fern. 

 Specimen plants, 6-inch pots, 75 cts. each. 



Platycerium Alcicorne {Elk's Horn Fern). Broad forked fronds. 

 75 cts. each. 



— Grande. A rare variety. $3.50 each. 



— Stemmaria. Makes a fine exhibition plant, $2.00 each. 



— Veitchii. Erect narrow fronds. $1.50 each. 



PterisChildsii. The most beautiful of all the Pteris. The fronds 

 are large, with the pinnae deeply dentated and undulated on the 

 edges and crested tips. 50 cts. each. 



Ferns in variety suitable for filling Fern Dishes, etc.. etc. 2Vi-inch 

 pots, 10 cts. each; $1.00 per doz.; $6.00 per 100. 



Farfugium. 



Grande I Leopard Plant). Its large circular leaves, thickly spotted 



with creamy white and yellow, make it wonderfully effective for 



room decoration. 25 cts. each ; $2.50 per doz. 

 Argenteus. A rare variety, with glaucous green foliage, which. 



instead of being spotted, is edged with creamy-white ; very 



pretty. 50 cts. each. 



THE GLORY FERN (Adiantum FarUyen^c C loiic^a) 



