HENRY A. DREER, PHILADELPHIA— DECORATIVE PLANTS 



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DIEFFENBACHIAS 



Handsome decorative plants, with bold ornamental foliage; useful for the 

 warm conservatory. 

 Baumanni. Rich deep green leaves, blotched with irregular markings of 



light pea-green. 

 fVlagnifica. Shining sombre green foliage, variegated with 



white blotches and spots. 

 Memorae Corsl. Leaves silvery white with green veins. 

 Price, 50 cts. each. Set of 3 sorts, $1.2o. 



Dreer's Decorative Dracaenas 



The Dracaena should be given a light, fibrous soil, with just 



enough loam in it to give it a body. Drainage should be good. 



The watering should be liberal and showering frequent. The 



variegated sorts require plenty of light to bring out the richness 



of their coloring. 



Fragrans. An excellent house plant with broad dark-green foliage; 

 grows under the most adverse conditions. 25 cts., 50 cts. and fl.OO 

 each. 



Oodseffiana. Entirely different from all other Dracaenas; of free- 

 branching habit, forming compact, graceful specimens. Its foliage is of 

 strong, leathery texture; rich, dark-green color densely marked with 

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



Imperialis, Robust growing, dark-green foliage, with bright pink 

 shadings and edgings in the young growth. 50 cts. and $1.00 each. 



Indivisa. This variety is used very extensively as a centre plant for vases, 

 porch and window boxes, etc. It stands full exposure to the sun, and 

 its long narrow, graceful foliage contrasts beautifully with other plants. 

 25 cts., 50 cts. and |1.00 each. Specimens in 8-inch tubs, $3.00 each. 



Massangeana. A beautiful variegated form of Fragrans with 

 broad green foliage, with a broad, golden-yellow band through 

 the centre of each leaf. 50 cts. to $1.50 each. 



Recurved glaucous green foliage. 50 cts. to $1.00 



Dracena 



Rothiana 



each. 



Sanderiana. A graceful variety with glaucous g 

 age, edged with a broad border of creamy- white, 

 each. 



Terminalis. Rich crimson foliage; marked with 

 white. 30 cts., 50 cts. and $1.00 each. 



reen foli- 

 25 cts. 



I)ink and 



DRBBR'S FIXE FERXS 



We offer below but a few of the more important Decorative Ferns. For complete list see our annual Garden Book. 



Adiantum Farleyense Qloriosa. An easy-growing form 

 of that most beautiful of all Maiden-Hairs, Adiantum Farley- 

 ense. Good plants in 3-inch pots, 25 cts. each; 4-inch pots, 

 50 cts. each. 



Asplenium Nidus Avis (Bird's Nest Fern). An inter- 

 esting species with large dark green foliage. 3-inch pots, 

 25 cts. each; 4-inch pots, 75 cts. each. 



Cyrtomium Rochfordianum Compactum 



Cibotium Schiedei {Mexican. Tree Fern). One of the 



most desirable and valuable Ferns in cultivation. 4-inch pots, 



75 cts. each; 6-inch pots, $2.00 each. 



Cyrtomium Rochfordianum Compactum ( Crested Holly 



Fern). Next to the Boston Ferns, the Holly Fern is the 



most satisfactory for apartment use, and this new variety has 



made a place for itself in the front 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 a graceful and light appearance. 4-inch pots, 25 



cts. each. 



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



long graceful fronds. 4-inch pots, 25 cts. each; 6-inch pots, 75 cts. each. 



Nephrolepis "Norwood." A most beautiful form of symmetrical, 



compact growth; a vigorous, healthy grower. 6- inch pots, 75 cts. each. 



Nephrolepis Scotti {Dwarf Boston Fern). A dwarf-growing form; 



a beautiful Fern. 4 inch pots, 25 cts. each; 6-inch pots, 75 cts. each. 

 Polypodium Mandaianum. This beautiful Fern produces on well- 

 grown plants fronds from 2 to 3 feet long; the pinnae is beautifully 

 fringed or laciniated. 6-inch pots, $1.00 each. 

 Pteris Childsi. The most beautiful of all the Pteris. The fronds are 

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

 crested tips. 5-inch pots, $1.00 each. 



FERNS FOR FERN DISHES 



We have at all times a good supply of the most desirable varieties for 

 this purpose. 2^ inch pots, $1 .00 per doz.; $6.00 per 100. 



