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The Three Best Boston Ferns. 
Among the numerous new forms of the Boston Fern introduced during the last few | 
years, we have selected the three sorts oftered below as the best of their respective types, 
each one a superb variety, possessing entirely distinct characteristics. 
NEPHROLEPIS WHITMANI, 
(Improved Ostrich Plume Fern.) 5 
This is a ‘‘sport”’ from the Ostrich Plume Fern, in which the plumy peculiarity of the]; 
original is even more distinctly developed, the side pinnze being again subdivided and stand- 
ing at right angles to the midrid, making both sides of the frond equally beautiful. The 
plant 1s of more compact habit, with fronds nearly twice as wide, making it a much more]! 
desirable plant for all purposes. Good young plants, 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz, Speci-|) 
men plants in 6-inch pots, $1.00 each. 
NEPHROLEPIS BARROWSI. 
(Improved Pierson Fern.) f 
This beautiful Fern possesses the same vigorous growth which is characteristic of the]! 
Boston Fern, with its graceful fronds, but with each pinnse or leaflet subdivided so as to 
form a perfect miniature frond, The fronds grow broad and heavy, measuring when fully 
developed at least 6 inches across. It is impossible in any descwiption to convey even a 
slight idea of its grace and plume-like beauty. Good young plants, 15 cts. each; specimen 
plants in 6-inch pots, 50 cts. and 75 cts. each 
NEPHROLEPIS SCOTTI (Dwarf Boston Fern). 
As a decorative 
house plant we believe 
that this will give bet- 
ter satisfaction than 
any Fern now in culti- 
vation. In a general 
way it may be de- 
scribed as a miniature 
Boston Fern, the whole 
plant being dwarfer 
and more compact. 
The fronds are shorter 
and narrower, grace- 
fully recurving, and 
which even in a small 
specimen makes a fin- 
ished plant with which 
no other variety can 
compare. 
Good young plants, 
15 cts. each; $1.50 
per doz. 
Specimen plants in 
6-inch pots, 50 cts. and 
7d cts. each, 
Ficus PANDURATA. 
Draczna 
Pere Charon. 
For richness and brilliancy of color 
this new variety of Belgian origin 
surpasses all others, It is a broad- 
leaved form, with stout, bronzy foli- 
age about 3 inches wide; this, when 
at its best, which is during the fall 
and winter months, is of a brilliant 
luminous carmine-red color, not found 
in any other foliage plant, 
: Strong young plants, ready in 
Preris CHILpsII, April, $2.50 each. 
A Beautiful New Fern. 
PTERIS CHILDSII. 
The most beautiful of all the Pteris, and as it produces no 
spores it can only be propagated by division, and will always be 
scarce. It is a strong grower, and makes handsome specimens 
for the exhibition table. The fronds are large, with the pinne 
deeply dentated and undulated on the edges and crested tips. 
$1.00 each. 
FICUS LUTESCENS (Mistletoe Fig). 
A new species which is especially interesting on account of 
its free and prolific fruiting qualities, it bearing at each leaf axil 
a small fig, which, at first green, changes to a pale yellow; the 
dark green foliage is small, the whole plant reminding one of a 
branch of mistletoe. An excellent subject for the window gar- 
den. 26 cts. and 50 cts. each. 
FICUS PANDURATA. 
(The Majestic Rubber Plant.) 
A truly majestic plant. Its gigantic leaves, which frequently 
measure 10 inches in width by 15 inches in length, are irregular 
in outline, are of a rich, deep green with creamy-white veins and 
of remarkable substance, enabling the plant to flourish under the 
most unfavorable conditions. One of the finest foliage plants of 
recent years. The stock is limited, and orders will he filled in 
Improve OstricH Prume Fern. strict rotation. Good specimens, 15 inches high, $3:00 each. 
