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DREER'S SELECT LIST. 



ClBOTIDM SCHIEDEI. 



Platycerium Stemmaria (Stag-Horn Fern). 



No collection of plants is complete without Ferns. The selection we offer embraces the best varieties of this beautiful class of 

 plants, whose diversity and gracefulness of foliage make them peculiarly fitted to combine with other fine plants and flowers. 



The popularity of Ferns has increased wonderfully in the past few years, and they are now indispensable in all choice floral 

 decorations, and are especially valued for ferneries for room and table decoration. Where there is moisture and shade most of the 

 varieties succeed well when planted out-of-doors; they delight in a light soil mixed with sand and peat or leaf mould; good 

 drainage must be provided, as stagnant water is fatal to success. 



NEW AND RARE VARIETIES. 



Asplenium Nidus Avis (Bird's Nest Fern). Wehavenow, 

 for the first time, a fine lot of this rare and interesting Fern. 

 Good strong plants, 50 cts. each. 



Nephrolepis Cordata Compacta. In our estimation this 

 variety is the finest of all the Sword Ferns ; it is of free, 

 strong-growing compact habit, attain, g when fully grown a 

 height of about 2 feet. The fronds are of a dark green color, 

 very rich, of upright growth, with just sufficient arch in them 

 to make them graceful. For house culture we do not know 

 of any other variety that would give the same satisfaction. We 

 offer three sizes : Strong 3-inch pots, 15 cts. each ; strong 4-inch 

 pots, 25 cts. each. Specimen plants in 6-inch pots, §1.00 each. 



Nephrolepis Exaltata Bostoniensis (" The Boston Sword 

 Fern" ). In the vicinity of Boston no other plant is used so 

 extensively as this graceful Nephrolepis, which differs from the 

 ordinary Sword Fern in having much longer fronds, which 

 frequently attain a length of 4 feet. These arch and droop 



A beautiful variety, with tufted fronds, 

 15 cts. 



over very gracefully, on account of which it is frequently called 

 the Founuam Fern. This drooping habit makes it an excellent 

 plant to grow as a single specimen on a table or pedestal. 

 Good plants 25 cts. each; strong plants, 50 cts. each. 



Platycerium Stemmaria {"Stag-horn Fern"). This is 

 a noble-looking Fern. The barren fronds are very broad, and 

 the fertile ones, which are usually produced in pairs, are 

 divided into two broad lobes and these again terminate in two 

 obtuse lobes. (See cut.) §2.50 each. 



Platycerium Hillii. A pretty Stag-horn Fern, with cleft 

 pinnae, having fronds 18 inches long. §2.50 each. 



Platycerium Hillii Majus. A variety of the above, with 

 larger, heavier foliage. §2.50 each. 



Platycerium Alcicorne ( 'Elk's Horn Fern). This variety 

 is seen more commonly than any of the other sorts, but is still 

 scarce and a most interesting species. 75 cts. to §1.00 each. 



GENERAL COLLECTION OF FERNS. 



Adiantum Farleyense. This is the finest of all the Maiden 



Hair varieties. 50 cts. and §1.00. 

 — Formosum. A tall growing sort ; makes handsome specimen 



plants. 25 cts. 

 — Fergusonii. One of the handsomest crested Maiden Hair. 



Very much on the style of A. Wiegandi, but with larger pinna; 



on longer stems ; a charming variety for a collection. 50 cts. 

 * — Gracillimum. Smallest, most graceful Maiden Hair. 25 cts. 

 — Lathomi. A fine large growing variety. 25 cts. 

 — Lambertianum. Perhaps the prettiest of the very fine leaved 



sorts, with very small wedge-shaped pinna", the whole plant 



possessing a graceful airy appearance not found in any other 



variety. 50 cts. each. 

 — Le Grandi. Dwarf, compact, fine foliage. 15 cts. 

 — Mundullum. 15 cts. each. 

 * — Pubescens. A useful basket variety. 15 els. 

 — Pulverulentum. 15 cts. 

 — Rhodophyllum. This handsome variety is best described as 



a miniature form of Far/evens?, much easier to grow. 25 Cts. 

 — Rhomboideum. A useful strong-growing species, with large 



pinna?. 25 cts. 

 — Tenerum. A handsome tall growing species. One of the 



very best for growing into specimens. 25 cts. 

 — Wiegandi. A pretty little species, with peculiarly crested anil 



overlapping pinna. 15 cts. and 25 cts. 



Adiantum Bellum 



about 4 inches long 



- — Bensonii. Rich dark green piniwe, arranged very closely 

 together, giving a very dense appearance. 50 cts. 



— Bipinnatum. A beautiful upright grower, with medium- 

 sized bronzy pinna?. 50 cts. 



— Caudatum. A creeping variety of the Maiden Hair, having 

 the habit of rooting at the tii/S of the fronds and forming new 

 plants ; fine for growing in hanging baskets. 25 cts. 



— Capillus=veneris Mariesii. One of the prettiest of the 

 new forms of this type. Very small rich green pinna 1 . 50 cts. 



* — Cuneatum. The popular Maiden Hair. 15 to 50 cts. 



* — Cuneatum Grandiceps. A beautiful form of A. Cuneatum, 

 having long graceful fronds, with the ends of the fronds 

 developed into bunching-tasseled heads. 25 and 50 cts. 



— Cuneatum Variegatum. A pretty variegated form of the 

 popular Maiden Hair. 15 cts. and 25 cts. 



— Curvatum. A very choice and beautiful species. 25 cts. 



* — Decorum. A strong growing variety, bronzy foliage. 15 cts. 



* — Dolabriforme. A remarkable Fern of peculiar creeping 

 habit, with long drooping fronds, at the ends of which young 

 plants form ; adapted for growing in hanging baskets. 25 cts. 



— Elegantissimum. Makes a beautiful exhibition plant. 50 cts. 



