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HENRY A. DREER, PHILADELPHIA— DECORATIVE PLANTS 



CvRK.MM'M RorMFORtJiANT:M (NewCrcstcii Holly Fern). 



DRBBR'S FIXE FERNS. 



We offer lielow hut a few of the more important Decorative 



Ferns. For complete lijt see our annual Garden Book. 



Adiantum Farleyense Gloriosa. An easy-growing form 

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

 ense. Good plant.s in 3-inch pots, 25 cts. each; $2.50 per 

 doz. 4-inch pots, 50 Cts. eacn; $5.0!^ per doz. 6-inch pots, 

 $1.50 each. 



Asplenium Nidus Avis {The Birds' Nest Fern). An in- 

 teresting species, with large, dark green foliage. 4-inch pols, .",0 

 cts. each. 



Cibotium Schiedef. Oneof the most desirable and valualile 

 Ferns in cultivation. 50 cts., $1.00, $1.50 and $5.00 each. 



Cyrtomfum Rochfordlanum (Created ITo'l'ly Fern). 

 Next to the Boston Ferns, the Holly Fern is the most satis- 

 factory for apartment use, and this new variety has made 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 a graceful and light appear- 

 ance. 3 inch pots, 15 cts. each. 



Nephrolepis Bostoniensis (Boston Fern). The oriijjinal type, with 

 long graceful fronds. 4-inch pots, 25 cts.; 6-inch pots, 75 cts.; l?rge 

 specimens, §2.50 each. 



Nephrolepis Elegantissima Improved ( Ostrich Phime Fern). A 

 beautiful crested form, with broad plume-like fronds. (J-inch pots, V-5 

 cts. each. 



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

 a beautil'ul Fern. 4-inch pots, 25 cts.; 6-irich pots, 75 cts. e.ich. 



Polypodium Mandaianum. This beautiful Fern originated as a 

 seedling of P. A'ireum and is similar in habit of growth to its parent, 

 producing on well-grown plants fronds from 2 to 3 feet long, on which 

 all of the pinnse is beautifully fringed or laciniated; makes a handsome 

 specimen grown either in a pot or a hanging basket. 6-inch pots, 

 $2.00 each. 



Polypodium Glaucum Cristatum. A splendid subject to grow into 

 specimen plants; the fronds attain a height of about 2 feet, arid are of 

 a metallic glaucous blue color, with the edges of the pinnoe wavy and 

 crispate, giving the plant a graceful, unique appearance. $1.00 each. 



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

 large, with (he pinnre deeply dentated and undulated on the edges and 

 crested tips. 4-inch pots, 75 cts. each. 



FARFUGIUM. 



Qrande (^Leopard Plant}. This is an extremely ornamental 

 plant. Its large, circular leaves, thickly spotted with creamy- 

 while 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. 



FITTOXIA. 



Trailing plants, with handsome variegated foliage; most use- 

 ful in the conservatory for planting on surface of pots or tubs 

 containing .specimen plants. 

 Argyroneura. Vivid green, with network of pure white 



veins. 25 cts. each. 

 Verschaffeltii. Bronzy-green with pink variegation. 25 cts. 



each. 



FICITS (Rubber Plant). 

 Elastica. The well-known RubliL-r I'lant. 4-incli pot, 10 



inches high, 50 cts. each; 5-inch pot, 15 inches high, 75 cts. 



each: ti-inch jxjt, 24 inches high, $1.00 each. 

 Pandurata ( 2'he Majestic liubber Plant). A truly majestic 



plant. Its gigantic leaves are irregular in outline, and of a 



rich, deep green, of remarkable substance, enabling the plant 



to flourish under the most unfavorable conditions. Specimen 



plants, 2.! feet high, .^3.00 each; 4 feet high, $5.00 each. 



Parcelli. Deep-green leaves, marbled with white. 50 cts. each. 



Repens. A trailing or creeping variety, with small foliage; 



uselul for baskets, covering greenhouse walls, etc. 25 cts. each. 

 — Minima. A variety with much smaller leaves. 25 cts. each. 



GARnEXIA FI^ORIDA (Cpe Jeuamine). 



Beautiful greenhouse evergreen shrubs, with delightfully fra- 

 grant, pure white, waxy flowers, blooming from May to July. 

 3-inch pots, 30 Cts. each; 4-incb pots, 50 cts. each; C inch pots, 

 $1.00 each. 



HIBISCUS SINENSIS (Chinese Hibi.cu.). 



Well-known evergreen tender shrubs which njay be either 

 grown in a pot or tub, or planted out during the summer. 

 Aurantiacus. Fine double pure salmon. 

 Qrandiflorus. Very large single rose.' 

 MiniatUS Semi=plenus. Semi-double vermilion-scarlet. 

 Peachblow. Double soft pink. 

 Sub-Violacea. Carmine tinted violet. 



15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. Set of 5 for 65 cts. 



Gardenia (Cape Jessamine). 



