20 DREER’S MID-SUMMER LIST. 
Maranta. 
Valuable Decorative stove plants, remarkable for 
the richness and beauty of their varied foliage. 
Makoyana. $1.00to $1.50. Massangeana. 
50 cts. Zebrina. 50 cts. to $1.00. 
Musa Ensete. 
The leaves are magnificent, long, broad and mas- 
sive ; of a beautiful green, with a broad crimson 
midrib; the plant grows luxuriantly from 8 to 12 
feet high. During the hot summer, when planted 
out, it grows rapidly, and attains gigantic propor- 
tions, producing a tropical effect on the lawn, terrace, 
or flower garden. It can be stored in a light cellar 
or cool greenhouse during the winter, with a cover- 
ing of soil, or planted in atub, and watered sparingly. 
Plants 8 in., 50 cts. each. 
Nepenthes. 
(Pitcher Plants.) 
We grow six choice varieties of these interesting 
plants. They succeed best planted in baskets sus- 
pended from the roof of the greenhouse or conserya- 
tory. They should always be thoroughly shaded 
and furnished with an abundant supply of water. 
$2.50 to $3.00 each. 
——PA 
Otaheite Orange. 
The best of the Oranges for house culture. 
grant flowers and edible fruit. Weoffer fine young 
plants that will flower and fruit freely another season 
at 50 cts. each. 
Swainsonia Galegifolia Alba. 
A most desirable everblooming plant, with pure 
white flowers, produced in sprays of from 12 to 20 
flowers each, the individual blooms resembling a 
Sweet Pea. Asa decorative plantfor the widow or 
conservatory we know of nothing that will give as | 
much satisfaction as the Swainsonia. Its easy culture, 
growing in almost any light position, its freedom of 
bloom, rarely ever being out of bloom, and the grace 
and beauty of the flower and entire plant, will 
undoubtedly make this one of the most popular 
plants in cultivation. 25 cts. each; 5 for $1.00. 
It is | 
of dwarf bushy habit and bears a profusion of fra- | 
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PANDANUS. (Screw Pine.) 
Pandanus Utilis. This is one of the most use- 
ful of our ornamental foliage plants ; excellent for 
the centre of vases and baskets, or grown as a 
single specimen ; for in-or out-door decoration. 
Fine young plants, 50 cts. to $1.50 each. 
—Veitchii. This is one of the most attractive 
plants. The leaves are light green, beautifully 
marked with broad stripes and bands of pure white 
and gracefully curved. $1.50 to $10.00 each. 
PRIMULA OBCONICA. 
An ever-blooming Primrose, bearing on long stems 
heads containing 10 to 15 flowers. It thrives in a 
cool house and will grow in favor with those desiring 
plants that will grow easily. The flowers are pure 
white, shading occasionally to lilac, and have the 
true Primrose fragrance. In bloom nearly the whole 
season. 15 ets. each ; $1.50 per doz. 
SWAINSONIA GALEGIFOLIA ALBA. 
