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HENRY A. DREER, PHILADELPHIA— DECORATIVE PLANTS 



Camellia Japonica 



We offer a nice lot of thrifty plants 12 to 15 inches high in 

 6-inch pots in Double Pink and Red. S3. 00 each. 



Clerodendron 



Balfouri. A beautiful greenhouse climber, and admirably 

 suited for house culture, flowering most profusely with bright 

 scarlet flowers, enveloped in a creamy-white calyx. Strong 

 plants, 25 cts. each. Extra large plants, 50 cts. each. 



Cyperus 



(Umbrella Plant) 



Altemifolius. An excellent plant for the house. Will thrive in 

 any good soil, and always presents a green and attractive appear- 

 ance. It may be grown as a sub-aquatic, and in any case should 

 never lack a liberal supply of water. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 



Crotons 



Nothing can excel the beauty and richness of coloring that is 

 found in this class of plants. They are beautiful as pot plants for 

 the conservatory, making handsome specimens for decorative and 

 exhibition purposes. In the latitude of Philadelphia and south- 

 ward they are wonderfully effective for summer bedding, present- 

 ing a glorious medley of rich variegated colors not found in any 

 other class of plants. 



Plants in 3-inch pots, $1-00 each; collection of 12 varieties, S10.00. 

 Plants in 4-inch pots, SI .50 each; collection of 12 varieties, S15.00. 

 Large plants, $2.00, $2.50 and $5.00 each. 



Decorative Dracaenas 



Fragrans. An excellent house plant, with broad dark green 

 foliage, grows under the most adverse conditions. 3-inch pot 

 plants, 35 cts. each; 4-inch pots, 60 cts. each; 5-inch pots, SI. 00 

 each. 



Godseffiana. 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 spots of creamy white. 3-inch pote, 50 cts. 

 each. 



Massangeana. A beautiful variegated form of Fragrans with 

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

 the centre of each leaf. 4-inch pots, 75 cts. each; 6-inch pots, 

 $2.50 each. 



Sanderiana. A distinct and pretty variety with glaucous green 

 foliage edged with a broad border of creamy white. 2 j-inch pots, 

 35 cts. each; 3-inch pots, 50 cts. each; 4-inch pots, SI -50 each; 

 bushy plants in 5-inch pots, $2.00 each. 



Asplentum Nidus Avis (Bird's Nest Fern) 



Dracaena Massangeana 



FiCUS (Rubber Plant) 



Australis. A rapid -growing compact, free-branching variety 

 with small, leathery, dark-green leaves. Very attractive when 

 grown in bush form. 4-inch pots, 75 cts. each. Large plants, 

 SI. 00 and $2.00 each. 



Elastica. The well-known Rubber Plant. 4-inch pot, 10 inches 

 high, 75 cts. each; 6-inch pot, 20 to 24 inches high, $1.50 each. 



Nitida. A variety with bright green glossy foliage about 2J to 3 

 inches long and one-half that wide. Bushy plants, 4-inch pots, 

 75 cts.; 6-inch pots, $1.50 each. 



Utilis. Distinct and unlike the popular Rubber Plant, yet pos- 

 sessing same hardiness; leaves are thick and leathery, rich 

 holly-green, midrib and principal veins of ivory-white. Strong 

 plants, $1.00 and $2.00 each. 



DREER'S FINE FERNS 



Asplenium Nidus Avis (Bird's Nest Fern). We have a splendid 

 lot of this interesting Fern which is well suited for house culture. 

 35-inch pots, $1.00 each. 



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

 desirable and valuable Ferns for room decoration. 4-inch pots, 

 $1.00 each; specimen plants 10-inch tubs, S7.50 each. 



Cyrtomium Rochfordianum Compactum (Crested Holly 

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

 satisfactory for apartment use. Foliage 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. 2J-inch pots, 15 cts. each; 3-inch pots, 

 25 cts.; 4-inch pots, 50 cts. each. 



Nephrolepis Bostoniensis (Boston Fern). The original type 

 with long graceful fronds. 4-inch pots, 50 cts.; 6-inch pots, 

 SI. 50 each. Specimen plants in 10-inch tubs, $7.50 each. 



Polypodium Mandaianum Seedlings. Fronds wavy and 

 undulated and of an attractive glaucous-blue color; very hardy 

 house plants. 4-inch pots, 75 cts. each; 6-inch pots, $2.00 each 



Pteris Alexandriae. The crested fronds of this pretty variety 

 are variegated with silvery-white. 2j-inch pots, 15 cts.; 4-inch 

 pots, 50 cts. each. 



Pteris Rivertoniana. The most desirable of the taller crested 

 forms of Pteris. 2j-inch pots, 15 cts.; 4-inch pots, 50 cts. each. 



Pteris Wilsoni. Of compact habit, forming a symmetrical plant. 

 Bright green foliage, beautifully crested. 2j-inch pots, 15 cts.; 

 4-inch pots, 50 cts. each. 



Ferns for Fern Dishes 



We can supply the most desirable varieties for this purpose. 

 21-inch pots, 15 cts. each; SI. 50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 



Fittonia 



Trailing plants, with handsome variegated foliage. 

 Argyroneura. Vivid green, with net-work of pure white veins. 

 Verschaffelti. Bronzy-green, with pink variegation. 

 Either of the above, 25 cts. each. 



NOTE Plants will be sent by Parcel Post if remittance is made to cover postage and special packing as noted on the order 



blank and inside of front cover of this catalogue. 



