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HENRY A. DREEB, 714 CHESTNUT ST., PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



DRAC/ENA BRUANTI. 



Crotons. 



Of this beautiful class of ornamental foliage plants we offer 

 twelve of the finest varieties. 30 cts. each ; $3.00 per doz. 



Cy perns (Umbrella Plant). 

 Alternifolius. 15 cts. and 25 cts. each. 



— Variegata. 50 cts. each. 



— Gracilis. 15 cts. each. 



Cycas Revolnta (Sago Paim). 



These are magnificent plants, of noble and majestic habit, and 

 most impressive. They are probably the most valuable decora- 

 tive plants grown, both for lawn and house decoration ; their 

 heavy, glossy, deep green fronds resist alike the gas, dust and 

 cold, to which decorative plants are frequently exposed. 



Each. 

 Plants with stems 4 to 6 inches high, 7 to 8 leaves, 15 to 



18 inches long $1 So 



Plants with stems 6 inches high, 10 to 12 leaves, 18 to 20 



inches long ., 300 



Plants with stems 8 inches high, 12 to 15 leaves, 20 to 24 



inches long 5 00 



Specimen plants, sizes of which will be given on application, 

 $7 50, $10.00, $12.50 and $15.00 each. 



Dracsenas. 



Bruanti. A most useful variety, with heavy dark green foli- 

 age, making an excellent house plant, standing the dry atmos- 

 phere of living rooms. 30 cts. and 50 cts. each. 



Fragrans. Beautiful deep green leaves. 30 cts. and 50 

 cts. each. 



Godseffiana. Of an entirely different habit and appearance 

 from all other Dracaenas ; of free-branching habit, and throws 

 out many suckers from the base so as to form compact, graceful 

 specimens in a short time. Its foliage is broadly lanceolate, 5 to 

 6 inches long and 2 to 3 inches wide ; of a strong, leathery tex- 

 ture ; rich dark-green color, densely marked with irregular dots 

 and spots of creamy white, not unlike an Aucuba Japonica. It 

 is very hardy as a house plant, equaling, if not surpassing, in this 

 respect, the Aspidistra and Ficus. Strong young plants, 50 cts. 

 each ; large plants, $1.00 each. 



Lindeni. A beautiful variegated form of Fragrans. With 

 broad green foliage and golden-yellow stripes on the edges of the 

 leaves. 50 cts. to $1.00 each. 



Masangeana, Another variegated form of the above, with 

 the variegation through the centre of the leaf instead of on the 

 edges. 50 cts. to $1.00 each. 



Sanderiana. A graceful, small-leaved variety, with glau- 

 cous green foliage, which is edged with a broad border of creamy 

 white. 50 cts. each. 



Dicliorisandra Ansustifolia. 



A choice'addition to our ornamental-leaved hothouse plants, 

 growing about 12 inches high, with lanceolate leaves, the under 

 side of which is rich, dark purple, while the upper side is marked 

 with white lines on a purple ground. $1.00 each. 

 FiCTLS (Rubber Plant). 



Elastica. The well-known India Rubber Tree, ohq of the 

 very best plants for table or parlor decoration. Its thick, leathery 

 leaves enable it to stand excessive heat and dryness. 4-inch pots, 

 lo inches high, 50 cts. each ; 5 inch pots, 15 inches high, 75 cts. 

 each; 6-inch pots, 24 inches high, $1.25 each. 



Elastica Variegata. This is one of the finest decorative 

 ornamental foliage plants of late introduction. In habit and 

 growth it is like the ordinary F. elastica, but the leaves of this 

 novel plant have a pleasing yellow variegation throughout. Fine 

 plants, 4-inch pots, 10 to 12 inches high, $1.00 each. 



Jasminuin Gracillimnni. 



Exceedingly floriferous ; a flowering shoot is produced from 

 eveiy joint, which terminates in a cluster of pure white, fragrant 



flowers 



2^ cts. each. 



in bloom from October to Febmary. 



Maranta. 



Valuable decorative stove plants, remarkable for the richness 

 and beauty of their varied foliage. 



Makoyana. $1.00 each. Masangeana. 25 cts. each. 

 Zebrina. 50 cts. to $1.00 each. 

 Pandanns Veitchii. 



This is one of the most attractive of decorative plants. The 

 leaves are light green, beautifully marked with broal stripes of 

 pure white, and gracefully cur\'ed. 4-inch pots, 12 inches high, 

 $1.00 each; 5-inch pots, 15 inches high, $1.25 each; 6-inch 

 pots, 18 inches high, $1.50 each. Specimen plants, $5 to $10 

 each. 



Rnsselia. 



The Russelias are useful basket or vase plants, of graceful 

 drooping habit, producing freely tubular, rich-colored flowers. 



Lemoinei Multif lora. The primary stems are strong and 

 vigorous ; flower panicles being extremely long and are covered 

 with tassels of flowers one above the other ; color a magnificent 

 coral red. 



Elegantissima. The primary stems are finer than in Mul- 

 tiflora, and closely covered with foliage, very graceful in their 

 arching form ; the bloom is so freely produced as to completely 

 cover the plant ; flowers bright, soft red. 



15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. ; one of each for 25 cts. 



Smilax. 



A climbing plant unsurpassed in the graceful beauty of its 

 foliage. Its peculiar wavy formation renders it one of the most 

 valuable plants for bouquets, wreaths, festoons, etc. 10 cts. each; 

 $1.00 per doz.; $5.00 per lOO. 



Stephanotis Floribnnda. 



One of the most charming hot-house climbers, producing 

 clusters of pure white, deliciously fragrant flowers ; young plants, 

 30 cts. each ; strong plants, $1.00 each. 



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PANDANUS VEITCHII. 



