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Dreer's Fine Ferns 



We offer below but a few of the more important Decorative 



Ferns. 



Adiantum Farleyense Gloriosa (The Glory Fern). An easy- 

 growing form of that most beautiful of all Maiden-Hairs, 

 Adiantum Farleyense. Good plants, in 3-inch pots, 50 cts. 

 each; 4-inch pots, $1.00 each. 



Adiantum Wrighti. A comparatively new variety of Maiden- 

 Hair with large fronds of a particularly pleasing shade of green. 

 3-inch pots, 35 cts. each; 4r-inch pots, 75 cts. each. 



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

 splendid lot of this interesting fern which is well suited for 

 house culture. 5-inch pots, $2.00 each. 



Cibotium Schiedei (Me.xican Tree Fern). One of the most 

 desirable and valuable Ferns in cultivation. 4-inch pots, SI .00 

 each; 8-inch pans, S3. 50 each. 



Cyrtomium Rochfordianum Compactum {Crested Holly 

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

 satisfactory for apartment use; and this new variety has made 

 a place for itself in the front rank as a decorative plant. Its 

 foliage is of rich, glossy dark green; the pinnae or leaflets, 

 beside being wa\'j' 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; 4-inch pots, SO cts. each. 



Nephrolepis Bostoniensis {Boston Fern). The original type 

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

 $1.50 each; 8-inch pots, $3.00 each. 



Polypodium Mandaianum Seedlings. This variety differs 

 from the type by the pinnae being curled and twisted on the 

 edges instead of laciniated; it naturally makes a bushy graceful 

 specimen and on account of its peculiar glaucous blue fronds 

 and its hardiness as a house plant in which it is not surpassed 

 by any other makes it especially valuable for decorative pur- 

 poses. 3-inch pots, 35 cts. each, strong 4-inch pots, 75 cts. 

 each; 6-inch pots, $2.00 each. 



Pteris Alezandrae. A pretty crested variety, the bright green 

 fronds being nicely variegated with silverj- white. 2j-inch 

 pots, 15 cts. each; 4-inch pots, 50 cts. each. 



Pteris Rivertoiiiana. The most distinct and desirable of the 

 many crested forms of the Pteris. 2i-inch pots, 15 cts. each; 

 4-inch pots, 50 cts. each. 



Pteris Wilsoni. Of compact habit, forming a very symmetrical 

 plant. The bright green foliage is beautifully crested. 2i-inch 

 pots, 15 cts. each; 4-inch pots, 50 cts. each. 





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PoLYPODiUM Mandaianum Seedling 



Ferns for Fern Dishes 



We have at all times a good supply of the most desirable vari- 

 eties for this purpose. 2j-inch pots, 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz.; 

 SIO.OO per 100. 



Fittonia 



Trailing plants, with handsome variegated foliage, most useful 

 in the conservatory for planting on surface of pots or tubs con- 

 taining specimen plants. 

 Argyroneura. Vivid green with network of pure white veins. 



25 cts. each. 



Genista 



Fragrans. A most desirable spring-flowering plant, producing 

 its fragrant, bright, golden-yellow flowers in the greatest pro- 

 fusion. As a window-plant of easiest culture it is unsurpassed. 

 Especially desirable for Easter decoration. Fine plants in 

 4-incb pots. Flowering size. 75 cts. each. 



Hibiscus Sinensis (Chinese Hibiscus) 



W ell-known evergreen tender shrubs which may be grown either 

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

 freely during the entire summer, and even in the winter if kept in 

 a light, sunny position in the house. 



Aurantiacus. Fine double pure salmon. 



Grandiflorus. Very large single rose. 



Miniatus Semi-plenus. The finest and most brilliant semi- 

 double, vermilion-scarlet, with flowers 4 inches in diameter. 



Peachblow. Large double flowers of a soft pink with deeper 

 centre. 



Price. Any of the above, 30 cts. each. Set of 4 sorts for SI .00. 



English Ivy 



Large plants, 4-inch pots, SO cts. each; SS.OO per doz. S-inch 

 pots, 75 cts. each; $7.50 per doz. Extra large plants, in 7-inch 

 pots, 6 ft. high, S2.50 each. 



Specimen plants trained in globe form, very decorative, 12 

 inches in diameter in 6-inch pots, S2.S0 each; 14 inches in 

 diameter in 8-Lnch tubs, $5.00 each; 16 inches in diameter in 

 10-inch tubs, $7.50 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. 



