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HENRY A. DREER, PHILADELPHIA— DECORATIVE PLANTS 



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 

 Splendid for the warm conservatori% but not suited for house culture. 

 Good plants in 4-inch pots, $1.00 each. 



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

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

 3j-inch pots, $1-00 each. 



Cibotium Schiedei {Me.ncan Tree Fern). One of the 

 most desirable and valuable Ferns for room decoration. 

 4-inch pots, SI. 00 each; 6-inch pots, S2.50 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 pinYiae 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-iiich 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, $1.50 each. 

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



Pteris Alezandriae. The crested fronds of this pretty variety are 

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

 50 cts. each. 



Asplenium Nidus Avis (Bird's Nest Pern) 



CyperUS (Umbrella Plant) 



AlternifoliuS. 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. 



Decorative Dracaenas 



Bertha Andre. Heavy broad bronze foliage. 3-inch pots, 50 

 cts. each; 4-inch pots, $1.00 each. 



Fragrans. An excellent house plant with broad dark-green foli- 

 age; grows under the most adverse conditions. 50 cts, and 

 $1.00 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 dense- 

 l}"- marked with irregular spots of creamy-white. 3-inch pots, 

 35 cts. each. 



Jvino. Large massive broad foliage, green, marked and edged 

 creamy white and rose. 3-inch pots, 50 cts. each; 4-inch pots, 

 $1.00 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; 5-inch pots, 

 $2.00 each. 



Mrs. Eugene Andre. One of the finest high colored varieties 

 yet introduced with heavy bronzy foliage developing to an in- 

 tense brilliant rosy-crimson. 3-inch pots, 50 cts. each; 4-inch 

 pots, $1.00 each. 



Sanderiana. A distinct and pretty variety with glaucous green 

 foliage, edged with a broad border of creamy white. 3-inch pots, 

 50 cts. each. Bushy plants in 4-inch pots, $1.50 each; bushy 

 plants in 5-inch pots, $2.00 each. 



Fittonia 



Trailing plants, with handsome variegated foliage, most useful 

 in the conser\'atory for planting on surface of pots or tubs con- 

 taining specimen plants. 



Argyroneura. Vivid green with network of pure white veins. 

 VerSChafEelti. Bronzy-green, with pink variegation. 

 Price either of above, 25 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 very symmetrical 

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

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



Ferns for Fern Dishes 



We can supply the most desirable varieties for this purpose, 

 2J-inch pots, 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 



FiCUS (Rubber Plant) 



Australia. 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. Larger 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. 



Utilis. Entirely distinct and unlike the popular Rubber Plant, 

 yet possessing the same hardiness. The leaves are thick and 

 leAthery, of a rich holly-green, with midrib and principal veins 

 of ivory-white. Strong plants, $1.00 and $2.00 each. 



Genista 



Fragrans. A most desirable spring-flowering plant, producing its 

 fragrant, bright, golden-yellow flowers in the greatest profusion. 

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

 cially desirable for Easter decoration. Fine plants in 4-inch pots. 

 Flowering size. 75 cts. each. 



Hibiscus Sinensis (Chinese Hibiscus) 



Well-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. 

 30 cts. each; set of 4 sorts for $1.00. 



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. 



