DREER'S MID-SUMMER CATALOGUE. 



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FINE FERNS. 



The following list embraces but a few select and rare 

 varieties. For complete list see pages 138 and 139 of our 

 Garden Calendar for 1902. 



Adiantum Bensoniana. A most beautiful Maiden- 

 hair, with large fronds and deep green pinnre, which, 

 while closely overlapping, is not so dense as to make the 

 fronds appear crowded. It makes a handsome specimen 

 plant, and is a distinct addition to our long list of 

 Adianturas. $1.00 each. 



Adiantum Chariottse. One of the prettiest of the very 

 fine leaved Maidenhairs, and entirely distinct from all 

 other varieties. 15 cts. each. 



Adiantum Cuneatum Qrandiceps. A beautiful form 

 of the common Maidenhair, in which the ends of the fronds 

 develop into bunching tasseled heads. 25 cts. each. 



Adiantum Farlyense. This is the large-leaved Maiden- 

 hair, which is considered the choicest of the entire family. 

 25 cts., 50 cts., and ^l.oo each, according to size. 



Asplenium Belangeri. One of the prettiest of the fine- 

 leaved sorts, with finely cut deep green feather-like fronds. 

 25 cts. and 50 cts. each. 



Asplenium Nidus Avis. 



(Bird's Nest Fern). This 

 beautiful fern is always scarce, 

 and it is only occasionally that 

 we are in a position to offer it. 

 It is a most useful species for 

 the conservatory, and makes a 

 fine exhibition plant. 50 cts. 

 each. 



Cibotium Schiedei. The 



most desirable of all the tree 

 ferns and the only variety 

 which can be grown success- <f9J?frffl 

 fully in the living room ; it 

 withstands the dry atmosphere 

 and dust with as much im- 

 punity as the hardiest palm. 

 It is of spreading habit, with 

 long, arching, light green 

 fronds of graceful appear- 

 ance. $1.00, ^1.50 and $2.50 

 each. 



Davallia Fijiensis Plumosa. One of the 



finest species in cultivation, and a grand fern in 

 every way, whether grown as a house plant, the 

 conservatory, or for exhibition purposes. The 

 fronds, which are very finely divided, are of a 

 deep green and of heavy texture. 25 cts. each. 



Nephrolepis Bostoni- 

 ensis. (The Boston 

 Fern ) . Probably not only 

 the most popular fern, but 

 the most popular decora- 

 tive plant in cultivation at 

 the present time. No 

 plant has ever gained 

 such universal popularity 

 in so short a time as 

 this graceful fern, and 

 justly so, as no plant in 

 our collection will adapt 

 itself to and thrive under 

 so many conditions, thriv- 

 ing equally well in a hall- 

 way as in a sunny window. 

 3-inch pots, 15 cts.; 4- 

 inch pots, 25 cts. ; 6-inch 

 pots, 50 cts. ; specimen 

 plants, $1.00 to $3.00 

 each. 



Nephrolepis Cordata Compacta. A 



dwarf-growing Sword Fern, which is only 

 second to the Boston Fern as a house plant. 

 15 cts. and 25 cts. each. 



NEPHROLEPIS BOSTONIENSIS. 



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MICROLEPIA HIRTA CRISTATA. 



Microlepia Hirta Cristata. Our illustration gives a 

 fair idea of the beauty of this fern, which is not only one 

 of the quickest growing varieties in our collection, but also 

 one of the most attractive and desirable for the amateur. 

 15 cts. and 25 cts. each. 



Platycerium Hillii. One of the most distinct of the 

 Staghorn varieties with broad, deeply cleft pinna;. Strong 

 specimen plants, $1.50 each. 



General Collection of Ferns. 



Our spring catalogue contains the most complete collection 

 of Ferns offered in this country, and we offer collections as 

 below : 



12 plants, in 12 distinct species and varieties . . . ^l 50 



25 " " 25 " " " '• . . 3 00 



50 " " 50 " " " " ... 5 50 



100 " " 100 " " " " ... 10 00 



