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Aspi.ENiUM Nidus Avis (Bird's Nest Fern) 



Pteris Rivertoniana. 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 Victoriae. Has narrow graceful foliage of a deep green 

 color elegantly variegated with silvery-white, one of the prettiest 

 of the variegated varieties. 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, IS cts. each; 4-inch pots, 50 cts. each. 



Ferns for Fern Dishes 



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

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

 doz.; SIO.OO per 100. 



. 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. Larger 

 plants, SI .00 to $2.00 each. 



Elastica. The well-known Rubber plant. 4-inch pots, 10 inches 

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



Radicans Variegata. A trailing variety with very small 

 foliage prettily variegated green and white. 3-inch pots, 

 50 cts. each. 



Fittonia 



Trailing plants, with handsome variegated foliage, most useful 

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

 taining specimen plants. 



Argyronetira. Vivid green with network of pure white veins. 

 25 cts. each. 



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Dreer's Fine Ferns 



We otter below but a few of the more important Decorative 

 Ferns. "^ 



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

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

 Adiantum Farleyen.se. Good plants, in 3-inch pots, 35 cts. 

 each; 4-inch pots, 75 cts. each. 



Adiantuta Wrighti. A comparatively new variety of Maiden- 

 Hair with large fronds of a particularly pleasing shade of 

 green. 3-inch pots, 50 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, S2.00 each. , 



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

 desirable and valuable Ferns in cultivation. 4-inch pots, $1.00 

 each; 6-inch pots, $2.50 each. Specimen plants in 10-inch 

 tubs, $7.50 each. 



Cyrtomium Rochfordianum Compactum [Crested Holly 

 Fern). Next to the Boston Ferris, 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 wavy or undulated on the edges, are also deeply 

 cut or toothed, giving the plant a graceful and light appearance. . 

 3-inch pots, 25 cts. each; 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. 



Nephrolepis Elegantissima Compacta. ' This is the 

 prettiest of the crested Ostrich Plume forms of the Boston 

 Fern. 4-inch pots, 75 cts.; 6-inch pots, $1.50 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 purposes. Strong 4-inch pots, 75 cts. each; 6-inch 

 pots, S2.00 each; large splendidly furnished specimen plants 

 in 10-inch tubs, $7.50 each. 



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NOTE. — All Bulbs, Roots and Plants are forwarded by Express, purchaser paying charges. If wanted by Parcel Post add 10 per 

 cent, to value of order to points east of the Mississippi River, and 20 per cent, to points west of the Mississippi River. 



