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THE DINGER & CONARD COMPANY, WEST GROVE, PA. 



Whitmanu Fern. 



Dingee Palms 



Kentias. The grandest of all Palms. Kentia Bel- 

 moreana is the tallest grower, while Kentia Fors- 

 teriana has the broadest leaves. Strong plants, 8 

 to 12 inches high, 35 cts. each, 3 for ?1.00, postpaid. 

 Phoenix Canariensis. Date Palm. Highly orna- 

 mental. 25 cts. each, postpaid. 

 Cocos Weddelliana. An erect, graceful grower, fur- 

 nished freely with broad, green leaves. Splendidly 

 adapted for growing in fern- dishes. Strong plants, 

 40 cts each, postpaid. 

 Xatania Borbonica. Divided, fan-shaped leaves. 

 Strong plants, 20 cts. each, 3 for 50 cts. 



Miscellaneous Plants 



AMERICAN WONDER L.EMON. Large, dark green 

 foliage; handsome, pure white flowers, with yellow 

 stamens, nearly aa large as tube-rose blooms, fra- 

 grant as orange blossoms. The lemons have a thin 

 rind for such large fruit, and are full of rich acid 

 juice. Plant in ordinary soil, in a pot or tub, and 

 It will bear each season a fine crop of superb 

 Lemons. Strong plants, 20 cts. each, 3 for 50 cts. 

 Two-year-old plants. 50 cts. each, postpaid. 



OTAHEITE ORANGE. A dwarf reproduction of the 

 genuine fruit-bearing Orange tree, the flowers be- 

 ing identical. It flowers and fruits in pots and 

 blooms continuously. Fragrance is delicious. 

 Strong young plants. 15 cts. each, 4 for 50 cts., 

 5 for $1.00, postpaid. 



HIBISCUS SINENSIS. All varieties. 15 cts. each, 4 

 for 50 cts. 



Feachblow. Pink, with crimson center. 

 Versicolor. Buff, rose and white. 

 Cooperi Tricolor. Crimson, very large. 

 Minniatus Semiplenus, Vermilion-scarlet. 



GARDENIA FORIDA Cape Jessamine. Excellent 

 winter-blooming. Flowers pure waxy white, large 

 and very fragrant. Splendid for pot culture. 20 

 cts. each, 50 cts- for 3. 



JESSAMINE. 15 cts. each, 4 for 50 cts. 

 Maid of Orleans. Waxy white flowers. 

 Grand Duke of Tuscany. White flowers. 

 Confederate Climbing. Pure white flowers; exceed- 

 ingly fine for trellis. 



ASPARAGUS SPRENGERI. For pots, vases or 

 hanging baskets. The long, slender branches 

 droop most gracefully, clothed with feathery, 

 emerald-green fronds. Strong plants, 15 cts. each, 

 4 for 50 cts. 



ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS. Feathery or lace-like 

 foliage on long, slender stems. 15 cts. each, 4 for 

 50 cts. 



Ferns and Palms 



There is no other plant that seems to fill 



such an important place as these Ferns. 



Their adaptability to almost all conditions 



makes them the best decorative plant 



grown. They are easy of culture, equally 



adapted for in,doors or out, so that no one 



should be without them. 



Whitmanii Compacta. This is a condensed 

 form of the "Ostrich Plume Fern," with 

 valuable characteristics added which are 

 not evident in the parent, the pinnae sub- 

 dividing, making miniature fronds, which 

 are superimposed on the main fronds, 

 looking as if two or more were condensed 

 in one. Graceful beyond description. 



The Boston Fern. Forms immense bushes 

 of graceful, drooping fronds which grow 

 from 2 to 5 feet long. 



Jackson Fern. Extremely strong-growing, 

 forming a large bush. 



Sword Fern. Compact, erect-growing, with 

 strong, firm fronds. Strong plants. 



Whitmanii. Rather dwarf, with beautiful 

 feathery fronds. 



Maidenhair Fern (Adiantum cuneatum). 

 Has triangular foliage and thin wire-like 

 stems. 



Roosevelt. Similar to the Boston, but pro- 

 ducing more fronds, and soon makes a handsome 

 plant. 

 Teddy. Jr. Similar to Roosevelt, but of a dwarf 

 habit. 



Price of all ferns in extra-strong, pot plants. 20 

 cts. each. 6 for $1; large plants, from 4- and 6-inch 

 pots, 60 cts. each, postpaid. 



Dingee Hardy Violets 



Magnificent for growing in the house during the 

 winter, or planted outside now they will bloom 

 early next spring. Our plants are especially adapted 

 for fall planting, and will ■produce marvelous results. 



Prices: Strong plants, 10 cts. each, any 12 for $1. 

 Marie Lynch. The sweetest, daintiest, most beautl- 



full of Violets, with a "perfume simply exquisite. 



In color it is a charming shade of lavender-pink, 



and the foliage is rich, dark green. 

 California. The largest Violet in cultivation. Rich 



violet-blue; flowers on long stems. 

 Farquhar. Double flowers of finest deep blue. 

 Governor Herrick. Rich, dark purple, single. 

 Lady Hume Campbell. The best double blue. 

 Luxonne. Soft violet-purple; fragrance delicious. 

 Princess of Wales. Large blue, single flowers. 

 Swanley White. Pure white, ^perfectly double, 



fragrant. 

 Peacock. New. Violet. This is an entranclngly 



beautiful new Violet; the markings of its charming 



colors are diflicult to describe. The prevailing 



color is white, with delicate tracings and markings 



of sky-blue. 



Winter-Blooming Carnations 



Alma Ward. New white variegated. 



Mrs. C. W. Ward. Deep pink. 



Rose-Pink Enchantress. Deeper pink than En- 

 chantress. 



White Perfection. Clear, brilliant white. 



White Wonder. Pure white flower of immense size. 



Winsor. Charming shade of pink; extra large. 



Apple Blossom. Handsome white, daintily marked 

 pink. 



Beacon. Dazzling scarlet; very large and full. 



Boston Market. Standard white. 



Enchantress. Brilliant pink; fine shade; large size. 



Victory. Brilliant red; extra large flowers and par- 

 ticularly free in bloom. 



White Enchantress. White flower of splendid form. 

 Price, immense strong, field-grown plants, 30 cts. 



each, any four for $1.00. postpaid. 

 REMEMBER, we do not offer small 2%-inch pot 



plants, but large, field-grown stock, and should be 



grown in 5- and 6-inch pots and boxes. The plants 



wiU be well set with flower-buds when sent out. 



Absolutely clean and healthy. Our stock this year 



is the best we have ever had. 



