30 HENRY A. DREER, 714 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 
Dreer’s Fine Ferns. 
VARIETIES OF SPECIAL MERIT. \ 
The New Boston or Sword Fern. 
Nephrolepis Piersoni. 
The most important addition to our list of Ferns for many years, and a plant 
which will supercede that most popular of all decorative plants, the Boston Fern, from 
which it is supposed to bea sport. The plant possesses the same vigorous growth that 
is characteristic of the Boston Fern, with long graceful fronds, but with each pinne or 
leaflet subdividing, so as to form a perfect miniature frond. This characteristic of the 
frond is well shown in our illustration, though it conveys but a slight idea of the grace 
and beauty of the feathery plume-like fronds, which can only be compared to the graceful 
ostrich plume. The fronds grow broad and heavy, and measure when fully developed, 
at least 6 inches across, increasing in beauty as they develop. On account of the weight 
of the foliage the plant assumes an exceedingly graceful appearance, and, owing to the 
fulness of the fronds, even small plants are well furnished, making much more symmetrical 
and beautiful plants than the Boston Fern. 
The plant has been awarded Gold Medals by the Massachusetts Horticultural 
Society, Society of American Florists and Ornamental Horticulturists, Great Kansas 
City Chrysanthemum Show and a Silver Medal at the New York Chrysanthemum Show. 
Price for strong 24-inch pot plants for delivery early in spring. 
Per 12 plants, 75 cents each. Per 100 plants 50 cents each. 
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Per 1000 plants 40 cents each. 
Adiantum Bensoniana. 
A most beautiful Maidenhair, with large fronds and deep green pinnz, which, 
while closely overlapping, is not so dense as to make the frond appear crowded. It 
makes a handsome specimen plant, and isa distinct addition to our long list of Adiantums. 
3-inch pots, 30 cents each ; $3.00 per dozen. 
Adiantum Farleyense. 
A fine lot of thrifty plants. 3-inch pots, $2.00 per dozen ; $15.00 per I00. 
4-inch pots, $4.50 per dozen ; $35.00 per I00. 
Asplenium Nidus Avis. 
The ‘* Bird’s Nest Fern,’’ a fine thrifty lot of 3-inch pots, 25 cents each; $2.50 
per dozen ; $20.00 per I00. 
Asplenium Nidus Avis Multilobatum. 
A distinct new variety of the Bird’s Nest Fern, with which it is identical in every 
way, except that the edges of the fronds are deeply lobed or toothed in irregular segments ; 
NEW BOSTON OR SWORD FERN a variety that is worthy of a place in every collection. 4-inch pots, $1.00 each. 
F Alsophila Australis. | 
We have again this season a fine supply of this useful, quick- 
growing Australian Tree Fern, and offer strong 
214 -inch pots, $1 00 per dozen; $ 8 o0 per I00. 
3 cS 125 was LOOOM 
Young Seedling Ferns from Flats for 
Spring and Summer Delivery. 
For the past few years we have been selling large quantities 
of young seedling Ferns from flats which have given such uni- 
versal satisfaction, that we have been induced to handle these 
plants in this shape more extensively this season and offer the 
list of varieties noted below for delivery after May Ist in flats 
containing about two hundred plants each at $2.00 per flat. 
Orders will be booked now and filled in rotation as the plants 
are ready. 
Japanese Fern Balls. 
We offer a fine lot of dormant balls of the true long leaved 
| variety. 
5-inch balls, $2.00 per dozen; $15.CO per 100. 
7 to g-inch balls $3.00 per dozen ; $25.00 per 100. 
Adiantum Cuneatum, Pteris Adiantoides, 
ss Decorum, “<- Argyrea, 
eg Grandiceps <«  Cretica Alba Lineata, 
fs Gracillimum, OC «¢ — Magnifica, 
Ss Pubscens, ‘<< Hastata, 
<s Rochfordianum, ‘< Tnternata, 
ce Wiegandi, ‘<  Leptophylla, 
Aspidium Tsussimense, ‘© Ouvrardi, 
Cyrtomium Falcatum, «<  Serrulata, 
Lastrea Chrysoloba, CG <e Cristata, 
Lygodium Scandens, ie WG & Nana, 
Hephrodium Hertipes, cc kc Volluta, 
Onychium Japonicum, ‘¢  Sieboldii, 
Polypodium Aureum, <¢ Tremula, 
UG Areolata, ‘<< Wimsetti. 
Aspidium Tsussimense and Cyrtomium Falcatum will only be 
supplied in connection with other varieties in the proportion of 
one flat of each to ten of other varieties. JAPANESE FERN BALLS 
