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HENRY A. DREER, PHILADELPHIA— DECORATIVE PLANTS 



Crested Holly Fern (Cyrtomium) 



Decorative Dracaenas 



Bertha Andre. Heavy broad bronze foliage. 3-inch potSj 

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



Fragrans. An excellent house plant with broad dark-green 

 foliage; grows under the most adverse conditions. 50 cts. and 

 $1.00 each. 



Godsefflana. Entirely different from all other Dracaenas of 

 free-branching habit, forming compact, graceful specimen^. It 

 foliage is of strong, leathery texture, rich, dark-green 

 densely marked with irregular spots of creamy-white. 3-inch 

 pots, 35 cts. each; 4-inch pots. 75 cts. each. 



Harmony. Broad green foliage with creamy white margin and 

 pink edge. 3-inch pots, 50 cts. each; 4-inch pots, $1.00 each. 



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

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



Massangeana. A beautiful variegated form of Fragrans with 

 broad, green foliage, with a broad, golden-yellow band thr 

 the centre of each leaf. 4-inch pots, 75 cts. each; 5-inch i 

 $2.00 each. 



Mrs. Eugene Andre. One of the finest high rieties 



yet introduced with heavy bronzy foliage developing to an 

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

 4-inch pots, $1.00 each. 



Mrs. Rufus W. Scott. Bronzy green foliage with pink and 

 white markings. 3-inch pots, 50 cts. each. 



Sanderiana. A distinct and pretty variety with glaucous green 

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

 35 cts. each. 



Epiphyllum (Crab-Cactus) 



Truncatum. An interesting Cactus that was formerly ex- 

 tensively grown as a house plant for the window garden and 

 which is well worthy of being reinstated. It produces large 

 showy tubular shaped flowers of a rosy-red color late in winter 

 or in early spring remaining in flower for several weeks. Good 

 plants in 4-inch pots. $1.00 each. 



EuclliariS (Amazon Lily) 



Amazonica. A splendid plant for the warm conservatory, 

 blooming at various seasons. It sends up stalks bearing several 

 pure white, star-shaped flowers, 4 inches across, delightfully 

 fragrant. For cultural notes see our book, "Drecr's Hints on 

 the Growing of Bulbs." 50 cts. each; $5.00 per doz. 



DREER'S FINE FERNS 



We offer below but a few of the more important Decorative 

 Ferns. 



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 pinnae or leaflets, besides being wavy or undulated 

 on the edges, are also deeply cut cr toothed giving the plant 

 a graceful and light appearance. 3-inch pots, 25 cts.; 4-inch 

 pots, 50 cts. each. 



Nephrolepis Bostoniensis (Boston Fmi). The original type 

 with long graceful fronds. 4-inch pots, 50 cts.; 6-inch pots, 

 ' each. 



tfsphrolepis Elegantissima Compacta (Crested Boston 

 Fern). A neatly i rested form of the Boston Fern. 4-inch pots, 

 50 cts.; 6 ini h po1 3, $1.50 each. 



Polypodium Mandaianum Seedlings. Fronds wavy and 

 undulated and of an attrai I ive glaui ous blue color; very hardy 

 house plants. 4-inch pots, 75 cts. each; 6-inch pots, $2.00 each. 



Pteris Alexandriae. The crested fronds of this pretty variety 

 are variegated with silvery-white. 21-inch pots, 15 cts.; 4-inch 

 pots, 50 cts. each. 



Pteris Rivertoniana. The most distinct and desirable of the 

 taller ( rested forms of Pteris. 21-inch pots, 15 cts.; 4-inch pots, 

 ; '> cts. each. 



Pteris Wilsoni. Of compact habit, forming a very symmetrical 

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

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



Pteris Tremula. One of the strongest growing of the Pteris; 

 fronds of a cheerful bright green, grows about 3 feet high, 

 succeeds splendidly as a house plant. 2J-inch pots, 15 cts. each. 

 4 inch pots, 50 cts. each. 



Sitalobium Cicutarium. A strong growing variety with 

 long finely divided fronds, a good house plant and fine for 

 bedding in a shady corner in the border. 2«-inch pots, 15 cts. 

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



Ferns for Fern Dishes 



W'c 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) 



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, 

 $1.00 and $2.00 each. 



Elastica. The well known Rubber Plant. 4-inch pot, 10 inches 

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



Radicans Variegata. A trailing variety with very small 

 foliage which is prettily variegated green and white. 50 cts. 

 each. 



Utilis. Entirely distinct and unlike the popular Rubber Plant, 

 yet possessing the same hardiness. The leaves arc thick and 

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

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



Argyroneura. Vivid green with network of pure white veins. 

 25 cts. each. 



Verschaffelti. Bronzy-green, with pink variegation. 25 cts. 

 each. 



