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HENRY A. DREER, 714 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 



Dreer's Fine Ferns. 



VARIETIES OF SPBCIAI, MERIT. 



NEW BOSTON OR SWORD FERN. 



The Neiv Boston or Sxirord. 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 be a sport. The plant possesses the same vigorous growth that 

 is characteristic of the Boston Fern, with long graceful fronds, but with each pinna; 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. 



Pi-ice for strong 2]/i-inch pot plants for delivery early in spring. 



Per 12 plants, 75 cents each. Per 100 plants 50 cents each. 



" 50 " 60 " " " 500 " 45 " " 



Per 1000 plants 40 cents each. 



Adiantnm Bensoniana. 



A most beautiful Maidenhair, with large fronds and deep green pinnae, which, 

 while closely overlapping, is not so dense as to make the frond appear crowded. It 

 makes a handsome specimen plant, and is a distinct addition to our long list of Adiantums. 

 3-inch pots, 30 cents each ; $3.00 per dozen. 4-inch pots, 50 cts each ; $5.00 per doz. 



Adiantnm Far ley ens e. 



A fine lot of thrifty plants. 3-inch pots, 52.00 per dozen ; $15.00 per 100. 

 4-inch pots, $4.50 per dozen ; $35.00 per 100. 



Aspleninm 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 100. 



Aspleninm Nidus Avis Mnltilobatnm. 



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 ; 

 a variety that is worthy of a place in every collection. 4-inch pots, $1.00 each. 



Alsophila Australis. 



. We have again this season a fine supply of this useful, quick- 

 growing Australian Tree Fern, and offer strong 



2I4 -inch pots, $1 00 per dozen ; $ 8 00 per 100. 



3 " I 25 " 10 00 " 



Young Seedling Ferns from Flats for 

 Spring and Summer Delivery. 



For the past few years we have been selling large quantities 

 of yonng 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 1st 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. 



Pteris Adiantoides, 

 " Argyrea, 



" Cretica Alba Lineata, 

 " " Magnifica, 



" Hastata, 

 " Internata, 

 ' ' Leptophylla, 

 ' ' Ouvrardi, 

 " Serrulata, 

 " " Cristata, 



" " " Nana, 



" " Volluta, 



" Sieboldii, 

 " Tremula, 

 " Wimsetti. 



Japanese Fern Balls. 



We offer a fine lot of dormant balls of the true long leaved 

 i-ariety. 



5-inch balls, $2.00 per dozen ; $15.00 per 100. 

 7 to 9-inch balls $3.00 per dozen ; $25.00 per 100. 



Adiantnm Cuneatum, 



" Decorum. 



" Grandiceps 



" Gracillimum, 



" Pubscens, 



" Rochfordianum, 



" Wiegandi, 

 Aspidium Tsussimense, 

 Cyrtomium Falcatum, 

 Lastrea Chrysoloba, 



" opaca 

 Lomaria Gibba 

 Lygodium Scandens, 

 Nephrodium Hertipes, 

 Onychium Japonicum, 

 Polypodium Areolata, 



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. 



