DREER'S MID-SUMMER LIST. 



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FE^N&- 



No collection of plants is complete without Ferns. The selection we offer embraces the best varieties of 

 this beautiful class of plants, whose diversity and gracefulness of foliage make them peculiarly fitted to com- 

 bine with other line plants and flowers. 



The popularity of Ferns has increased wonderfully in the past few years, and they are now indespen sable 

 in all choice floral decorations, and are especially valued for ferneries for room and table decoration. 



Where there is moisture and shade most of the varieties succeed well when planted out-of-doors ; they 

 delight in a light soil mixed with sand and peat or leaf-mould ; good drainage must be provided, as stagnant 

 water is fatal to success. 



Adiantums (Maiden-Hair Ferns). 



Adiantum Anitiense. A strong upright grow- 

 ing variety, with deep green leathery foilage. 

 50 its. 

 A. Bellum. Very dwarf and compact, with pecu- 

 liarlv crested fronds, forming neat green tufts. 

 50 cts. 



A splendid variety of creeping 

 suited for planting in hanging;- 



A pretty species, with broad, re- 

 Similiar to the above, but 

 to 



A. Caudatum. 

 habit, especially 

 baskets. 25 cts. 



A. Concinum. 



curved fronds. 25 cts. 



A. Concinum Latum, 

 of erect habit. 25 cts. 



A. Cuneatum. The popular Maiden-Hair, 

 50 cts. 



A. Cuneatum G-randiceps. A very beautiful 

 form of A. Cuneatum having long graceful fonds, 

 with the ends of the fronds developed into bunch- 

 ing tasselled heads ; a distinct and lovely variety. 

 25 and 50 cts. each. 



A. Farleyense. This is the finest of all the 

 Maiden-Hair varieties. $1.00. 



A. Formosum. A pretty upright growing 

 species, with large spreading fronds. 50 cts. 



A. Gracillimum. Smallest and most graceful 

 Maiden-Hair. 25 cts. 



A. Princeps. A magnificent tall growing warm- 

 house species. 50 cts. 



A. Pubescens. A useful basket variety. 25 cts. 



Adiantum Tenerum. A useful variety, with 

 bronzy-green pinna;. 50 cts. 



A. Trapezif orme. A splendid large-leafed species, 

 growing about 2 feet high. 50 cts. 



A. Wiegandi. A pretty little species, with pecu- 

 liarly crested and overlapping pinna?. 25 cts. 



Actiniopteris Radiata. A pretty, small tufted 

 species, not unlike in growth to a miniature Fan- 

 Palm ; this species requires a high temperature to 

 be well grown. 50 cts. 



Asplenium Belangeri. An easy growing species, 

 with pretty divided pinnae. 25 cts. 



Alsophila Australis. Australian tree-fern, a very 

 rapid growing species. 25 cts. and 50 cts. 



Blechnum Braziliense. A strong growing species, 

 useful for decorative purposes. 25 cts. 



Cyrtomium Falcatum. 25 cts. 



Davallia Fijiensis Majus. Useful for baskets. 

 25 cts. 



Davallia Pentaphylla. A pretty creeping 

 variety, with dark, shining foliage. 50 cts. 



Davallia Stricta. One of the finest Ferns in cul- 

 tivation, whether for growing as a decorative plant 

 in the room or planting out ; the fronds are of a 

 strong texture and of a beautiful shade of green. 

 25 and 50 cts. 



Dicksonia Antarctica. 50 cts. 



Didymochlcena Truncutula. 50 cts. 



Gymnogramma Chrysophylla. Golden Fern. 

 25 cts. 



Gymnogramma Peruviana Argyrophylla . 

 Silver Fern. 25. 



Gymnogramma Sulphurea Argyrophylla. 

 Sulphur Fern. 25 cts. 



Davallia Stricta. 



Lastrea Aristata Variegata. This most beau- 

 tiful variety has a broad band of yellowish green 

 running through the pinnules along the course of 

 the radius ; very ornamental. 25 cts. 



Lastrea Richardsii Multifida. A pretty species, 

 with finely crested pinnse. 25 cts. 



Microlepia Hirta Cristata. A most useful 

 decorative Fern, indispensable in any collection. 

 25 to 50 cts. 



Nephrodium Emersum Cristatum. A pretty 

 species with closely crested fronds. 25 cts. 



Nephrodium Hertipes. A useful dwarf-growing 

 Fern with bold dark green foliage. 25 cts. 



Nephrolepis Bausei. A very distinct and pretty 

 variety. 25 cts. 



Nephrolepis Davalleoides Furcans. A beau- 

 tiful and distinct crested variety, of robust growth, 

 sending forth numerous arching fronds 3 to 4 feet 

 long, bold and graceful in appearance. 50 cts. 



Nephrolepis Duffii. A very distinct and remarka- 

 ble fern, of a close tufted habit, producing numer- 

 ous fronds of a very peculiar character, and exceed- 

 ingly ornamental. 25 cts. 



Nephrolepsis Exaltata. The sword Fern. 25 

 cents. 



Onychium Japonicum. 25 cts. 



Polystichum Coreaceum. 50 cts. 



Polypodium Aureum. Large foliage, of a dis- 

 tinct bluish color. 25 cts. 



Pteris Argyrea. One of the most useful ferns for 

 all purposes, large, bold foliage, with broad band of 

 white through the centre of each frond. 25 cts. 



Pteris Cretica Albo Lineata. A pretty and 

 useful variegated variety. 25 cts. 



Pteris Cretica Magnifica. Beautiful crested 

 fronds. 50 cts. 



Pteris Hastata. A useful variety; with black 

 stems and dark green fronds, fine for baskets. 25 c. 



Pteris Tricolor. A beautiful variety, with pretty 

 variegated foliage. 25 cts. 



