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DREER'S MID-SUMMER LIST. 



MARANTA. 



Valuable decorative stove plants, remarkable for 

 1he ricbness and beauty of their varied foliage. 

 Makoyana.— .$1.00 to $1.50. 

 Massangeana. — 50 ets. 

 Ornata. — 50 cts. 

 Zebrina. — 50 cts. to $5.00. 



MANETTIA VINE. 



iManettia Bicolor. i 

 A charming and profase flowering climber, produ- 

 cing tubular flowers from 1 to 2 inches in length, the 

 plant being literally covered with them the entire 

 season. The coloring of these flowers is gorgeous in 

 the extreme, being a flame color tipped with bright 

 yellow, the contrast with the vivid green, glossy foli- 

 age is startling, making the plant an object of rare 

 beauty. It will grow and bloom in any ordinary soil, 

 and given strings or wires to cling to it will attain a 

 height of 5 to 10 feet in one season. As a pot plant 

 for the window in winter it is unrivalled, when 

 trained to a wooden stake or pot trellis in the manner 

 shown in the cut. 



25 cts. each ; 5 for $1.00 ; 12 for $2.00. 



Mandarin Orange. 



The best of the Oranges for house culture. Of 

 dwarf, bushy habit, and a heavy bearer. We can 

 supply plants old enough to bear fruit. $1.00 each. 



Pandants Uhlis. 



PandamiS. {Screw Pine.) 



Utilis. — A beautiful decorative plant. Excellent 

 for the centre of vases and baskets, or grown as a 

 single specimen. 50 cts. each. 



Veitchii. — This is one of the most attractive plants. 

 The leaves are a light green, beautifully marked 

 with broad stripes and bands of pure white, and 

 gracefully curved. $1.50 to $10.00. 



Passiflora Pfordti. 



This we consider the best of all the tender varieties 

 for out-door planting. Its beautiful flowers are 

 borne freely, even on quite small plants. 25 cents. 

 Passiflora Constance Elliot. — The flowers are 



pure white, excepting a very slight coloring at the 



base of the corrolla. 25 cts. each. 



Primula Obconica. 



Everbloomiug Primrose.— Strong young plants. 

 15 cts. each : $1.50 per doz. 



