32 



/flEHRyA-Mm^ 



.GARDEN" GREENHOUSE PLANTA 



>HniM(EliPHR1k\ 



Crestld lloLi.v Klrn 



PiCUS (Rubber Plant) 



Australis. A rapid-growing compact, free-branching variety, 

 with small, leathery, dark green leaves. Very attractiye 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 are thick and 

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

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



POLVPODIUM MaND.^IANUM SEEDLING 



EuchariS (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, "Dreer'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. 



Adiantum Farleyense Gloriosa [the Glory Pern). An easy- 

 growing form of that most beautiful of all Maiden-Hairs, 

 Adiantum Farleyense. Good plants, in 3-inc.h pots, 35 cts. 

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



Adiantum Wrighti. A comparatively new variety of Maiden- 

 Hair with large fronds of a particularly pleasing shade of green. 

 3-inch pots, 50 cts. each; 4-inch pots, 75 cts. each. 



Asplenium Nidus Avis (Bird's Nest Pern). We have a 

 splendid lot of this interesting fern which is well suited for 

 house culture. 5-inch pots, $2.00 each. 



Cibotium Schiedei {Mexican Tree Pern). One of the most 

 desirable and valuable Ferns in cultivation. 4-inch pots, $1.00 

 each; 8-inch pans, S3. 50 each. 



Cyrtomium Bochfordianum Compactum (CrcsU-d Holly 

 Fern). Next to the Boston Ferns, the Holly Fern is the most 

 satisfactory for apartment use; and this new variety has made 

 a place for itself in the front rank as a decorative plant. Its 

 foliage is of rich, glossy dark green; the pinnae or leaflets, 

 beside being wa\'y or undulated on the edges, are also deeply 

 cut or toothed, giving the plant a graceful and light appearance. 

 2i-inch pots, 15 cts. each; 3-inch pots, 25 cts. each; 4-inch pots, 

 50 cts. each. 



Davallia Lucida. A pretty dwarf growing Fern 12 to 15 inches 

 liigh when fully developed with graceful dark green glossy foliage 

 which stands the dry atmosphere of the living room without 

 injury. 4-inch pots, 75 cts. each. 



Nephrolepis Bostoniensis {Boston Pern). The original type 

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

 $1.50 each. 



Nephrolepis Elegantissima Compacta. This is the 

 prettiest of the crested Ostrich Plume forms of the Boston 

 Fern. 6-inch pots, $1.50 each. 



Polypodium Mandaianum Seedlings. This variety differs 

 from the type by the pinnae being curled and twisted on the 

 edges instead of laciniated; it naturally makes a bushy graceful 

 specimen and on account of its peculiar glaucous blue fronds and 

 its hardiness as a house plant in which it is not surpassed by any 

 other makes it especially valuable for decorative purptoses. 

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



Pteris Alezandrae. A pretty crested variety, the bright green 

 fronds being nicely variegated with silvery white. 21 -inch 

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



Pteris Bivertoniana. The most distinct and desirable of the 

 many crested forms of the Pteris. 2i-inch pots, 15 cts. each; 

 4-inch pots, 50 cts. each. 



Pteris Wilsoni. Of compact habit, forming a very symmetrical 

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

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



Ferns for Fern Dishes 



We have at all times a good supply of the most desirable vari- 

 eties for this purpose. 2i-inch pots, 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz.; 

 SIO.OO per 100. 



NOTE— Bulbs, Roots or Plants will be sent by Parcel Post if remittance is made to cover postage and special packing as noted on 

 the order blank and inside of front cover of this catalogue. 



