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DRHER^8 DECORATIVE DRACAENAS 



Atnabilis. Foliage bright glossy green, marked and suffused with pink 



and creamy- white. 50 cts. and $1.00 each. 

 Fragrans. An excellent house plant with broad dark-green foliage; 



grows under the most adverse conditions. 25 cts., 50 cts. 



and $1.00 each. 



Qodseffiana. Entirely different from all other Dracsenas; of 

 free-branching habit, forming compact, graceful specimens. 

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

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

 pots, 25 cts. each; 4-inch pots, 60 cts. each. 



Itnperialis. Robust growing, dark-green foliage, with bright 

 pink shadings and edgings in the young growth. 50 cts. and 

 $1.00 each. 



ladivisa. This variety is used very extensively as a centre 



plant for vases, porch and window boxes, etc. It stands full expo- 

 sure to the sun, and its long narrow, graceful foliage contrasts 

 beautifully with other plants. 25 cts., 50 cts. and $1.00 each. 

 Specimens in 8-inch tubs, $3-00 each. 



riassangeana. A beautiful variegated form of Fragrans with broad 

 green foliage, with a broad, golden- yellow band through the centre of 

 each leaf. 50 cts. to $1.50 each. 



Rothiana. Recurved glaucous green foliage. 50 cts. to $1.00 each. 



Sanderiana. A graceful variety with glaucous green foliage, edged 

 with a broad border of creamy-white. 25 cts. each. 



Terminalis. Rich crimson foliage; marked with pink and white. 30 

 cts., 50 cts. and $1.00 each. 



DREER^S FINE FERNS 



We offer below but a few of the more important Decorative Ferns. For complete list see our annual Garden Book. 



Cibotium Schiedei {Mexican Tree Fern). One of the 



Drac«na 



Adiantum Farleyense Qloriosa. An easy growing form 

 of that most beautiful of all Maiden-Hairs, Adiantum Farley- 

 ense. Good plants in 3-inch pots, 25 cts. each; 4-inch pots, 

 50 cts. each. 



Asplenium Nidus Avis (Bird's Nest Fern). An inter- 

 esting species with large dark green foliage. 3-inch pots, 25 

 Cts. each; 4-inch pots, 75 cts. each; 5-inch pots, $1.00 each. 



most desirable and valuable Ferns in cultivation. 

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



4-inch pots, 



Cyrtomium RochfordianumCompactum ( CresJed Hol/y 

 Fer7i). 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, besides being wavy or undulated on the 

 edges, are also deeply cut or toothed, giving the plant a graceful and light 

 appearance. 4-inch pots, 30 cts. each. 



Nephrolepis Bostoniensis {Boston Fer?}). The original type, with long^ 



graceful fronds. 6-inch pots, $1.00 each; large specimens, $2.50 each. 

 Nephrolepis "Norwood. " A most beautiful form of symmetrical, compact 

 growth; a vigorous healthy grower. 5-inch pots, 75 cts. each. 

 Nephrolepis Scotti {Dwarf Boston Fern). A dwarf-growing 

 form; a beautiful Fern, 6-inch pots, $1.00 each. 



Pteris Argyraea. A strong growing variety, with pretty green 

 and silvery-white variegated bold foliage. 4-inch pots, 35 cts. each. 

 Pteris Distinction. A splendid decorative sort with narrow cut dark green 

 fronds. 4-inch pots, 35 cts. each. 



Pteris Rivertoniana. The most distinct and desirable of the many crested 

 forms of the Pteris, awarded a silver medal at the National Flower Show, 

 Philadelphia, 1916. 4-inch pots, 35 cts. each. 



Pteris Tremula. An old favorite of rapid growth with rich green foliage. 

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



FERNS FOR FERN DISHES 



We have at all times a good supply of the most desirable varieties for this 

 purpose. Q^-inch pots, $1.!25 per doz.; $8.00 per 100. 



NOTE.— All Bulbs, Roots and Plants are forwarded by Express, purchaser paying charges. If wanted by Parcel Post add 10 percent, 

 to value of order to points east of the Mississippi River, and 20 per cent, to points west of the Mississippi River, 



Asplenium Nidus Avis (Bird's Nest Fern) 



