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Select List of Decorative Plants for 

 House and Conservatory 



ASPARAGUS 



Plumosus Nanus (Asparagus Fern). There is no better 

 plant for table decoration than this. The foliage is more 

 deUcate than that of the finest Fern, -being lace-like in its 

 filminess. A plant with half a dozen stalks is a mass of 

 dainty, misty green, among which the stems of a few flowers 

 can be thrust in such a manner as to make a pretty decor- 

 ation for the table. 25 cts. and 50 cts. each; S2.50 and 

 $5.00 per doz. 



Sprengeri {Emerald Feather). Excellent for hanging-baskets, 

 for bracket use and for cutting. It is one of the best of all 

 plants for the window-box when planted on the outside 

 where it can droop over the edge of the box. 25 cts. and 50 

 cts. each; S2.50 and $5.00 per doz. 



ASPIDISTRA 



Lurida. One of the easiest decorative plants to grow. A 

 most useful house plant, thriving in a hallway or a compara- 

 tively dark place in the room where nothing else will succeed. 

 6 inch pots, $2.00 each; 8 inch tubs, S5.00 each. 



CROTONS 



Nothing can excel the beaut3' and richness of coloring that is 

 found in this class of plants. They are beautiful as pot plants for 

 the conservatory, making handsome specimens for decorative 

 and exhibition purposes. In the latitude of Philadelphia and 

 southward they are wonderfully effective for summer bedding, 

 presenting a glorious medley of rich variegated colors not found 

 in any other class of plants. 



We offer a choice assortment embracing the best standard 

 varieties as well as the most desirable recent introductions. 



Plants in 3-inch pots, $1.00 each; collection of 12 varieties, 

 $10.00. 



Plants in 4-inch pots, $1.50 each; collection of 12 varieties, 

 $15.00. 



Large plants, $2.00, S2.50 and $5.00 each. 



NEW HYBRID DRACAENAS 



Four splendid varieties originated by a grower in Trinidad, 

 British West Indies, who for many j'ears has made a hobby of 

 crossing and raising seedlings and the four varieties here offered 

 are entirely distinct selections made from hundreds of seedhngs. 

 Harmony. Broad green foliage with creamy- white margin and 



pink edge. 

 Juno. Large massive broad green foliage becoming marked and 



edged with creamy white and rose. 

 Mrs. Ed. Andre. One of the finest high colored varieties yet 



introduced with heavy bronzy foliage developing to an intense 



brilliant rosy crimson. 

 Mrs. Rufus W. Scott. Of dwarf compact habit, foliage deep 



green with pink and white markings. 

 Price. Any of the above 3-in. pots, 50 cts. each; 4-in. pots, 75 



cts. each. 



FICUS (Rubber Plant) 



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

 with small, leathery, dark-green leaves. Very attractive when 

 grown in bush form. 4-inch pots, 75 cts. each. Larger plants, 

 SI. 00 and $2.00 each. 



Elastica. The well-known Rubber Plant. 4-inch pot, 10 inches 

 high, 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. 



ITtiliS. Entirely distinct and unlike the popular Rubber Plant, 

 yet possessing the same hardiness. The leaves are thick and 

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

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



Crested Holly Fern 



DREER'S FINE FERNS 



We offer below but a few of the more important Decorative 

 Ferns. 



Adiantum Farleyense Gloriosa {The Glory Fern). An easy- 

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

 tum Farleyense. Good plants in 3-inch pots, 35 cts. each; 

 4-inch pots, 75 cts. each. 



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

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

 each; 6-inch pots, $2.50 each; 8-inch pots, $5.00 each. 



Cyrtomium Rochfordianum Compactum (Crested Holly 

 Fern). Next to the Boston Ferns, the Holl}- Fern is the most 

 satisfactory for apartment use. Foliage 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. 3-inch pots, 25 cts.; 4-inch pots, 

 50 cts. each. 



Nephrolepis Bostoniensis (Boston Fern). The original type 

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

 $1.50 each. 



Polypodium Mandaianum Seedlings. Fronds wavy and 

 undulated and of an attractive glaucous-blue color; very 

 hardy house plants. 4-inch pots, 75 cts. each. 



Pteris Alexandriae . The crested fronds of this pretty variety 

 are variegated with silvery-white. 2i-inch pots, 15 cts.; 4-inch 

 pots, 50 cts. each. 



Pteris Rivertoniana. The most distinct and desirable of the 

 taller crested forms of Pteris. 2j-inch pots, 15 cts.; 4-inch pots, 

 50 cts. each. 



Pteris Wilsoni. Of compact habit, forming a very symmetrical 

 plant. The bright^reen foliage is beautifully crested. 2j-inch 

 4-ilTCh 



pots, 15 cts.: 



fch pots, 50 cts. each. 



FERNS FOR FERN DISHES 



We can supply the most desirable varieties for this purpose- 

 2j-inch pots, 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 



Hardy English Ivy 



Invaluable evergreen variety, used for covering walls, etc., and 

 has become very popular for covering graves, especially if in the 

 shade, where grass will not succeed. Large plants, in 4-inch pots, 

 35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz.; $25.00 per 100. 5-inch pots, 75 cts. 

 each; S7.50 per doz.; $60.00 per 100. Extra large plants, in 

 7-inch pots, 6 feet high, $2.50 each. 



