18 



DREER'S MID-SUMMER LIST. 



View in one of our Houses of Ficus Elastica. 



FERNS — Continued. 



*Polystichum Coreaceum. 15 cts. 

 Polystichum Proliferum. 25 cts. 



*Pylypodiuin Aureum. Large foliage of a dis- 

 tinct bluish color. 15 cts. 



* — Fraxinellifolia. 15 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. 

 15 cts. 



* — Cretica Albo-Lineata. A pretty and useful 

 variegated variety. 15 cts. 



* — Cretica Magniifica. Beautiful crested fronds. 

 15 cts. 



* — Hastata. A useful variety, with black stems 

 and dark green fronds, fine for baskets. 15 cts. 

 — Intimata. 15 cts. 



* — Leptopliylla. Silvery-green foliage. 15 cts. 

 — Mayii. 25 cts. 



* — Palmata. Bold, deep green foliage. 15 cts. 



* — Serrulata. A useful basket Fern. 15 cts. 



* — Serrulata Cristata. A pretty- crested Fern. 

 15 cts. 

 —Serrulata Cristata Nana Compacta. 

 A very dwarf variety ; makes a beautiful speci- 

 men plant. 15 cts. 



* — Sieboldi. 15 cts. 



*— Owrardi. 15 cts. 



* — Tremula. Well known and useful Fern. 15 cts. 

 Sitalobium Cicutariuiu. A fine variety of 

 easy culture, producing large fronds, well adapted 

 to decorative purposes. 15 cts. 



Varieties of Special JJerit. 



Adiantum Farleyense. This is the finest of 

 all the Maiden Hair varieties. 50 cts., $1.00, 

 $2.00 each. 



Adiantum Cuneatuni Variegatum. A new 



variegated variety of the common Maiden-hair 

 Fern (A. Cuneatum), having the same free growth 

 and graceful habit as that popular and well-known 

 variety. The beautiful green and white variegation 

 of the foliage gives the plant a unique and charm- 

 ing appearance. 25 cts. each. 



ferns of Special JVIerit— continued. 



Onychium Auratum. A most desirable species, 

 with very finely divided pinna?, , and excellent for 

 table decoration or exhibition purposes. 25 cts. ea. 



Pteris Treniula Smithiana. A crested form 

 of the well-known Pteris tremula, with large deep 

 green fronds, with the ends of the pinna crested and 

 tasseled, forming semi-pendent tufts. The whole 

 plant presents a unique but graceful appearance, 

 and will make one of the best large growing Ferns 

 in cultivation, especially for exhibition purposes. 

 30 cts. each. 



Pteris Victoria. A most remarkable and 

 beautifully variegated Pteris, and one of the 

 most striking and desirable Ferns of recent 

 introduction. The foliage is neatly divided, the 

 sterile fronds being much wider than the fertile 

 ones, thus giving the plant a most chaste and 

 lovely appearance. The fronds are of a rich green 

 color, with beautiful silvery white variegation. 

 15 cts. each. 



FICUS. 



Ficus Elastica. The well-known India-Rubber 

 Tree, one of the very best plants for table or parlor a 

 decoration ; its thick leathery leaves enable it to 

 stand excessive heat and dryness. Fine plants, 50 

 cts., 75 cts. and $1.00 each. 



Ficus Elastica Variegata. This is one of the 

 finest decorative ornamental foliage plants of late 

 introduction. In habit and growth it is like the 

 ordinary F. elastica, but the leaves of this novel 

 plant have a pleasing yellow variegation through- 

 out. Fine plants, $1.00 each. 



Ficus Repens. A trailing or creeping variety 

 with small foliage, useful for baskets. 25 cts. each. 



Magnolia Fnscata. 



(BANANA SHRUB.) 



A most desirable greenhouse shrub succeeding 

 admirably as a window plant. It produces its small 

 flowers in the greatest profusion during late winter 

 or early spring months. These are of the most 

 exquisite fragrance, similar to a ripe banana. 50 cts. 

 each. 



" It is needless to say that the lot of plants you sent me last week arrived in good condition, and that everything in the order teas 

 satisfactory as usual. It is a pleasure to do business with you, because it is your purpose to send out everything in good shape, and 

 nothinq but good stock." , , 



March 18, 1895. Hon. F. E. DELLEXBA UGH, Cleveland, Ohio. 



