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DREER'S FINE FERNS 



The Gi.ory Fern (Adiantum Farleyense Gloriosa) 



Notwithstanding that we are the largest growers of ferns 

 in this conntry, and that our collection is the most varied, 

 the limited space in this catalogue allows us to offer but a few 

 of the most important varieties. These are the very best for 

 house culture, succeeding under ordinary living-room conditions, 

 are all quite distinct, and form a very interesting and select 

 collection. 



For complete list see our Garden Book for 1916. 

 Adiantum Farleyense Gloriosa {The Glory Fern). An 

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

 Adiantum Farleyense. This variety, which is identical in every 

 particular, has a stronger constitution and may be successfully 

 grown under the same conditions as any ordinary form of the Maiden- 

 Hairs, a decided and great advantage, which assures its wide- 

 spread popularity. Young plants, 25 cts. each; good plants, in 4- 

 inch pots, 50 cts. each; specimen plants, in 6-inch pots, $1.50 each. 

 Adiantum Farleyense. This beautiful Maiden-Hair requires 

 the moist atmosphere of the greenhouse for its successful cultivation. 

 25 cts., 50 cts., and $1.00 each. 

 Adiantum Hybridum. One of the best Maiden-Hairs for house 



culture. 3-inch pots, 25 cts. each. 

 Asplenium Nidus Avis (The Bird's JVest Fern). An interesting 

 species, with large, dark green foliage. 3-inch pots, 25 cts.; 4-inch 

 pots, 50 cts. each. 

 Cibotium Schiedei. The Mexican Tree-Fern is the finest decorative 

 house plant we know of, and, though appearing soft, is as hardy as 

 any variety in our collection, succeeding under the same conditions 

 as a Boston Fern; exceedingly graceful. 3-inch pots, 50 cts. each. 

 Specimen plants, $2.00, $3.50, $5.00 and $10.00 each. 

 Cyrtomium Rochfordianum (Crested Holly Fern). Next to 

 the Boston Ferns, the Flolly Fern is the most satisfactory for apart- 

 ment use, and this variety has made a place for itself in the first rank 

 as a decorative plant. Its foliage is of rich, glossy, dark green; the 

 pinnse or leaflets, besides being wavy or undulated on the edges, are also 

 deeply cut or toothed, giving the plant a graceful and light appear- 

 ance. 4-inch pots, 25 cts. each. 



Cyrtomium Rochfordianum Compactum. An interest- 

 ing variety of our own raising, being a -plendid compact 

 growing form cf the Crested Holly Fern, and for which we 

 were awarded a Silver Medal at the National Flower Show, 

 Philadelphia, March, 1916. 4-inch pots, 50 cts. each. 



Nephrolepsis Bostoniensis (The Boston Sword Fern). 

 This is the original Boston Fern, which for years has been the 

 most popular hcuse plant in cultivation. Plants in 4-inch pots, 

 25 cts. each. Specimens in 6-inch pots, 75 cts. each; large 

 specimens, J2.E0 each. 



Nephrolepsis Scotti (Duarf Boston Fern). Identical ta 

 the Boston Fern, except that it is smaller in all its parts and 

 of more ccmpact and denser growth, »aking an ideal deco- 

 rative plant for the house. 4-inch pots, 25 cts. each. Speci- 

 mens in 6-inch pots, 75 cts. each. 



Nephrolepsis Elegantissima Improved ( Ostrich Plume 

 Fern). Unquestionably the most valuable of this type. Not 

 only is the pinnse on the individual fronds more finely di- 

 vided, but the fror.ds are denser, broader and mere graceful, 

 and the habit cf the plant is more perfect. 4-inch pots, 25 

 cts. each. Specimens in 6-inch pots, 75 cts. each; 8-inch 

 pots, £1.50 each. 



Polypodium flandaianum. This beautiful Fern originated 

 as a seedling of P. Avreum and is similar in habit of growth 

 to its parent, producing on well-grown plants fronds from 2 

 to 3 feet long, on which all the pinnae is beautifully fringed 

 or laciniated; makes a handsome specimen grown either in a 

 pot or a hanging basket. 4-inch pots, 50 cts. each. 



Polypodium /jlaucum Cristatum. A splendid subject to 

 grow into specimen plants; the fronds attain a height of about 

 2 feet, and are of a metallic glaucous blue color, with the 

 edges of the pinnae wavy and crispate, giving the plant a 

 graceful, unique appearance. $1.00 each. 



Pteris Childsi. The most beautiful of all the Pteris. The 

 fronds are large, with the pinnse deeply dentated and undu- 

 lated on the edges and crested tips. 4-inch pots, 75 cts. each; 

 5-inch pots, $1.00 each. 



Ferns for Fern Dishes. We have at all times a good sup- 

 ply of the most desirable varieties for this purpose, 

 pots, $1.00 per doz.; $6.00 per 100. 



2i-inch 





Polypodium Mandaianum 



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