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Platycerium 

 Alcicorne Major 



Fine Ferns 



Adiantum Cuneatum. This 

 is the well-known fine-leaved 

 Maiden Hair variety so exten- 

 sively used in connection with 

 cut flowers. 3-inch pots, 25 

 cts. each. 

 Adiantum Farleyense Glor- 

 iosa (The Glory Fern). An 

 easy-growing form of that most 

 beautiful of all Maiden-Hairs, 

 Adiantum Farleyense. Good 

 plants, in 3-inch pots, 50 cts. 

 each; 4-inch pots, $1.00 each. 

 Adiantum Wrighti. A comparatively new variety of the 

 Maiden Hair type with large fronds which are of a particularly 

 rich pleasing green color. A good hardy variety suitable for the 

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

 Asplenium Nidus Avis (Bird's NestFem). We have a splendid 

 lot of this interesting Fern which is well suited for house culture. 

 2\ inch pots, 50 cts.; 5-inch pots, $2.00 each. 

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

 desirable and valuable Ferns for room decoration. 4-inch pots, 

 $1.00 each; 6-inch pots, $2.50 each. 

 Cyrtomium Rochfordianum Compactum (Crested Holly 

 Fern). Next to the Boston Ferns, the Holly 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. 2j-inch pots, 15 cts. each; 

 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, 75 cts.; 6-inch pots, 

 $1.50 each. Specimen plants in 8-inch pots, $3.50 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; 6-inch pots, $2.00 each. 

 Platycerium Alcicorne Major (Stag-Horn Fern). One of the 

 prettiest and easiest growing varieties of the interesting Stag- 

 Horn Ferns, a splendid plant for the conservatory. (See illus- 

 tration above.) Strong 3-inch pots, $1.00; 5-inch pots, $2.50; 

 7-inch pans, $5.00 each. 



Dreer's Fine Ferns — Continued 



Pteris Alexandrae. The crested fronds of this pretty variety are varie- 

 gated with silvery white. 2j-inch pots, 15 cts.; 4-inch pots, 50 cts. each. 

 Pteris Major. A pretty attractive, shapely decorative plant of strong 

 vigorous growth with dark green foliage. 2j-inch pots, 15 cts. each; 4-inch 

 pots, 50 cts. each. 



Pteris Rivertoniana. The most desirable of the taller crested forms of 



Pteris. 2j-inch pots, 15 cts.; 4-Lnch pots, 50 cts. each. 

 Pteris Victoriae. Has narrow graceful foliage of a deep green color 

 elegantly variegated with silvery-white, one of the prettiest of the variegated 

 varieties. 2j-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. 2j-inch pots, 15 cts.; 

 4 inch 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. 



Farfugium 



Argenteum. A rare variety, with glaucous green foliage, edged with 

 creamy-white; very pretty. $1.00 each. 



Grande (Leopard Plant) .This 

 is an extremely ornamental 

 plant with large, circular 

 leaves, thickly spotted with 

 creamy-white and yellow. 

 75 cts. each. 



Fittonia 



Trailing plants, with hand- 

 some variegated foliage. 

 Argyroneura. Vivid green, 

 with net-work of pure white 

 veins. 35 cts. each. 

 Verschaflelti. Bronzy- 

 green, with pink variega- 

 tion. 35 cts. each. 



Gardenia 



(Cape Jessamine) 

 Florida. Beautiful green- 

 house evergreen Shrubs, 

 with delightfully fragrant, 

 pure white, waxy flower, 

 blooming from May to 

 July. Strong 5 and 6-inch 

 pots, $1.00; 7-inch pots, 

 $1.50 each. 



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Adhntum Farleyense 



For Serviceable Palms for House Decoration, see page 168 



