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HASKELL AVENUE FLORAL CO., DALLAS, TEXAS 
OSTRICH PLUME FERN (See pa^e n) 
BOSTON DROOPER FERNS, coniinued 
mens, and no more attractive plant can be had 
for the dining-room or library. They are an 
elegant porch plant for summer ; no insects 
bother them, and plenty of water is the only re- 
quirement of their culture ; everyone should have 
one or more of this delightful plant. Small plants, 
by mail, lo cts.; 4-inch pot-plants, by express, 
25 cts.; fine specimens from $i to $5, according 
to size. 
The New Dwarf Boston Fern 
(Nephwlepis Scolti) 
A dwarf, compact form of the favorite Boston 
Fern, in general appearance very much like the 
original form. It is just as gracefully drooping in 
habit of growth, but is more compact, making 
well-finished, shapely specimens in the smaller 
sizes, yet growing into grand large specimens in 
time. It has been exhibited at all principal plant 
shows the past two years, receiving high awards. 
There is no doubt but that, in a measure, it will 
supplant the old Boston Fern as a pot-plant for 
house culture, inasmuch as it never takes on that 
straggling appearance to which the old form is 
subject at certain stages ; and may be used to good 
effect in small jardinieres and ferneries. 2 K -inch 
pot-plants, 15 cts.; 3-inch pot-plants, by express, 
25 cts.; 4-inch pot-plants, by express, 50 cts.; 
5-inch pot-plants, by express, 75 cts.; 6-inch pot- 
plants, by express, $1. 
FICUS ELASTICA 
(Rubber Tree) 
The well-known Rubber Tree of commerce. 
These make the most elegant of all jardiniere 
plants ; no insects bother them, and they have 
large, leathery, glossy leaves of the richest green, 
overlaid in the new growth with a tinge of red 
that gives them a very attractive appearance. We 
have heavy fine plants that will make specimens in 
a short time; they will stand the hottest sun with- 
out being in any way harmed ; fine for cemetery 
planting. Large plants, by express, 5-inch pots, 
50 cts.; 6-inch pots, about 4 feet tall, $1.50; large 
specimens, from $2.50 to $5. 
HIBISCUS 
These free-blooming plants are unsurpassed 
for planting in the South ; they bloom freely, and 
no more attractive bedding plant can be had. An 
entire bed of these plants will make a very showy 
effect, and at the same time does not cost any 
more than an ordinary plant. They can be lifted 
and potted in the fall and kept in any pit or room 
where they do not freeze and then planted again 
in the springtime. We recommend these highly, 
and we think our friends will feel well repaid by 
planting them liberally, the single and double 
ones being alike desirable, and a good variation 
of colors can be had. The cut gives a very poor 
idea of this truly meritorious plant. 
Prices lor nice, strone, young plants that will 
bloom Ireely this season, by mail, 15 cts. each ; 
$1.50 per doz. Larger plants from 5-inch pots, by 
express, ready to bloom, 25 cts. each, $2 per doz. 
Peachblow. One of the finest plant novelties 
of recent years. Flowers double, of a rich shade 
of clear pink, with small, deep crimson center ; an 
entirely new and most beautiful shading ; 4 to 5 
inches in diameter. Blooms freely even on small 
plants. Good as a house plant or planted out in 
the garden. 
FICUS ELASTICA 
