. Dreer's mid-summer list 1928. Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. 50 HENRY A. DREER, PHILADELPHIA—DECORATIVE PLANTS. 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 Adiantum Farleyense Splendid for the warm conservatori% but not suited for house culture. Good plants in 4-inch pots, $ each. Asplenium Nidus Avis {Bird's Nest Fern). We have a splendid lot
. Dreer's mid-summer list 1928. Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. 50 HENRY A. DREER, PHILADELPHIA—DECORATIVE PLANTS. 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 Adiantum Farleyense Splendid for the warm conservatori% but not suited for house culture. Good plants in 4-inch pots, $ each. Asplenium Nidus Avis {Bird's Nest Fern). We have a splendid lot of this interesting fern which is well suited for house culture. 3j-inch pots, $1-00 each. Cibotium Schiedei { Tree Fern). One of the most desirable and valuable Ferns for room decoration. 4-inch pots, each; 6-inch pots, 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 pinYiae 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-iiich 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, 50 cts.; 6-inch pots, $ each. Specimen plants in 10-inch tubs, $ each. Pteris Alezandriae. The crested fronds of this pretty variety are variegated with silvery-white. 2j-inch pots, IS cts.; 4-inch pots, 50 cts. each. Asplenium Nidus Avis (Bird's Nest Pern) CyperUS (Umbrella Plant) AlternifoliuS. An excellent plant for the house. Will thrive in any good soil, and always presents a green and attractive appear- ance. It may be grown as a sub-aquatic, and in any case should never lack a liberal supply of water. 25 cts. each; $ per doz. Decorative Dracaenas Bertha Andre. Heavy broad bronze foliage. 3-inch pots, 50 cts. each; 4-inch
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