. Dreer's garden book 1923. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. Farfugium Grande FARFUGIUM Grande {Leopard Plant). This is an extremely orna- mental plant. Its large, cir- cular leaves, thickly spot- ted with creamy white and yellow, make it wonderfully effective for room decora- tion. It likes a soil of loam and mucky matter, half and half, with a good deal of water. Ample provision, however, should be made for drainage. Once a month apply a fertilizer, as it is a gross feed
. Dreer's garden book 1923. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. Farfugium Grande FARFUGIUM Grande {Leopard Plant). This is an extremely orna- mental plant. Its large, cir- cular leaves, thickly spot- ted with creamy white and yellow, make it wonderfully effective for room decora- tion. It likes a soil of loam and mucky matter, half and half, with a good deal of water. Ample provision, however, should be made for drainage. Once a month apply a fertilizer, as it is a gross feeder when allowed to have its way. Keep it in the shade. 50 cts. each; per doz. Ficus Elastica (Rubber Plant) FICUS (Rubber Plant) Australis. A rapid-growing compact, free-branching variety, with small, leathery, dark-green leaves. Very attractive when grown in bush form. 4-inch pots, 75 cts. each. Larger plants, $ and $ each. Elastica. The well-known Rubber Plant. 4-inch pot, 10 inches high, 75 cts. each; 6-inch pot, 20 to 24 inches high, $ each. Radicans Variegata. A trailing variety with very small foliage which is prettily variegated green and white. 50 cts. each. Utilis. Entirely distinct and unlike the popular Rubber Plant, yet possessing the same hardiness. The leaves are thick and leathery, of a rich holly-green, with midrib and principal veins of ivory-white. Strong plants, $ and $ each. FITTONIA Trailing plants, with handsome variegated foliage, most useful in the conservatory for planting on surface of pots or tubs containing specimen plants. Argyroneura. Vivid green with network of pure white veins. 25 cts. each. VerschaSelti. Bronzy-green, with pink variegation. 25 cts. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Henry A. Dreer (Firm); Henry G. Gilbert Nursery
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