. Dreer's 1838 1908 garden book. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. Improved Ostrich Plume Fern. A Beautiful New Fern. PTERIS CHILDSII. The most beautiful of all the Pteris, and as it pro- duces no spores it can only be propagated by division, and will always be scarce It is a strong grower, and makes handsome speci- mens for the exhibition table. The fronds are large, with the pinnse deeply den- tated and undulated on the edges and crested tips. $ each. FICUS PAISDURATA


. Dreer's 1838 1908 garden book. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. Improved Ostrich Plume Fern. A Beautiful New Fern. PTERIS CHILDSII. The most beautiful of all the Pteris, and as it pro- duces no spores it can only be propagated by division, and will always be scarce It is a strong grower, and makes handsome speci- mens for the exhibition table. The fronds are large, with the pinnse deeply den- tated and undulated on the edges and crested tips. $ each. FICUS PAISDURATA. (The Majestic Rubber Plant.) A truly majestic plant. Its gigantic leaves, which frequently measure 1 0 inches in width by 15 inches in length, are ir regular in outline, are of a rich, deep green with creamy-white veins and of remarkable substance, en- abling the plant to flourish under the most unfavorable conditions. One of the finest foliage plants of re- cent years. The stock is limited, and orders will be filled in strict rotation. Good specimens, 15 inches high, $3 00 each ; 24 to 30 inches high, $ each. NEW HYBRID IMPATIENS. These are hybrids of /. Holstii, which was introduced a few years since from Africa, and which, like their parent, when planted in the open border, form strong, bushy plants from 1^ to 2 feet high, which are covered with attractive flowers throughout the summer; in fact, when grown as pot plants, for which purpose they are admirably adapted, they may he had in bloom the year round. We offer five distinct colors, as follows : Blood-red, Crimson-carmine, Pale lilac-rose, shading to white, Bright fiery-red and Soft mauve-rose. 20 cts. each; the set of 5 varieties for 75 Ficus Pandukata The Four Best BOSTON FERNS. Among the numerous new forms of the Boston Fern intro- duced during the last few year.^, we have selected the sorts offered below as the best of their respective types, each one a superb variety, possessing entirely distinct charact


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