. 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. 13^ (MH^HRTAPREER -PHILADELPHIA M^^iARDEH^"^GI^»l1H0USe PlAhTS ^HrS ARAUCARIA. Excelsa {^Norfolk Island Fi?ie). The most popular of all the tender ever- greens. As a decorative plant for the house this is one of the handsomest and most serviceable plants in our collection. (See cur.) Each. Each. 4-inch pots, 6 inches high. . .§ I 6 inch pots, 18 inches high . . .$ 6 " '^ 12 " " ..
. 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. 13^ (MH^HRTAPREER -PHILADELPHIA M^^iARDEH^"^GI^»l1H0USe PlAhTS ^HrS ARAUCARIA. Excelsa {^Norfolk Island Fi?ie). The most popular of all the tender ever- greens. As a decorative plant for the house this is one of the handsomest and most serviceable plants in our collection. (See cur.) Each. Each. 4-inch pots, 6 inches high. . .§ I 6 inch pots, 18 inches high . . .$ 6 " '^ 12 " " .... I 6 " " 24 " '• .... Excelsa Glauca. This is identical with the above,, except in the color of the foliage, which is of a beautiful bluish or glaucous color. 5-inch pots, 10 ins. high, § each | 6-inch pots, 15 ins. high, $ each. Robusta Compacta. This differs from A. excelsa in its more robust, but at the time more compact growth, producing even a more sym- metrical plant than Excelsa; the color is a rich deep green. Strong plants, in 5-inch pots, 10 inches high, $ each; 6-inch pots, 15 inches high, § each. AROISIA CRE1\ •A very ornamental greenhouse plant, with dark evergreen foliage, pro- ducing clusters of brilliant red berries ; a first-class house plant in winter. 25cts., 50 cts. and § each. ASPIDISTRA. Lurida. A very useful and durable decorative plant of strong growth; will succeed in any position ; an excellent hall or corridor plant. 50 cts., 75 cts. and § each. Lurida Varlegata. A pretty variegated form of the above, the foliage being striped with white. 75 cts. and § Araucakia Excelsa. AUCUBA. Japonica. A half-hardy evergreen shrub with laurel-like foliage of dark green, freely spotted with bright vellow. A most useful plant for decorative purposes, either as a pot plant for the house in winter or for the lawn in summer. Strong bushy plants, 12 inches high, 35 cts. each ; specimen
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