. Dreer's mid-summer list 1917. Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. Fakfugium Argentium FARFUGIUItt. Grande {Leopard Plant). This is an extremely ornamental plant. Its large, circular leaves, thickly spotted with creamy-white and yellow, make it wonderfully effective for room dec- oration. It likes a soil of loam and mucky matter, half and half, with a good deal of Water. Ample pro- vision, however, should be made for drainage. Once a month apply a fertilizer, as it is a gross fee
. Dreer's mid-summer list 1917. Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. Fakfugium Argentium FARFUGIUItt. Grande {Leopard Plant). This is an extremely ornamental plant. Its large, circular leaves, thickly spotted with creamy-white and yellow, make it wonderfully effective for room dec- oration. It likes a soil of loam and mucky matter, half and half, with a good deal of Water. Ample pro- vision, 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 in the shade. 25 cts. each; $ per doz. Argentium. A rare variety, with glaucous green foliage, which, in- stead of being spotted, is edged with creamy-white; very pretty. (See cut.) 50 cts. each. FICUS (Rubber Plait). Altissima. la general appearance similar to F. Elasticd, but with smaller dark green, glossy foliage, with white veins. 50 cts. each. Elastica. The well-known Rubber plant. 4-inch pot, 10 inches high, 50 cts. each; 5-inch pot, 15 inches high, 75 cts. each; 6-inch pot, 24 inches high, $ each. Pandurata ( The Majestic Rubber Plant). A truly majestic plant. Its gigantic leaves, which frequently measure 10 inches in width by 15 inches in length, are irregular in out- line, and of a rich, deep green, of remarkable substance, enabling the plant to flourish under the most unfavorable con- ditions. One of the finest foliage plants. Specimen plants, 2h feet high, $ each; 4 feet high, $ each. Repens. A trailing or creeping variety, with small foliage; useful for baskets, covering greenhouse walls, etc. 25 cts. each. — Minima. A variety of the above with much smaller leaves. 25 cts. each. Utilis. Early distinct and unlike the popular Rubber Plant, yet possessing the same hardiness. The leaves are thick and leathery, from 9 to 10 inches long, one-half as wide, of a rich holly green, with midrib and principle veins of an
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