Dreer's autumn catalogue (1933) Dreer's autumn catalogue dreersautumncata1933henr Year: 1933 Select Flowering and Decorative Plants for House and Conservatory 21 Aralia Agave (Century Plant) An old time favorite decora- tive plant whicli in years past was found in nearly every collection, useful as an in- dividual specimen on the lawn or in the garden during the summer or as a house plant in the winter. Americana. Glaucous dark green foliage. —Variegata. The glaucous foliage is prettily bordered and marked with creamy yellow. Either variety strong 4-inch pots, 75 cts. 6-inc


Dreer's autumn catalogue (1933) Dreer's autumn catalogue dreersautumncata1933henr Year: 1933 Select Flowering and Decorative Plants for House and Conservatory 21 Aralia Agave (Century Plant) An old time favorite decora- tive plant whicli in years past was found in nearly every collection, useful as an in- dividual specimen on the lawn or in the garden during the summer or as a house plant in the winter. Americana. Glaucous dark green foliage. —Variegata. The glaucous foliage is prettily bordered and marked with creamy yellow. Either variety strong 4-inch pots, 75 cts. 6-inch pots, $ each. Anthurium (Flamingo Flower) Pretty greenhouse plants that have many good qualities, not only as decorative plants, but also as cut flowers. Their peculiar shaped flowers of rich coloring frequently last on the plant from two to three months. Scherzerianum. Brilliant scarlet flowers. —Album. Creamy white flowers. —Atrosanguineum. Rich crimson-scarlet. — Rothschildianum. Creamy-white spotted crimson. Four and five inch pots, $ each. Aralia Elegantissima. Handsome decorative foliage plants for the warm conservatory with very narrow finely divided foliage of a peculiar metallic green color. 5-inch pots, $ each. Asparagus Plumosus Nanus (Asparagus Fern). There is no better plant for table decoration than this. The foliage is more delicate than that of the finest Fern, being lace-like in its filminess. A plant with half a dozen stalks is a mass of dainty, misty green. 25 cts. and 50 cts. each; $ and $ per doz. Aspidistra Lurida. One of the easiest decorative plants to grow. A most useful house plant, thriving in a hallway or a comparatively dark place in the room where nothing else will succeed. 5-inch pots, $; 6-inch pots, $ and 7-inch pots, $ each. Specimen plants, 8-inch tubs, $ each. —Variegata. The dark green leaves are striped with white. 5-inch pots, $ each; 6-inch pots, $ each.


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