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11 O KTl C'U LTUHE 



February 23, 1918 



New Canna—Burpee^s "Fiery Cross" 



OF the hundreds of new varieties of Sweet Peas that it has been our pleasure to Introduce, none have become 

 so iiopniar .is BURPKE'S "FIERY CROSS." This Sweet Pea bore tlie ilistlnctlon of being the bighest 

 l)rict'd Sweet Pea that the world lias ever known. We paid the introducer .SI. 40 a seed for every seed that 

 was in exl.stenee at that time. "FIERY CROSS" has been llie ultini.ite in the Sweet Pea world, and this has 

 led us to iiiinit* Hurpee's New Cannn "FIERY CROSS." 



"FIERY CROSS" in the Canna world stands for Just as much as "FIERY CROSS" In the Sweet Pea world. 

 "FIERY CROSS" Canna is in a class by itself. The Famous "Firebird" Canna. which was an extremely high- 

 priced noveltv, is one of the parent Bowers, and In the fields of the originator "FIERY CROSS" was known as 

 "Firebird" Seedling No. 10. 



Never before has there been a Canna of equal merit offered to the llowerlnvers of this country. We feel 

 sure that "FIERY CROSS" will 1111 a place In the Canna beds tbat has never yet been attained by any red Canna. 

 It grows to a height of four to four and one-half feet; (lower stems grow from a foot to eighteen inches taller, 

 making the total height approximately live to six feet. The Hower-heads are fifteen to eighteen inches in length, 

 and carry from fifteen to twenty open flowers of a vivid scarlet shading to crimson. So linn are the glistening 

 petals they do not wilt in the brightest sun. The foliage is a beautiful lustrous blue-green. It is entirely 

 tree from blight and disease. Flowers continuously from the latter part of .Tune until frost. 



We deem it a rare privilege to Introduce sncli a wonderful New Canna. ,\s an indlvidnal plant or in beds 

 this peerless (lower will take tirst rank. Stock is necessarily limited. 



ORDER E.VRI.V. DIVISIONS $2.00 EACH; $20.00 .\ DOZEN. 



W. Atlee Burpee Co. 



SEED GROWERS 



PHILADELPHIA 



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