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HORTICULTURE 



March 0. 1918 



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New Canna— Burpee's "Fiery Cross" 



OF tile hundreds of new varieties of Sweet I'eai that it has been our pleasure to Introduce, none have become 

 so popular as BCRPEE'8 "FIERY CKOS8." This Sweet Pea bore the distinction of beinR the highest 

 priced Sweet Pea that the world has ever known. We paid the introducer $1.40 a seed for every seed that 

 was In existence at that time. "FIERY CROSS" has been the ultimate in the Sweet Pea world, and this has 

 led us to name Burpee's New Cannu "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" Cauna, which was an extremely high- 

 priced novelty is one of the parent flowers, and In the llelds of the originator "FIEBY CROSS" was known as 

 "Firebird" Seediinc No. 10. 



Never before li:is there been a Canna of equal merit offered to the flower-lovers of this country. We feel 

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

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

 making the total height approximately five to six feet. The flower-heads are fifteen to eighteen Inches in length, 

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

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

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



We deem it a rare privilege to introduce such a wonderful New Canna. As an individual plant or In beds 

 this peerless flower will take first rank. Stock is necessarily limited. 



ORDER EABLY. DIVISIONS 52.00 EACH; J20.00 A DOZEN. 



W. Atlee Burpee Co. 



SEED GROWERS 



PHILADELPHIA 



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