THE CANNA AND THE CALLA 



AND SOME INTERESTING WORK WITH 

 THESE SO-CALLED LILIES 



THE first canna of my own production is 

 the one named the Tarrytown. This canna 

 took the grand gold medal, at the Pan- 

 American Exposition at Buffalo, as the best 

 canna exhibited at that time. There were large 

 numbers in competition. 



In addition to receiving the gold medal, 

 the Tarrytown was given special mention 

 as being the most profusely blooming canna 

 ever seen. 



This canna is a rich brilliant crimson in color, 

 and is rather dwarf in size, standing not higher 

 than three feet. Instead of producing a single 

 offshoot from each stalk or at most three or four, 

 as a good many even of the better varieties of 

 canna did at the time when this was produced, 

 the Tarrytown grows from six to nine offshoots 

 of the main stalk. Thus it makes a splendid and 

 highly effective display. 



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