March 22. 1917. 



The Florists' Review 



91 



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Swas-Teeka Cannas 



Time-tested 

 Varieties 



VARIETIES that have won their place high In the favor 

 ▼ of flower lovers, and held it against all comers, season 

 after season. 



What we say about them might be biased; what others 

 say, is not. We are continually getting such letters as 

 this: 



"I decided to buy my Cannas of you if prices were satis- 

 factory, which they are, as the finest Cannas I have seen 



WHITE 



100 



Price, 



S Blanche Wintzer, height 3% feet— Snowy 



white, $1 each, 59 for 10. 

 !fi Flag of Truce, height 4 feet— Large flowered, 



cream white with faint pink dots on each 



petal. $3 for 6 $40 



Blanc (Imp.), height 3% feet — Almost 



pure white. Good for mass planting 5 



PINK 



TALL 



y; Louise, height 6 feet — Soft rose pink, deli- 

 cately dappled with red 4 



Zenith, height 6 feet — Orange pink or salmon, 

 with the tongue pure orange; unlike any 

 other Canna 4 



MEDIUM 

 ■fiClty of Portland, height 3Vi feet— Deep sal- 

 mon pink. New and good. $2 for 10 15 



>fi Eastern Beauty, height 4 feet — Light salmon 



and orange flowers ; bronze foliage 3 



>fi Evolution, height 4 feet — Flowers rich pink 



with a golden tint; bronze foliage 2.50 



Hungarla, height 3Vi feet — ^Attractive rose 



pink; very free bloomer 6 



m Maid of Orleans, height 4^^ feet — Rich cream 



ground mottled and shaded with soft pink. 10 

 !fi Mrs. Alfred F. Conard, height 4 feet— The 



grandest flesh pink Canna ever introduced. 



$1.25 for 10 10 



>fi Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, height 4 feet — Similar 



to the Mrs. A. E. Conard in color, but a 



deeper pink 30 



Pocahontas (Bronze Olympic), height 4»A feet 



— Large, orient-red flowers, borne on firm, 



upright stems. Dark, bronze-green foliage. 



$4 for 10 30 



if; Rosea gigantea, height 3% feet — Giant flowers 



of soft rose to carmine pink 10 



!fi Venus, height 4 feet — The color is gay rosy 



pink, with a well deflned border of creamy 



yellow. An incessant bloomer 4 



tfi Wabash, height 4 feet— The bronze-leaved 



Rosea gigantea. Flowers are carmine pink 

 and very large 6 



DWARF 



y; Betsy Ross, height 3 feet — Beautiful rose pink; 



valuable on account of its dwarf habit 5 



!fi Loveliness, height 3 feet— Bright ruby car- 

 mine; the blooms are of the neat (aladio- 

 flora type 8 



W Martha Washington, height 3 feet— Extra 

 large flowers of bright rose pink; a great 

 bloomer 3 



RED 



TALL 



W Jupiter, height 6 feet — Rich red flowers; im- 

 mense, deep purple foliage 3 



Mrs. George A. Strohlein, height 6 feet— Flow- 

 ers amaranth red, with large bronze foliage. . . 



Sfi Pillar of Fire, height 7 feet— A giant in height; 



color is crimson scarlet 3 



Uncle Sam, height 7 feet— Brilliant orange 

 scarlet flowers 3 



Si Wintzer's Cpiossal, height 5 feet— Finest and 

 undoubtedly the largest Orchid-flowering 



Canna in existence. $2.50 for 10 18 



MEDIUM 



S Beacon, height 4 feet — Moderate-sized flowers 

 of rich cardinal red, borne in impressive 

 heads f, 



Sfi Black Prince, height 5 feet— Intense, deep, vei- 



vety maroon 3 



SBrandywIne, height 3^ feet— Verv dark fo- 



liage, topped with brilliant red flowers 3 



SiConowingo, height 5 feet — Intense, deep, flery 

 scarlet. Foliage plum color at the base, 

 shading to olive green at the tip 4 



Hi Dragon (New 1915), height 4 feet— Dark ox- 



blood red. $2.50 for 10 20 



»iDuke of Marlborough, height 4 feet— Dark, 



rich, velvety crimson 2.50 



Firebird, height 4 feet — Clear, glistening scar- 



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growing in this city or Omaha, were bought of your com- 

 pany.— JAMES H. Mcmullen, The McMullen Nursery, 

 Council Bluffs, Iowa." 



This is the kind of business that is good for business. 

 Get your share of it. 



Below we have classifled our standard trade Cannas, as 

 to color and size: 



100 



King Humbert, height 4 feet — Magniflcent 

 bronze foliage. Used in great quantities 



for bedding $ 4 



!fi Lafayette (New, 1916), height 4 feet— Flowers 



almost scarlet. Intensely vivid. $5 for 10.. 35 

 Mount Etna, height 4 feet — Brilliant crimson, 



with magniflcent dark purple foliage 3 



ifiNew York, height 5 feet — Scarlet; foliage rich 



plum color 5 



Splendor, height 4% feet — Very large flowers; 

 color intense scarlet 10 



DWARF 

 Dragon, height 3 to 4 feet — ^An incessant 

 bloomer which keeps sending up new bloom 

 stalks until cut down by frost. Dark ox- 

 blood red. $2.50 for 10 20 



■iiGeo. Washington, height 3^ feet— Deep, 



velvety crimson 3 



yi Philadelphia (imp.), height 3 feet— An excel- 

 lent dwarf; crimson 3 



Triumph, height 3 feet — Deep crimson. A 

 splendid dwarf 5 



ORANGE 



TALL 



Indiana, height 6 feet — Glistening golden 

 orange 4 



Wyoming, height 7 feet — Blossoms orange col- 

 ored; of immense size; foliage is purple 3 



MEDIUM 



y; California, height 4 feet — Pure, rich orange 

 gold 4 



!fi Golden Gate, 4 feet — The flowers open almost 

 pure gold, but soon become richly rayed 

 with orange crimson and apricot; throat 



deep carmine red. Foliage green 10 



Juanlta, height 4% feet — Bronzy orange color, 



with golden bronze foliage 8 



Marvel, height 4 to 5 feet — Flowers buff to 

 orange, on green foliage; rather narrow or 

 slight in its growth 10 



!fi Mrs. Carl Kelsey, height 6 feet — Orange scar- 

 let, striped yellow 8 



San Diego, height 4 feet — Described as Chinese 

 orange or Persian yellow in color. The 

 crimped petals are remarkable for sub- 

 stance, which enables them to withstand 

 the hot Summer sun without wilting, and 

 another charm is in the buds, which are 

 dark bronze, harmonizing with the golden 

 bronze foliage. $4 for 10 



DWARF 



y; Cloth of Gold, height 3 feet — Pure orange, 

 tinted with gold and coppery red. Bronze 



foliage 5 



Queen of Holland, height 3 to 4 feet — Rich 

 orange-bronze foliage 10 



YELLOW 



TALL 



Gladiator, height 5 feet — Color is bright yel- 

 low, spotted with red 3 



MEDIUM 

 y; Brilliant, height 4 feet — Pure golden yellow, 



with red tongue 4 



Comte de Bouchard, height 4i^ feet — Intense 

 golden yellow flowers, spotted with bright 



red 3 



Elizabeth Hoss, height 3i^ feet— Yellow, dotted 



bright red 



y; Golden Gate, height 4 feet — Gold color, rayed 



crimson 10 



KJane Addams, height i^/z feet — True, bright 



buttercup yellow. $2 for 10 15 



y; Kate F. Deemer, height 4 feet — Delightful 



oriole yellow 4 



Richard Wallace, height 4% feet — Large flow- 

 ered; canary yellow. An especially fine 

 bedder 4 



DWARF 

 yjCoronet (imp.), height 3 feet — Brilliant canary 



yellow 3 



Director Holtze, height 3 feet — Bright yellow, 

 faintly dotted with soft rose; very fine 3 



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let flowers borne in immense truss^. Very 



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THE CONARD & JONES CO., WEST GROVE, PA. 



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