The Rorfsts^ Review 



Fbbbuabt 19, 1920 



DREER'S CANNAS 



This season we harvested the finest and largest 

 crop of Cannas that we have ever grown. 



KING HUMBERT 



And all the other good varieties jou should have are included in our list and the roots are heavy and firm. 



PRICES. The prices quoted are for dormant roots, which can usually be supplied until about the first of April, after which pot 

 plants will be sent out and in which the advance in price will be as follows: All varieties listed at $7.00 or less per lOO wilibe 

 supplied in pot plants at $8.00 per lOO or $70.00 per lOOO, and on varieties listed above $7.00 per lOO there wiU be no change 

 in price between dormant roots and pot plants. 



All have green foliage unless othenwise specified. 



TWELVE SPECIAL VARIETIES 



Oarmine Beauty. Deep bright carmine flowers freelj produced hich above 

 the heavy dark-neen foUage which has a narrow red marsin. 4M 

 ft. 16 cts. each; fl.60 per dos.; SIO.OO per 100; SOO.OO per 1000. 



Oheerfnlneas. No more appropriate name could be (Iven to this brilliant 

 novelty. Its beautiful bright flre-red or deep oranre Sowers appear early 

 and continue without interruption until frost. Add to the prevailinc 

 color a rolden border and center with each petal flaked carmine-crimson 

 and you may form lome conceptimi of this fascinatinff variety. 8^ ft. 

 10 cti. eAcb; 86 cti. per doz.; |0.00 per 100; $60.00 per 1000. 



City of Portland. A wonderful bright rosy-pink, much deeper in color 

 than llrs. Alfred C!onard or Hungorla: a free-flowerinc , vigorous grower. 

 »\i ft. 20 cU. each; $2.00 per dos.; $12.00 per 100; 1100.00 per 1000. 



Fairy Queen. The dwarf, compact plants of this distinct novelty are 

 covered with flowers from aprinK until fall. The plant rarely exceeds 8 

 feet in heifht. The flowers, of a clear rose-pink, are of medium sise, 

 £ood lubstance and borne upright on stout items in great abundance. 

 Bach flower has a distinct cream-colored border. 



We believe Fairy Queen wlU become one of the very popular Oannas. 

 60 cts. each; $6.00 per dos.; $60.00 per 100. 



Flag of Truce. A large-flowered, creamy white with faint pink dots on 

 each petal. The general effect is white. Not as white nor as tall as 

 Bureka, but quite distinct and valuable. 4 ft. 86 cts. each; $8.60 per 

 dos.; $20.00 per 100. 



Golden Eagle. A wonderful clear golden-yellow of free, upright growth. 

 The flowers are produced in large clusten well above the foliage. 4 ft. 

 86 cts. each; $3.60 per dos.; $20.00 per 100. 



Harmony. Great clusters of good-slsed, well-formed Oeraninm red flowen 



are arranged on good stems in such a manner as to givs ths trusses an 

 almost globular appearance. 8^ ft. 20 cts. each; $2.00 per dos.; $16.0C 

 per 100. 



Fooahoatas (Bronse-leaved Olympic). Large oriental-red flowers borne 

 on flrm upright items, Just high enough above the foliage to show the 

 entire head. The foliage is a dark bronse-green with emerald shadings; 

 the ribs a darker brcHue. 4 ft. 20 cts. each; |2.00 per dos.; $16.00 

 per 100; $100.00 per 1000. 



Poppy. Intense poppy-red. Large perfect ilorets in good trusses over 

 greenish-bronsy follsge. Bich and effective. 6 ft. 20 ots. each; $2.00 

 per dos.; $10.00 per 100; $80.00 per 1000. 



BemarkaUe. This effective bronse-leaved variety stands oat boldly among 

 other sorts, not only (m account of its height (6 ft.), but because of the 

 beautiful icarlet-carmine trusses of bloom surmounting the ridi green- 

 iHwnse foliage. 20 cto. each; $2.00 per dos.; $10.00 per 100; $80.00 per 

 lOOO. 



Sniprise. The brightest red Oanna we have. It surpasses In brilUanoy 

 such popular varieties as Meteor end Lafayette and produces Its great 

 trusies with equal freedom. 4 to 6 ft. 86 cts. each; $8.60 per dos.; 

 $26.00 per 100. 



The President. When the Oanna Firebird wai introduced iti immenie 

 florets snd bright red color immedlstelr insured its populsrity. In 

 offering The President we may best describe it as posiessfag all the good 



Dualities of Firebird enhanced by extraordinary vigor and perfect healthy 

 oliage. It grows to s height of 6 ft. and produces its immense trusses 

 of giant florets in great profusion. The most leniational introduction of 

 recent years. 86 cts. each; $3.60 per doi.; $20.00 per 100. 



DREER'S SELECT CANNAS 



Including many comparatively 



Dos. 

 Allemania (Orchid Flowered). Salmon with golden 



markings; 6 ft $0 60 



Alphonse Bouvier. Brilliant crimson; ft. 60 



Austria (Orchid Flowered). Large, pore canary- 



Jellow with reddish dots in center of upper petals; 

 ft. 80 



Beaoon. Blch cardinal-red 8^ ft 100 



Brilliant. Rich yellow with two red petals; 8% ft. 80 



Cloth of Gold (Dreer's). Very free flowering, 

 golden yellow; 8 ft 00 



Daasler. One of the best, deep flre-red, very free; 

 a\% ft. 100 



Dragon, Verv rich dark, ox-blood red; 8 ft 76 



Dr. E. Aekerkneeht. Carmine lake, suffused with 

 deep carmine, bronse foliage; 4 ft. 60 



Duke of XarllKiro. An attractive deep brilliant 

 crimson; 4 ft 80 



Eureka. The best white for massing, very free 

 and of fine habit; 4% ft 2 00 



Fanal. An Intense, fiery cinnabar-red, an ideal 

 grower holding its flowers well above the foliage, 

 one of the best liedders; 4 ft 



Favorite. This is the beat red spotted yellow Canna 

 yet introduced. The color is a rich, deep golden- 

 yellow, the flowers are produced on strong stems 

 well sbove the felisge; 6 ft 



Feuermeer. Brilliant flery-scarlet; 4 ft 



Firebird (Olseau de Feu). A remsrkable variety 

 perfectly formed floreta, 7 to 8 inches across, 

 of a brilliant cardinal-red; 4 ft 1 60 



Gaiety. Seddlsh-orange mottled with carmine and 

 edged with yellow. The tongue is yellow and 

 densely spotted with carmine; 4V4 ft 



Garam. Very large bright carmine-red flowers, 

 freelv produced; S\i to 4 feet 



General HerkeL Scarlet suffused with orange, base 

 and edge of flower marbled vrith golden-yellow; 

 4 ft. 



Gladiator. Deep yellow freely dotted with red, a 



new varieties, which we can offer in quantity at popular prices. 



100 



1000 



86 



60 

 86 



60 

 60 



60 



8 80 8000 



8 60 80 00 



18 00 126 00 



6 00 80 00 



8 60 

 6 00 



80 00 

 60 00 



10 00 00 00 



8 80 80 00 

 8 80 80 00 



popular bedder; 4% ft 80 



Goethe. Very attractive. Bright deep orange 

 flowers of a very penetrating shade; 4% ft 88 



Ooldhird. (Olseau d'Or.) This is the yellow com- 

 panion to Firebird; the Immense soft canary-yellow 

 flowers are ofgood substance; 4^ ft 88 



Golden Gate. Teilow and red; 4 ft 60 



Hnngarla. Flowers large, in good-sised trusses 

 freely produced. The color is s besutlful roae- 

 plnk; »% ft 88 



Italia (Orchid Flowered). Bright orange-scarlet, 

 with broad golden-yellow border; 6 ft. 80 



J, D. Eisele. Vermilion scarlet overlaid with 

 orange, good bedder; 4H ft 00 



7ane Addams. (Tolor a deep rich yellow with a 

 touch of red at the throat; a clean, vigorous 

 grower of upright habit; 4^ ft 78 



King Humbert (Orchid Flowered). The most popu- 

 ulsr Csnna. Great orange-scarlet flowers sur- 

 mount the vigorous dsrk bronse follsge through- 

 out the season: 6 ft 76 



Lafayetta. In some respecta resembles the vsrtety 

 "Meteor" but the flowers are not quite as dark, 

 stands more erect and the plant grows taller; 

 8 ft. : 100 



La Fraaoe. Deep carmine-pink; 4^ ft 1 28 



Lahneck. A free grower. The color is rose with 

 lines and shadings of scariet carmine hues, a 

 narrow golden border adds to its beauty; 4 ft. . 88 



Louis RsTerehea. A splendid bedder, Urge oochi- 

 nesl-red flowers; 4H ft 00 



Kald of Orleans. Hint cream ground, mottled and 

 shaded soft plsJc; 4 ft 60 



8 60 

 8 60 



80 00 

 80 00 



Dos. 



100 



1000 



8 00 40 00 



4 00 86 00 



6 00 60 00 



6 00 

 4 00 



80 00 

 80 00 



6 00 60 00 

 8 80 80 00 

 4 00 88 00 



8 00 40 00 



6 00 48 00 



7 00 



8 00 



60 00 

 70 00 



6 00 60 00 

 4 00 88 00 

 4 00 80 00 



Mrs. Alfred Consrd. One of the very best cannas 



in commerce today. The large exquisite shaded 



salmon-pink flowers are produced in great abun- 

 dance on robust upright planta; 4 ft $1 76 



Mrs. Karl Kslsey. (Orchid Flowwed). Orsnge- 



scarlet, suffuaed and striped with yellow; 8 ft. . 60 

 Mrs. Woodrow Wilson. A rich but soft crimaon- 



plnk, with very large flowera. a robust grower 



and free bloomer; 4 ft 2 00 



Olympic. Rich Oriental-red. ahadlnglli^ter to the 



centre and dappled carmine. The individual 



florets and truases are very large and of ex- 

 cellent form. 6 feet 88 



Orange Bedder. One of our own introductions snd 



nnquestlonsbly the best of Ita color, s particu- 

 larly bright orange with Just suflldent acarlet 



infnaion to intenaffy the daxsling mass of color; 



very free flowering. Awarded a certiflcate of 



merit by the S. A. F. A O. H. at New Yixk, 



August. 1917; 6 ft 60 



Panama. The color and markings of this splendid 



Canna are unnsusl; the rich orange-red face of 



the petals is bordered wltb a broad edge of 



golden-yellow; 8 ft 60 



Pennsylvania. Vermilion-scarlet overlaid with 



orange; 6 ft 



Philadelphia. Rich deep red; 4 ft 



Queen Charlotte. Rich pomegranate-red bordered 



with golden-yellow; 8 ft 



Rosea Olgantea. Large flowers, borne in such 



abundance that the mass of color is amasing. 



A deep rich rose, slmost s corsl-carmine; 4 ft. . 1 

 Salmon Queen. Biosy salmon-scarlet, blending to 



a rosy carmine towards the center, a very ef- 

 fective bedder: 6 ft 



Soharfenstein. The beantifnlly formed, large round 



florets are produced In compact but graceful 



tmsaea. The color la a unique light red aalmon 



with orange and carmine aufltisionB that forms 



a most attractive addition to the range of colors 



found In Oannas; 6 ft 88 



Schopenhauer. A rich brilliant red with yellow 



throat, very free; 8 ft 76 



Sonv. de F. Langle. Very distinct orsnge-red 



color, edged with gold: 4% ft 76 



Superb. Deep sslmon with bronse foliage; 4^ ft.. 60 

 The Gem. An entirely distinct spotted variety. 



The Immense truaaea of flowera are borne on 



upright branching stems well above the foliage, 



and are of deep cream or straw-yellow, spotted 



with deep carmine; 4H ft 160 10 00 00 00 



TThlherg. Entirely distinct, of a soft rosy-carmine; 



the throat of the flower is of a creamy-yellow, 



and the edges of the petala are alao pale yellow; 



„8 ft. 60 4 00 88 00 



Venna. Flowers of fair alee, of a soft rosy pink 



with s pretty mottled border of creamy-yeUow; 



8% ft 



Weat Virginia. Intenae 



78 



rich crimaon-Bcarlet with 



golden edge; 8 ft 80 



Wlntser's Colossal (Orchid Flowered). The largeat 

 flowered Canna. The floreta often measure eight 

 Inches across and are of a bright scarlet; 8 ft. . . 78 



William Batea. A splendid free flowering yellow 

 of good sise; 6 ft l 60 



Wyoming (Orchid Flowered). Massive orange flow- 

 ers which make a strong contrast with ita rUA 

 bronse foliage; 6 ft 60 8 60 80 00 



Teilow King Enmhert (Orchid Flowered). A sport 

 from King Humbert In which the foliage is green 

 and the flowers yellow with red spota. Very 

 attractive 78 8 00 4S 00 



HENRY A. DREER, 



714-T16. 

 Chestnut St., 

 The above prices are intended for the Trade only. 



Philadelphia, Peu 



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