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The Florists^ Review 



Mabch 4, 1920 



Dreer's Cannas 



This season we harvested the finest and largest crop of 

 Cannas that we have ever grown 



KINC HUMBERT 



And all the other good varieties you 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 will be 

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

 in price between dormant roots and pot plants. 



All have green foUaHe unless otherwise specified. 



ELEVEN SPECIAL VARIETIES 



OarmiBe Beauty. Deep bright carmine flowers freely produced high aboTe 

 the heavy dark-freen foliage which has a narrow red margin. 4\i 

 ft. 16 cts. each; fl.60 per dox.; $10.00 per 100; $80.00 per 1000. 



Cheerfulness. No more appropriate name could be given to this brilliant 

 novelty. Its beautiful bright flre-red or deep orange flowers appear early 

 and continue without Interruption until frost. Add to the prevailing 

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

 and yon may form some conception of this fascinating variety. 8H ft. 

 10 cti. each; 8S cts. per dos.; $6.00 per 100; $60.00 per 1000. 



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

 than Mrs. Alfred Oonard or Hungaria: a free-flowering, vigorous grower. 

 8% ft. 20 cU. each; $2.00 per dos.; $12.00 per 100; $100.00 per 1000. 



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

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

 feet In height. The flowers, of a clear rose-pink, are of medium slse, 

 good substance and borne upright on stout stems In great abundance. 

 Bach flower has a distinct cream-colored border. 



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

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



Tlag of Tmce. ▲ large-flowered, creamy white with faint pink dots on 

 each petal. The general efTect is white. Not as white nor as Ull as 

 Eureka, but quite dlsUnct and valuable. 4 ft. 86 cU. each; $8.60 per 

 dos.; $20.00 per 100. 



A wonderful clear golden-yellow of free, apright growth. 

 ^The flowers are produced in large clusters well above the foliage. 



OoMen Eagle. _ . . . _ _ 



~ iwers are produced in large clusters well above the foliage. 4 ft. 

 '36 cts. each; $3.60 per dos.; $20.00 per 100. 

 Harmony. Great clusters of good-sised, well-formed Ctoranlom red flowers 



are arranged on good stems in such a manner as to give the trasses an 



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



per 100. 

 Pocahontas (Bronze-leaved Olympic). Large oriental-red flowers borne 



on firm upright stems. 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 bronze. 4 ft. 20 cto. each; $3.00 per dos.; $16.00 



per 100; $100.00 per 1000. 

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



greenlsh-bronsy foliage. Sich and eifective. 6 ft. 20 ota. each; $2.00 



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

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



other swta, not only on account of its height (6 ft.), bat because of the 



beautiful scarlet-carmine trasses of bloom surmounting the rich greea- 



bronse foliage. 20 eta. each; $2.00 per dos.; $10.00 per 100; ^.00 per 



1000. 

 Surprise. The brightest red Canna we have. It surpasses in brilliancy 



suc h popular varieties as Meteor and Lafayette and prodnces Ita great 



trusses with equal freedom. 4 to 6 ft. 86 eta. each; $8.B0 per dos.; 



$26.00 per 100. 



DREER'S SELECT CANNAS 



Including many comparatively 



Dob. 

 l ll e msiil s (Ordild riowered). Salmon with golden 



markings; 6 ft $0 80 



Austria (Orchid Flowered). Large, pure canary- 

 yellow with reddish dota !a center of upper petals; 



^» ft* BO 



Baaooa. Bldi eardlnal-red 8Vi ft 1 00 



Biilllaat. Rich yeUow with two red petals; *% ft. SO 

 Dasslsr. Ona of the best, deep flre-red, very firee; 



8% ft. ....:. 100 



Dragon. Terr rich daric. ox-blood red; 8 ft 76 



Dr. X. Aekerkaeeht. Carmine lake, saffosed with 



deep carmine, brooae foliage; 4 ft. 60 



Dnks of Karlbwe. Aa attractive deep brilliant 



orlmsMi; 4 ft 60 



TaaaL An Intense, flery dnnsbar-red, an ideal 

 grower holding Ita flowers well above the foUags, 



one of the best bedders: 4 ft 86 



Fsaeimeer. Brilliant fleiy-scariet; 4 ft. 88 



Gaiety. Beddish-orange mottled with carmine and 

 edged with yellow. The tongue is yellow and 



densely spotted with carmine; 4% ft 60 



SanuB. Very large tolght earmlne-red flowers. 



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



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frselyjpredaced: 8)4 to 4 feet. 

 Scarlet i 



OcBonl mrkeL Scarlet snffnaed with orange, base 



and edge of flower marbled with goIden-yeUow; 



4 ft. 



Oladlater. Deep yellow freely dotted with red. a 



popular beddcr; 4M ft 



ftosuie. Very attractive. Bright deep orange 



flowers of a very penetrating shade; 4M ft 



Oeldblrd. (Oiseau d'Or.) This Is the yellow com- 



panloD to Firebird; the immense ssft canary-yellow 



'flowers are of cood substance; 4H ft. 

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Ooldea Gate. Yellow and red 



Hvagarla. Flowers Urge, In good-slsed trusses 

 freely inwduced. The color is a beautifnl roae- 

 phik; 8M ft 88 



Italia (Orchid Flowered). Bright oraaM-searlet, 

 with broad golden-yellow border; 6 ft. 60 



7aae Addams. Color a deep rich yellow with a 

 toach of red at the throat; a clean, vigorous 

 grower of upright hsbit; 4^ ft 76 



Klag Humbert (Orchid Flowered). The most popa- 

 ular Canna. Oreat orange-scarlet flowers sur- 

 mount the rigorous dark bronse foliage through- 

 out the season; 6 ft 76 



Lafayette. In some respecta resembles the variety 

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

 stands more erect and the plant grows taller; 

 8 ft IM 



Xa France. Deep carmlne-plnk; 4H ft 1 38 



Lahaeek. A free grower. The color is rose with 

 lines and shadings of scarlet carmine hues, a 

 narrow golden border adds to ito beauty; 4 ft. . 86 



Xioula Beverohen. A splendid bedder, large cochl- 



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neal-red flowws; 4H ft. 

 Kaid of Orleaas. Bldi cream ground, mottled and 



60 



shaded soft plxk; 4 ft 60 



Mrs. Xart Xelssy. (Orchid Flowered). Orsnge- 



scarlet, suffused and striped with yellow; 6 ft. . 60 

 lbs. Woedrow Wilson. A rich but soft crimson- 

 pink, with very large flowers, a robust grower 

 and free bloomer; 4 ft S 00 



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Olympic. Blch Oriental-red, shadingllghter to the 

 centre and dappled carmine. The indlridaal 

 floreta and trusses are very large and of ex- 

 cellent form. 8 feet $0 85 



Orange Bedder. One of our own Introductions and 

 unquestionably the best of Ita color, a particu- 

 larly bright orange with Just sufficient scarlet 

 Infusion to Intensify the dasaling mass of color: 

 very free flowering. Awarded a oertlfleato of 

 merit by the 8. ▲. F. ft O. H. at New York. 

 August, 1817; 6 ft 



Panama. The color and markings of this splendid 

 Canna are unusual; the rich orange-red face of 

 the petals is bordered with a broad edge of 

 golden-yellow; 6 ft 



Pennsylvania. VermlUon-scarlet overlaid with 

 wange; 6 ft 



Philadelphia. Blch deep red; 4 ft 



Queen Charlotte. Blch pomegranate-red bordered 

 with golden-yellow; 8 ft 



Bosea Olgaatea. Large flowers, bmne in such 

 abundance that the mass of color Is amaslng. 

 A deep rich rose, almost a coral-carmlae; 4 ft. . 1 



Salmon Queen. Bosy salmon-scarlet, blending to 

 a rosy carmine tewards the center, a very ef- 

 fective bedder; 6 ft 



Seharfenstela. The beautifully formed, large roand 

 floreta are produced in compact but graceful 

 trusses. The color Is a unique light red salmon 

 with orange and carmine suffoslons thst forms 

 a moat attractive addition to the range of colors 

 found in C!annas; 6 ft 



Sehopenhauer. A rich brilliant red with yellow 

 throat, very free; 8 ft 



SouT. de F. Langle. Very distinct orange-red 

 color, edged with gold; 4% ft 78 



Superb. Deep salmon with bronse foliage; 4% ft.. 



The Q»m.. An entirely distinct spotted variety 

 The immense trusses of flowers are borne on 

 upright branching stems well above the foliage, 

 and are of deep cream or straw-yellow, spotted 

 with deep carmine; 4^ ft 1 80 



Vhlberg. Entirely distinct, of a soft raay-carmlae; 

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

 and the edges of the petals are also pale yellow; 

 3 ft rr.... 60 



Venus. Flowers of fair sise, of a soft rosy pink 

 with s pretty mottled border of cresmy-yellow; 

 8H ft .'.. 78 



Wlntser's Colossal (Orchid Flowered). The largest 

 flowered Canna. The florets often measure eight 

 Inches across and are of a bright scarlet; 6 f t. . . 78 



William Bates. A splendid free flowering yellow 

 of good else; 8 ft 1 80 



^Vyoming (Orchid Flowered). Massive orange flow- 

 era which make a strong contrast with Ita rich 

 broDse folisge; 6 ft 80 



I'ellow King Humbert (Orchid Flowered). A sport 

 from King Humbert in which the foliage is green 

 and the flowers yellow with red spota. Very 

 •attractive 78 



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HENRY A. DREER, ch^J^.T.'I;. Philadelphia. 



The above prices arc iatcadci^ 'or the Trade only. 



