jANUAkY 13, 1921 



The Florists' Review 



113 



DREER'S CANNAS 



Dormant Roots for Immediate Delivery 



AH have green foliage, unless otherwise specified 



1.50 



.75 

 .85 



.75 



F«r 



Soz. 



Anstxla (Orchid P''lowered). Large, pure 

 canary-yellow with reddish dots in 

 center of upper petals; 5 ft $0.75 



Dazzler. One of the best, deep fire-red, 

 very free; 3% ft .• .85 



Eureka. The best white for massing, 

 very free and of fine habit; 4i^ ft... 



PanaL An intense, fiery cinnabar-red; 

 an Ideal grower, holding its flowers 

 well above the foliage; one of the 

 best bedders; 4 ft 



Feuenueer. Brilliant fiery-scarlet; 4 ft. 



Oaiety. Reddish-orange mottled with 

 carmine and edged with yellow. The 

 tongue is yellow and densely spotted 

 with carmine; 4% ft 



Oolden Eagle. A wonderful clear gol- 

 den-yellow of free, upright growth. 

 The flowers are produced in large 

 clusters well above the foliage. 4 ft. 2.00 



Oolden Oate. Yellow and red; 4 ft 75 



Onstav Gampper. An expellent pure 

 golden-yellow, clean habit, very free; 

 4 ft U5 



Harmony. Great clusters of good- 

 sized, well-formed Geranium red 

 flowers are arranged on good stems 

 in , such a manner as to give the 

 trusses an almost globular appear- 

 ance. 3 % ft 2.00 



Hongrarla. Flowers large, in good-sized 

 trusses freely produced. The color 

 is a beautiful rose-pink; 3% ft' 1.50 



ItaUa (Orchid Flowered). Bright 

 orange-scarlet, with broad golden- 

 yellow border; 6 ft 75 



Xing' Humbert (Orchid Flowered). The 

 most popular Canna. Creat orange- 

 scarlet flowers surmount the vigor- 

 ous dark bronze foliage throughout 

 the season ; 5 f t 75 



Iioaia Bevercbon. A splendid bedder, 

 large cochineal-red flowers; 4'/^ ft. . . 



Mrs. Karl Kelsey (Orchid Flowered). 

 Orange-scarlet, suffused and striped 

 with yellow; 6 ft 75 



.75 



Mrs. Woodrow WUaon. A rich but soft 

 crimson-pink, with very large flow- 

 ers. A robust grower and free 

 bloomer; 4 ft 



Orange Bedder. One of our own intro 

 ductions and unquestionably the best 

 of Its color, a particularly bright 

 orange with just sufficient scarlet in- 

 fusion to intensify the dazzling mass 

 of color; very free flowering. Award- 

 ed a 'certificate of merit by the S. A. 

 F. & O. H. at New York; 5 ft 



Queen Charlotte. Rich pomegranate- 

 red bordered with golden-yellow; 3 ft. 



Bosea aigantea. Large flowers, borne 

 in such abundance that the mass of 

 color Is amazing. A deep rich rose, 

 almost a coral-carmine; 4 ft 



Salmon Queen. Rosy salmon-scarlet, 

 blending to a rosy carmine towards 

 the center, a very effective bedder; 



5 ft 



Schopenbaner. A rich brilliant red 



with yellow throat, very free; 3 ft. . . 



Souv. de P. Wangle. Very distinct 

 orange-red color, edged with gold; 

 4»/6 ft 



The Prealdent. When the Canna Fire- 

 bird was introduced its immense flor- 

 ets and bright red color immediately 

 insured its popularity. In offering 

 The President we may best describe 

 it as possessing all the good qualities 

 of Firebird enhanced by extraordi- 

 nary vigor and perfect healthy foli- 

 age. It grows to a height of 5 ft. 

 and produces its immense trusses of 

 giant florets in great profusion. The 

 most sensational Introduction of re- 

 cent years 



Weat Virginia. Intense rich crimson- 

 scarlet with golden edge; 3 ft 



Wyoming (Orchid Flowered). Massive 

 orange flowers which malie a strong 

 contrast with its rich bronze foliage; 



6 ft 



Per 

 Dos. 



Per Per 

 100 1000 



$2.00 $15.00 $125.00 



.75 

 .75 



5.00 40.00 

 5.00 40.00 



1.50 10.00 90.00 



1.25 

 .85 



.75 



8.00 70.00 

 6.00 50.00 



5.00 40.00 



HENRY A. DREER, 714-716 Chestnut Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



The above prices are intended for the trade only 



ing cultivated ho intensively is found 

 in an increased production of bulbs at a 

 time two of the best customers, Ger- 

 many and Kussia, are out of the market. 

 Russia has wholly ceased to buy bulbs 

 and Germany has practically stopped. 

 The following figures, obtained By A. 

 Henderson, Chicago, show the quantity 

 and value of the bulbs cxj)orted by Hol- 

 land to the several principal bulb buy- 

 ing countries the last two years: 



TO fNITED STATES. 

 Year Kili>s (iiiilflors 



1919 4,794,;i7a 5.194,.-|L'(» 



1920 5,388,210 6,435,48l» 



TO ENGLAND. 



Year Kilos Guilders 



1919 1.098.004 2.."«0S,liM> 



1920 4,238,272 4,739,110 



TO GERMANY. 



Year Kilos Guilders 



1919 1,221.7."i4 1..^89.40.". 



1920 330,733 251,249 



The figures are from official Dutch 

 sources. Their study will reveal some 

 interesting averages and will show that, 

 without considering the favorable ex- 

 change rate, the Unij^ed States pays 

 more per pound for its bulbs than does 

 any other nation. 



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Get our prices for delivery from 1920 Harvest on ai] lines of 



Garden and Farm Root Seeds 



KELWAY & SOH, s^^^'SiSi'^^s. '•AJipfORT^c. 



GUADALUPE, CAL. 



Apparently Mother Nature is trying 

 to compensate for the scanty rainfall 

 during the last three seasons. The 

 completion of harvesting operations 



