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JlAX 19, 1921 



The Florists^ Review 



129 



DREER'S POTTED CANNAS 



STRONG, WELL-ESTABLISHED PLANTS FROM 3-INCH POTS 



We have this season prepared a large stock of the following popular varieties of 



Cannas; these are strong, well-established plants in splendid condition in 3-inch 



pots. For varieties not listed here, refer to our current wholesale list or write us. 



All have green foliage unless otherwise specified 



Per Per Per 

 Doz. 100 1000 



Bekeon. Rich cardinal-red; 8^ ft $1.25 $8.00 $70.00 



Cbeerfolnesa. No more appropriate name 

 could be given to this brilliant variety. Ita 

 beautiful bright flre-red or deep orange flow- 

 ers appear early and continue without Inter- 

 ruption until frost. Add to the prevailing 

 color a golden border and center with each 

 petal flaked carmine-crimson and you may 

 form some conception of this fascinating 

 variety; 8 V& ft 1.25 8.00 70.00 



City ot Portland. A wonderful bright rosy- 

 pink; much deeper in color than Mrs. 

 Alfred Conard or Hungaria; a free-flewer- 

 ing, vigorous grower; 8V& ft 2.00 



Daazler. On* of the best, deep flre-red, very 

 free; 8% ft 1.25 



Dr. E. Ackerknecbt. Carmine lake, suffused 

 with deep carmine, bronze foliage; 4 ft.... 1.25 



16.00 125.00 



8.00 70.00 



8.00 70.00 



8.00 70.00 



90.00 



Duke of Marlboro. An attractive deep brilliant 

 crimson; 4 ft 1.25 



Eureka. The best white for massing, very 



free and of fine habit; 4H ft 1.50 10.00 



Fanal. An Intense, flery cinnabar-red; an 

 ideal grower holding its flowers well above 

 the foliage; one of the best bedders; 4 ft... 1.25 8.00 70.00 



Fenermeer. Brilliant flery -scarlet; 4 ft 1.25 8.00 70.00 



Gaiety. Reddish-orange mottled with carmine 

 and edged with yellow. The tongue is yel- 

 low and densely spotted with carmine; 

 4H ft 1.25 8.00 70.00 



Golden Gate. Yellow and red; 4 ft 1.25 8.00 70.00 



Hungaria. Flowers large, in good-sized 

 trusses freely produced. The ^olor is a 

 beautiful rose-pink; 8% ft 1.50 10.00 80.00 



Italia (Orchid Flowered). Bright orange- 

 scarlet, with broad golden-yellow border; 

 6 ft 1.25 8.00 70.00 



Kins Hnmbert (Orchid Flowered). The most 

 popular Canna. Great orange-scarlet flowers 

 surmount the vigorous dark bronze foliage 

 throughout the season; 6 ft 1.25 8.00 70.00 



Lonls Revercbon. A splendid bedder, large 



cochineal-red flowers ; 4 H ft 1.25 8.00 70.00 



Mrs. Karl Kelsey (Orchid Flowered). Orange- 

 scarlet, suffused and striped with yellow; 

 6 ft 1.25 8.00 70.00 



Pennsylvania. Vermilion-scarlet overlaid with 

 orange; 6 ft 1.29 8.00 70.(K) 



Orchid-Flowkred Canna King Humbert 



Per 



Doz. 



The Gem. An' entirely distinct spotted va- 

 riety. 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; 4H ft... $1.25 



The President. When the Canna Firebird was 

 Introduced Its immense florets and bright 

 red color immediately insured Its popularity. 

 In offering The President we may best de- 

 scribe It as possessing all the good qualities 

 of Firebird enhanced by extraordinary vigor 

 and perfect healthy foliage. It grows to a 

 height of 5 ft. and produces its immense 

 trusses of giant florets in great profusion. 

 The most sensational introduction of recent 

 years 



West Virginia. Intense rich crimson-scarlet 

 with golden edge; 8 ft 1.25 



Wyoming (Orchid Flowered). Massive orange 

 flowers which make a strong contrast with 

 Its rich bronze foliage; 6 ft 1.25 



Per 



100 



Per 



1000 



$8.00 $70.00 



2.50 20.00 150.00 



8.00 TO.M 



8.00 T0.00 



The above prices are intended for the trade only 



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



Mention The Rerlew when yoii WTlt<». 



the business running and have to carry 

 the enormous losses occasioned by so- 

 called brush pile material, which hangs 

 on from year to year at great expense 

 and which should either never have been 

 planted or more effective means taken to 

 get rid of it at a profit. Is not surplus 

 a curse of the business? Are not sales 

 too uneven, the nurseryman, perhaps un- 

 consciously, depending on a few things 

 in which he specializes or has a large 

 stock of, to produce the bulk of income, 

 forgetting that the aggregate of the 

 slow-moving stuff is often greater than 

 the total of the easy sellersf I flatly 

 disagree with most nurserymen that the 



brush pile is the right way out of this 

 common diflSculty. 



There is no class of business, other 

 than the nurserymen's, which holds 

 this uneconomic view — not even the 

 farmer. Do you ever hear of a merchant 

 burning his surplus of stockings, shoes, 

 hats or underwear, or a farmer burning a 

 surplus of corn or potatoes, or a butcher 

 sending surplus meat to the dog-pound? 

 Is the nursery business so distinct and 

 different from all other businesses? Of 

 course not, and a real business nursery- 

 man would no more burn good surplus 

 nursery stock than the merchant his 

 overstock of shoes. 



A way out would be found of selling 

 at reduced prices to those in the trade, 

 to institutions or to the retail buyer un- 

 der restricted conditions, that would 

 save a bulk of loss, and, further, I be- 

 lieve it would stimulate the use of nurs- 

 ery stock in general and at fair prices. 

 The bargain sales of the dry goods mer- 

 chant do not seem to affect in the least 

 his standard prices after the special sales 

 are over. 



Any product worth producing is worth 

 using and it is criminal to destroy it. 

 If we used our brains properly I believe 

 the brush pile would pass into history 



