JUay 19, 1921 



The Rorists^ Review 



129 





DREER'S POTTED CANNAS 



8.00 



70.00 



STRONG, WELL-ESTABLISHED PLANTS FROM 3-INCH 



We hh\r. lliis season prepared a lai'{((; stock of the following'' popular varieties of 

 Cannas: tliesi; are strong, well-establislied plants in splendid condition in ;{-inch 

 pots. For vari(^ties not listed here, refer to our curi-ent wholesale list or write us. 



All have green foliage unless otherwise specified 



rer Per I'er 

 Doz. 100 lOUO 



Beacon. Rich cardlnal-red; SVi ft $1.25 $8.00 $70.00 



CheerfnlnesH, No more appropriate name 

 could be given to this brilliant variety. Ita 

 beautiful bright fire-red or deep oranRo 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; 8^4 ft 1.25 



City oT Portland. A wonderful bright rosy- 

 pink; much deeper in color than Mrs. 

 Alfred Conard or Hungarla; a free-flower- 

 ing, vigorous grower; 3'/4 ft 2.00 



Dazzler. One of the b««t, deep fire-red, very 

 freer 3% ft 1.23 



I>r. E. Ackerkneclit. Carmine lake, suffused 

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



Duke of Marlboro. An attractive deep brilliant 

 crimson; 4 ft 1.25 



Uureku, The best white for massing, very 

 free and of fine habit; 4'/4 ft 1.50 



Fanal. An Intense, fiery cinnabar-red; an 

 Ideal grower holding its flowers well above 

 the foliage: one of the best bedders; 4 ft... 1.25 



I'euermeer. Brilliant fiery-scarlet; 4 ft 1.25 



(jaloty. Reddish-orange mottled with carmine 

 and edged with yellow. The tongue Is yel- 

 low and densely spotted with carmine; 

 4% ft 1.25 



(jolden Gate. Yellow and red ; 4 ft 1.25 



Ilungurla. Flowers lurge, In good-sized 

 trusses freely produced. The color is a 

 beautiful roae-plnk; 3V4 ft 1.50 



Italia (Orchid Flowered). Bright orange- 

 scarlet, with broad golden-yellow border; 

 6 ft 



POTS 



8.00 

 8.00 



70.00 

 7000 



0r( lllIi-Fl.OWKiiKl) C.\.SN.\ Kl.M, Hi Ml 



10.00 80.00 



1.25 



8.00 



70.00 



KiDir Ilombert (Orchid Flowered). The most 

 popular Canna. Great orange-srarlet flowers 

 surmount the vigorous dark bronze foliage 

 throughout the season; 5 ft 1.25 



I'Ouis Keverrlion. A splendid bedder, large 

 cochlneal-red flowers; 4 '.4 ft 1.25 



Mrs. Karl Kelsey (Orchid Flowered). Orange- 

 scarlet, suffused and striped with yellow; 

 5 ft 1.25 



Pennsylvania. Vermlllon-scarlet overlaid with 

 orange; 5 ft 1.25 



Per 



Doz. 



1 he (Jem. .An entirely dLstinct .spotted \a- 

 riety. The immense trusses of Mowers are 

 borne on uprlKht branching stems well iOiove 

 the foliage, ami are of deep cream or straw- 

 yellow, spotted with deep carmine; 4^ ft. . .$1.29 



The President. When the Canna Firebird was 

 introduced its immense lloret.s and bright 

 rod color Immediately insured its popularity. 

 In ottering The F'resident 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 prDcluces its Immense 

 trusses of giant florets in great profusion. 

 The most sensational introduction of recent 

 years 2.50 



West Virginia. Intense rich crimson-scarlet 

 with golden edge ; 3 ft 1.25 



Wyoming (Orchid Flowered). Mas.slve orange 

 flowers which make a strong contrast with 

 its rich bronze foliage; 6 ft 1.25 



Per Pep 



100 1000 



$8 00 $70.00 



20.00 1,',0.00 



8 00 To.eo 



8.00 70.00 



The above prices are intended for the trade only 



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



Mention The Review wlien vmi write 



tlie bii,-;iiic.ss ruimiiij; and liavc to carry 

 the oiiornioiis lii.ssos occasioiipd by so 

 callorl Iji-ush pile material, which haiij,'s 

 on from year to year at great e.KiK'iisf 

 and wliich should either never have been 

 planted or more effective means taken to 

 get rid of it at a profit. Is not surplus 

 a cur.so of the business? Are not sales 

 too uneven, the niirsciyman, perhajis un- 

 consciously, depending; on a lew things 

 in which he specializes or has a larj^e 

 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 sellers? I flatly 

 di.s;igrcc with most nurserymon that the 



brush ]iile is the right way out of tiiis 

 "•oninion dilliculty. 



There is no class of husine-^s, otlur 

 than the nurseiynien 's, which holds 

 this unecononiie view — not even the 

 farmer. Do you ever hear of a merchant 

 burning his surplus of stoikings, shoes, 

 hats or underwear, or a farmer fmrning a 

 suri)lus of corn or i)utatoes, or a Imtcher 

 sending surplus meat to the dogiuiund ? 

 Is the nursery business so distinct and 

 different from all other businesses.' ()t 

 course not, and a real business nursery- 

 man would no more burn good surplus 

 nursery stock than the iie-rcliaiit hi-; 

 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 restriited conditions, that would 

 s;ive a bulk of loss, and, further, I b<^- 

 lievc it wonM stimulate the use of nurs- 

 ery stock in general and at fair prices. 

 The bargain s;iles of the dry gdcxls mer- 

 chant do not seem to affect in the least 

 his standard prices after the S[iecial sales 

 are over. 



Any product worth producing is worth 

 using and it is criminal to destroy it. 

 If we Used our brains properly I believu 

 the biush [lile would pass into history 



