APHIL 21, 1921 



The Florists^ Review 



119 



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 



Salmon with 



Per 

 Doz. 



AUemania (Orchid Flowered). 

 Golden markings; 5 ft 



Aastria (Orchid Flowered). Large, pure 

 canary-yellow with reddish dots In center 

 of upper petals; 6 ft 1.25 



Beacon. Rich cardinal-red; 3% ft 1.26 



Cbeerfalness. No more appropriate name . 

 could be given to this brilliant variety. Its 

 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; 3% ft 1.25 



City of Portland. A wonderful bright rosy- 

 pink; much deeper In color than Mrs. 

 Alfred Conard or Hungarla; a free-flower- 

 ing, vigorous grower; 8H ft 2.00 



Dazzler. One of the best, deep flre-red. very 

 free; 3% ft 1.25 



Dr. E. Ackerknecht. Carmine lake, suffused 

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



Duke of Marlboro. An attractive deep brilliant 

 crimson; 4 ft 1.25 



Eureka. The best white for masAng, very 

 free and of flne habit; ihi ft 150 



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 



Fenermeer. Brilliant flery-scarlet; 4 ft 1.25 



Gaiety. Reddish-orange mottled with carmine, 

 and edged with yellow. The tongue is yel- 

 low and densely spotted with carmine; 

 4% ft 1.26 



Gladiator. Deep yellow freely dotted with 



1.25 



ft 1.25 



red; a popular bedder; 4^ ft. 

 Golden Gate. Yellow and red; 4 



Hungarla. Flowers large, in good-sized 

 trusses freely produced. The color Is a 

 beautiful rose-pink; 3H ft 1.60 



Italia (Orchid Flowered). Bright orange- 

 scarlet, with broad golden-yellow border; 

 6 ft 1.25 



Kins Humbert (Orchid Flowered). The most 

 popular Canna. Great orange-scarlet flowers 

 surmount the vigorous dark bronze foliage 

 throughout the season; 6 ft 1.26 



Louis Revercbon. A splendid bedder, large 

 cochlneal-red flowers; 4Vi ft 1.25 



Meteor. It Is Impossible to convey the full 

 value of this magnlflcent bedding variety 

 with its massive erect trusses of deep blood- 

 red flowers. It is unquallfledly the best deep 

 red bedding Canna 1.25 



Mrs. Karl Kelsey (Orchid Flowered). Orange- 

 scarlet, suffused and striped with yellow; 

 6 ft 



Pennsylvania. Vermlllon-scarlet overlaid with 

 orange; 5 ft ^ 



Rosea Glgantea. Large flowers, borne In such 

 abundance that the mass of color Is amazing. 

 A deep rich rose, almost a coral -carmine; 

 4 ft. 



Per 



100 



Per 



1000 



$1.25 $8.00 $70.00 



8.00 

 8.00 



70.00 

 70.00 



8.00 70.00 



16.00 125.00 



8.00 70.00 



8.00 70.00 



8.00 70.00 



10.00 00.00 



8.00 

 8.00 



70.00 

 70.00 



8.00 70.00 



8.00 

 8.00 



70.00 

 70.00 



10.00 80.00 



8.00 70.00 



8.00 70.00 



8.00 70.00 



8.00 75.00 



1.25 8.00 70.00 

 1.25 8.00 70.00 



1.50 10.00 90.00 



The above prices are intended for the trade only 



Orchid-Fi.owkrkd C.\nna King Himukri 



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; 4^ 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 ail the good qualities 

 of Firebird enhanced by extraordinary vigor 

 and perfect healthy foliage. It grows to a 

 height of 5 ft. and produces Its immen.se 

 trusses of giant florets In great profusion. 

 The most sensational introduction of recent 

 years 



West Virginia, Intense rich crimson-scarlet 

 with golden edge; 3 ft 



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 20.00 150.06 

 1.25 8.00 70.00 



8.00 70.00 



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



Please advise what varieties, size of 

 stock, kind of stock and method of 

 planting you would recommend for out- 

 door growing. H. A. K. — 111. 



I have never found leaves to be a 

 satisfactory protection for roses. The 

 trouble with them is that they are not 

 sufficiently close and field mice, during 

 warm spells, will harbor in them and do 

 serious harm in barking the plants. The 

 best of all protections for roses is soil 

 pulled up to them. Where the plants are 

 in rows in the field, the soil can be 

 banked up against them, after the plants 

 are tied up. Where they are in bi^ds and 

 planted rather closely, a better plan is 



to lay the plants down as much as pos- 

 sible without breaking them and then 

 cover with soil hauled from outside. 

 This method of protection has never 

 failed in places where a winter minimum 

 of 20 degrees below zero is occasional- 

 ly recorded. Coverings of hay, straw, 

 grass, pine needles and leaves have all 

 proved more or less unsatisfactory. 



If covering with soil will involve too 

 much labor, I should advise digging up 

 the plants and burying outside on a 

 well drained piece of land. You could 

 lay a mulch of some kind over tne spot 

 after the ground becomes frozen hard. 

 In the case of ramblers likely to be 

 killed back, the plants should be cut 



loose, laid down and a little soil scat- 

 tered over them. Later, some straw or 

 leaves could be added. There will rarely 

 be any winter-killing if this is done. If 

 you decide to heel them in coldframes, 

 I should advise you to allow the soil 

 about them to freeze solid, then scatter 

 leaves over them and place board shut- 

 ters over them, rather than sashes. The 

 latter, if used, must be adjusted so as to 

 afford ventilation during the warm 

 spells of winter. 



Own-root hybrid teas are of absolutely 

 no value outdoors in your latitude, no 

 matter how well they may do in the 

 sunny south. Use field-grown stock if 

 possible and grafted plants in every 



