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Mont Blanc. Most magnificent white 

 Canna yet known; foliage bright glossy 

 green, large and handsome; a strong 

 growing vigorous variety, producing 

 masses of snowy white flowers that con- 

 trast beautifully with the fine shades of 

 pink, scarlet and yellow. Price 25c to 

 50c. 



Louise. Of large size with long petals 

 of soft deep rose-pink, dappled and 

 streaked with red. The bloom spikes are 

 usually large and fine, and so completely 

 do the flowers cover the plant as to make 

 a row or bed seem almost like a solid 

 mass of bloom. 20c. 



Buttercup. Buttercup yellow; large 

 beautifully formed flowers in handsome 

 trusses; a beautiful pure, bright, deep 

 yellow Canna. 20 to 50c. 



Shenandoah. Foliage rich ruby red, 

 exquisitely veined and tinted like some 

 rare hot-house plant. It bears fine large 

 trusses of beautiful waxy rose-pink flow- 

 ers; highly ornamental. 20c. 



Eastern Beauty. The flowers are a 

 charming shade of light salmon and or- 

 ange that changes after two or three days 

 to a most attractive flesh. 20c. 



Niagara. Crimson and Gold. The best of 

 the low growing variegated Cannas. 

 Great handsome trusses, broad, thick, 

 durable petals; color, rich, deep crimson 

 with a wide irregular border of deep 

 golden yellow. Height three feet. 20c; 

 the set $3.00. 



Giant Orchid Flowering Cannas. 



Austria. This grand mammoth canna 

 grows 5 or 6 feet high, with leaves 15 to 

 18 inches long, and 8 to 10 inches broad; 

 the flowers are 6 to 7 inches across, and 

 borne erect in large, bold clusters; color 

 pure, deep golden yellow; truly magnif- 

 icent. 15c to 25c each. 



Mrs. Kate Grey. One of the largest 

 cannas introduced. Flowers round, clear, 

 wine color, suffused with gold. A mag- 

 nificent variety of the Orchid flowering 

 type. 20c to 35c each. 



Italia. Equally as large and similar in 

 every way to Austria, except color, which 

 is pure yellow, with a broad blotch of 

 dark, rich maroon in the center of each 

 petal. 15c to 25c each. 



America. The first giant flowered 

 dark leaved canna; foliage is a fine 

 bronze color with dark red hues shining 

 as if varnished. The flowers are enor- 

 mous, color a fine brilliant red flamed and 

 striped. 20c to 35c each. 



Pennsylvania. A splendid new orchid 

 flowering canna, the flowers of which of- 

 ten measure seven inches across, of a 

 pure deep red color. It has splendid 

 branching spikes of flowers, is a tremen- 

 dous bloomer with good foliage and is 

 so striking as to command instant atten- 

 tion. 25c to 50c. The set 75c to $1.50. 



BEAUTIFUL CARNATIONS.— 

 "OLD AND NEW." 



Anna H. Shaw. A perpetual bloomer, 

 of rapid growth, in a short time forms 

 large, strong plants, full of buds and 

 blossoms on long stems. Flowers are of 

 medium size, perfect form, never burst- 

 ing; white, occasionally tinged in the 

 center with delicate blush; spicy and 

 sweet. Always in bloom. 



Brilliant. A beautiful brilliant red. 



Caesar. A fine striped variety; free 

 flowering. 



El Dorado. Light yellow, edged pink; 

 fringed. 



Enchantress. 'Color a very pleasing- 

 shade of light pink, deepening toward 

 the center. Size three and one-half 

 inches and over. It does not burst and 

 has strong, stiff stems, averaging two or 

 three feet in length. Habit vigorous and 

 blooms early, free and continuous. New. 

 20c each. 



Fred Douglas. A grand flower almost 

 black in color being a rich deep crimson; 

 large size, 15c each. 



Flamingo. A phenomenal scarlet car- 

 nation. There is nothing in scarlet car- 

 nations that approaches it in size; very 

 full and splendidly formed. A free 

 early bloomer on long, strong, stiff stems. 

 New. 20c each. 



Governor Roosevelt. Of vigorous 

 growth. Flowers full with a large num- 

 ber of petals, regularly arranged, color 

 deep rich brilliant scarlet shaded with 

 maroon. 



J. M. Howland. Intense scarlet, 

 striped and flaked with dark maroon flow- 

 ers of the largest size and striking in 

 coloring. 



Los. Angeles^ A magnificent white 

 fringed variety. 



Mermaid. A most pleasing shade of 

 blush-pink, very easy culture, gives fine 

 large flowers. 10c each. 



Mrs. Joost. A magnificent large pink 

 carnation, with large petals and long 

 stemmed flowers. Fine for cut flowers. 



Olympia. A fine flowering scarlet of 

 large size. 



Prosperity. An exquisite sort, most 

 unusual in its shades. The color is white 

 overlaid with soft-pink, the latter color 

 deepening toward the center, and paling 

 toward the edges of the petals. Most 

 picturesque flowers which are borne on 

 long, strong stems'. 15c. 



Strawberry Ice. The petals are a 

 beautiful pink from the base to the cen- 

 ter, blending softly into a cream-white 

 margin. Flowers large and prettily 

 fringed; resembling the soft shades of 

 melting strawberry ice. A fine bloomer. 

 10c each; $1 doz., except where noted. 



