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Queen Charlotte. Large scarlet flowers, 

 deeply margined with gold. 20c. 



Queen of Holland. Pure deep orange flow- 

 ers, large and firm form, which makes a fine 

 contrast with its handsome shaded bronze 

 foliage. 20c. 



Shenandoah. Foliage rich ruby red, ex- 

 quisitely veined and tinted like some rare 

 hot-house plant. It bears fine large trusses 

 of beautiful waxy rose-pink flowers; highly 

 ornamental. 20c. The set $3.00. 



Giant Orchid Flowering Cannas 



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 enormous, color a fine bril- 

 liant red flamed and striped. 20c. 



Austria. This grand mammoth canna 

 grows 5 or 6 feet high, with leaves 15 to 18 

 inches long, and 7 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 magnificent. 15c. 

 Indiana. The foliage of this variety forms 

 a solid mass of green 3 to 4 feet high, and 

 above this the flower spikes shoot up to a 

 height of 5 or 6 feet, each one bearing fine 

 big clusters of orchid-like flowers. Color is 

 a glistening golden orange daintily marked 

 and striped with red. Single blossoms are 

 often 7 inches across. 40c. 



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. 

 Mrs. Kate Gray. One of the largest can- 

 nas introduced. Flowers round, clear, wine 

 color, suffused with gold. A magnificent 

 variety of the Orchid flowering type. 20c. 



Pennsylvania. A splendid new orchid 

 flowering canna, the flowers of which often 

 measure seven inches across, of a pure 

 deep red color. It has splendid branching 

 spikes of flowers, is a tremendous bloomer 

 with gold foliage and is so striking as to 

 command instant attention. 25c. 



"Wyoming" A veritable giant among Can- 

 nas; producing a luxuriant growth of rich 

 purple foliage and above this on long reed- 

 like stems are borne great plumes of massive 

 orange colored blossoms, true orchid-shaped 

 with large rounded petals that flap and flut- 

 ter in the breeze like glistening silken flags. 

 Price 40c. 



The set for $1.25. 

 DIOSMA OR "BREATH OF HEAVEN" The 

 name is given from the exquisite odor 

 of the leaves when bruised. It is fine for 

 pots or bedding. The branches are 



heath like, feathery and are covered most 

 of the year, especially in winter with innu- 

 merable small star-like white flowers. In- 

 valuable for cut flower work, its pretty fol- 

 iage and fine flowers fill in beautifully with 

 large flowers. Hardy in California. 25c. 



ERYTHRINA CRISTA GALLI. The beauti- 

 ful Coral tree has immense spikes of very 

 large red pea-shaped flowers. Dormant 

 in the winter; hardy in California; in the 

 East can be wintered in the cellar. 25c. 



Choice Decorative Ferns 



ADIANTUM Capillus Veneris. The native 

 maiden hair fern; form strong plants in 

 a very short time. Every one can grow it. 

 10c and 25c each. 



Capilus Veneris Magnifica. A tall extra 

 fine variety of the above, with purplish- 

 black stems and very handsome fronds. 

 25c and 50c. 



Cuneatum. A dainty "Maiden Hair" 

 fern, much used in cut flower work. 25c and 

 50c. 



Graciilimum. A lovely maiden hair fern 

 so fine and graceful and filmy as to be 

 called the "Mist Fern." 50c to $1.50. 



ASPLENIUM Berlangeri. A very elegant 

 fern, easily grown, forming new plants on 

 tne surface of old leaves. It makes beau- 

 tiful and graceful specimens. 15c, 25c, 50c, 



DAVALLIA Dissecta. A beautiful fern of 

 the "Hare's foot" class that sends up 

 slender stemmed large triangular shaped 

 fronds, very finely cut, and of a rich shin- 

 ing green. It grows rapidly and is valu- 

 able for basket or large pans. 25c, 50c, 



NEPHROLEPIS Piersoni. A sport from the 

 Boston fern and as easily grown. The 

 fronds have a feathery plumy appear- 

 ance caused by the division of the pinnae 

 or leaves, which are subdivided into mini- 

 ature fronds closely set together and over- 

 lapping. The miniature fronds are con- 

 stantly developing a rich light green on 

 the darker ground of the main fronds 

 making a most charming contrast. A well 

 grown plant, is graceful and beautiful be- 

 yond description. Nice plants 50c to $1. 

 Bostoniensis or "Boston Fern." No 

 plant is so extensively used for decora- 

 tion as the Boston Fern. It differs from the 

 old variety in having larger and broader 

 fronds and is a fresher and brighter green. 

 A beautiful plant for decorative purposes. 

 25c, 50c, 75c and $1. 



Cordata Compacta. A charming dwarf 

 variety with narrow fronds that grow 

 from one foot to fifteen inches high; of rapid 

 growth. 10c, 25c, $1. 



Exaltata. The well-known Sword Fern 

 of the tropics with long narrow upright 

 leaves. 25c to $1 each. 



Tuberosa. A beautiful variety with 

 tubers on the roots, fronds dark shining 

 green, the pinules closely set; the fronds 

 are more numerous than the Boston Ferns. 

 It makes very handsome specimens and is 

 fine for baskets. 15c, 25c, to $1. 



Pectinata. A dwarf variety much resembl- 



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