California Flowers, Plants, Seeds, Bulbs, Etc. 



flowers were not considered until within the last few years. When Canna Ehemanni, with its broad Musa- 

 like leaves and long spikes of drooping, fuchsia-like flowers of a rich magenta-crimson made its appearance. 

 Since then improvements have been very marked, and the large flowering French C annas of recent introduc- 

 tion are wonderfully brilliant and beautiful. Flowers which were once insignificant are now in the latest 

 varieties as large and beautifully shaped as the handsomest Gladiolus. They range through all shades of 

 scarlet, crimson, orange and yellow ; some are as beautifully spotted and marked as lilies ; some tall and 

 others very dwarf. Very fine effects can be produced with them as bedding plants. In California they 

 make a brilliant show from April to the last of December. They are fine for vases as cut flowers, and as 

 brilliant decorative plants are unequaled. The following are among the best of the old and new varieties : 



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A PRINCE AMONG CANNAS. 



The largest flowers of any sort yet offered, measuring 5 inches across, a self color, a beautiful blending 

 of scarlet and carmine. Not crowded, but ea^flower standing out from the stem and drooping in the most 

 graceful manner ; petals, 1 j to 1^ inches ac^ss by 3 inches long. Foliage rich green, with dark line on 

 edge. A persistent\loomer, every little^moot giving large plumy blossoms. Height, 3^ to 4 feet. 50c each. 



jvfeu; <5ai?pa E^mappi (Jutatta. 



A very scarce awd rare variety. A seedling of Ehemanni. A grand variety, with the same stately 

 habit as its parent. It grows very tall, often ten feet high, with large spikes of large, drooping flowers, a 

 lovely salmon-pink color. No Canna in my collection excites greater admiration. Stock very limited. 

 Good strong roots. $1.50 each. 



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The color is a brilliant vermillion scarlet, bordered with deep golden yellow; the flowers are borne in 

 great clusters and in such profusion that they crown the plant with a blaze of glowing color. The foliage is 

 vivid green, broad and massive; the habit of the plant is compact and vigorous, its natural height being 

 rarely more tban four feet, but the flowers form when it is scarcely a foot high, and continue coming on the 

 plants until frost. Strong roots. 30c each. 

 C. Ingenienr Alphaud. Dark purplish foliage, deep carmine-red flowers; a very fine variety. 30c 



each, $2.50 per dozen. 

 C. M. Laforcade. Bright orange-scarlet flowers, coffee-colored foliage ; dwarf, compact grower ; very 



fine, 30c each. 

 C. Pres. Hardy. Deep orange, mottled with rich chrome yellow ; a unique and pretty variety. 30c each. 

 C. Pres. Carnot. A majestic variety with dark chocolate foliage; flowers deep scarlet, large and 



beautifully rounded. 30c each. 

 C. Star of 1891. A dwarf-growing, very free-growing variety, excellent for pot culture; bright orange- 

 scarlet, sometimes edged with yellow. 30c each. 

 C. Thomas S. Ware. This fine variety is the dwarfest of all Cannas, and is literally loaded with dark 



orange-scarlet flowers, formed in large, compact heads. As a pot plant or for planting in front of taller 



varieties it is unsurpassed. 30c each. 

 C. Mad. Allemagny. One of the most lovely yellow Cannas out, very broad, short petals of a rich 



orange-yellow, spotted. Very distinct from any other in form. 40c each. 

 C. Alphonse. Grand, shaded dark foliage, and immense trusses of splendid crimson flowers. 25c each. 

 C. Doyen J. Sisley. Dark chocolate-colored foliage ; flowers orange-scarlet. 30c each. 

 C. Pierrette De Biorlet. Kich golden yellow, spotted and streaked with vermilion. 30c each. 

 C Geoffrey St. Hillaire. A grand variety. Large Orchid-like flowers of a deep glowing orange 



shade ; very large flower spike ; foliage chocolate colored. 25c each. 

 C. Hippolyte Flandrin. One of the best sorts I offer. Color a rich deep salmon, very showy, a 



dwarf, compact grower. 15c each. 

 C Lefebvre. Cerise carmine with dark shadings; foliage dark bronzy-purple ; four and one-half feet. 



25c each. 



C. Petit Jeanne. Bright crimson scarlet, edged with golden yellow; foliage green; three feet. 25c 



each. 

 C. Pierette de Biorlet. Flowers large, deep lemon striped with cinnamon red ; foliage green. Three 



feet. 30c each. 



C. Son de Asa Gray. One of the best, elegant broad petals, scarlet, stieaked orange scarlet, dwarf 

 habit. 25c each. 



C. Francois Morel. Five feet ; large crimson flowers, deep green foliage. 25c each. 



C. Admiral Conrbet. Four feet; yellow, spotted red. 20c each. 



C. Dnke de Mortemart. Three feet ; yellow spotted carmine. 30c each. 



C. Edward Michel. Three feet ; orange, large flowers. 30c each. 



C. Brnanti. A free grower and bloomer, with beautiful crimson flowers; dwarf habit. 20c each. 



