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Miss Ella V. Baines, The Woman Florist, Springfield, Ohio. 



"Diamond" Collection 

 of Ever-Blooming 



Dwarf Carinas. 



These are the best varieties in cultivation, Always in bloom, They are not like the old varieties of Cannas that 

 seldom flower, but are always covered with their large, handsome trusses of bloom, Be sure and give them a trial. 



/Vf'ULTURE.- The soil can hard- 

 Uli ly be too rich and porous. 

 ^-^ Equal parts manure, loam and 

 sand, with a little peat, form thj best 

 mixture. Plants must be kept in a 

 growing" temperature of sixty de- 

 grees. Liberal supplies of manure 

 water are of great benefit. Always 

 when growing keep well watered. 

 Florence Vaughn. — Conceded by all 



who have seen it to be the finest 



yellow spotted Canna. Flowers 



very large, of the most perfect 



form, with broad, overlapping 



petals, nicely rounded at the (S 



ends. Color a brilliant yellow, )' 



spotted with bright red. A ^ 



strong, robust grower, and flow- \ 



ers very freely. 

 Egandale.— Without the least hesita- 

 tion we pronounce this the best 



of all dark-leaved Cannas for 



bedding that has yet come under 



our notice. Flowers are of good 



size, and borne in compact heads, 



and in such profusion that a bed 



of them is a perfect mass of col- 

 or unequaled by any other sort. 



The color is a deep currant-red, 



of a peculiar and pleasing shade, 



and different from any other. 

 Charles Henderson. — Glowing crim- 

 son color, but of dwarf habit, 



growing about three feet in 



height, and bearing itsimmense, 



compact heads of bloom erect 



and well above the foliage. The 



form of the flowers is very fine 



indeed, well opened and of good 



substance, standing the sun well. 

 Paul JIarquard. — The individual 



flowers are large, and the flower 



spikes very large, each flower 



standing out separately by itself. 



The flower is as fine as the finest 



orchid. The color is a bright 



salmon, with a carmine tint. 

 Alphonse Bouvier. — This is the 



grandest of all Cannas for out- 

 door bedding. It is a very lux- 

 uriant grower in good ground. 



It begins to bloom very early, 



and is one continuous mass of 



crimson the entire season. The 



tips of the shoots are surmount- 

 ed by immense clusters of bright 



crimson flowers of the very largest size 



eel their brilliancy. 



Flamingo. — Flowers four inches in diameter, with almost flat 

 face, forming a spike of glowing crimson color. Once seen 

 not soon to be forgotten. Very free, a plant often bearing 

 three or four trusses at a time, and may almost be termed 

 everbloomingfrom the beginning to the end of the season. 



Price of plants to bloom 

 this Spring and Summer, 

 15 cents each. The set of 

 eight for $1.00. Any four 

 for 50 cents. :::::: 



CANNA, MADAME CROZY. 



and nothing can ex- 



Sadarue Crozy. — The color is a brilliant vermilion-scarlet, bor- 

 dered with deep golden-yellow. The flowers are borne in 

 great clusters, ana in such profusion that they crown the 

 plant -with a blaze of "glowing color. 



J. D Cabos. — A strong grower, leaves lanceolate, green, strong- 

 ly shaded with purple, flower stalks numerous, flowers large 

 and round, color a rich apricot, with deeper shadings. Very 

 striking. 



NOVELTIES IN OANNAS. 



Italia. — The gigantic flowering Canna. This kind produces the 

 largest flowers which have been obtained as yet in the way 

 of Cannas. The plant grows about four and a half to six 

 feet high. Numerous musa-like, glaucous leaves. Above 

 the perfect foliage, which alone would be sufficient to render 

 the plant beautiful, emerge numerous elegant, gigantic and 

 wonderful spikes of flowers. The latter are enormous. The 

 outer petals are scarlet, with a very broad gold-yellow bor- 

 der. The inside of the blooms is scarlet ana dark red. Ex- 

 ceedingly beautiful. Price, 25 cents each. 



Queen Charlotte. — The sensation of the year in new plants. 

 This is indeed a queen among Cannas and the finest novelty 

 of the season, entirely distinct lrom any other variety of- 

 fered. Flowers are very large, with broad, rounded petals, 

 slightly recurved. They are borne in immense heads, well 

 above the foliage, and are most striking in color. A bright 

 orange scarlet, deeply edged wivh bright canary-yellow. 

 The plant is of dwarf habit, a sturdy compact grower with 

 deep green musa-like foliage. Price, 25 cents each. 



Austria. — The new Orchid flowered Canna. At last we have 

 not only a clear, beautiful yellow-flowered Canna, but also a 

 flower magnificent in size, fully twice as large as Madame 

 Crozy and similar kinds. The flowers are truly gigantic in 

 size, the three upper petals spreading fully seven inches, and 

 the form is really semi-double. Toward the inner part the 

 petals show fine crimson spots. All the rest of the flower is 

 of a most beautiful, rich canary-yellow. A very strong 

 grower, five to six feet high, with leaves with a texture like 

 rubber. As a specimen, decorative, as well as a flowering 

 plant for the greenhouse or private conservatory, it is the 

 finest noveltv in recent years. Price. 25 cents each. 



Papa Canna.— M. Crozy claims this variety as his finest variety 

 to date, and it certainly is a grand addition to the already- 

 gorgeous array of reds. It is not quite three feet high. It 

 bears immense spikes of flowers, the florets being ot the 

 grandest s ; ze and finest form. Color pure red. Very grace- 

 ful in habit Foliage light green. Produces a mass of 

 blooms. Price, 25 cents each. 



