MISS ELLA V. BAINES, THE WOMAN FLORIST. SPRINGFIELD, OHIO 



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MEPH1STO — A brilliant deep, rich red; a wonderfully 



satisfying Canna. 3 Ms feet. 

 METEOR — Immense trusses of large, rounded flowers. 



well displayed above the massive foliage; brilliant 



crimson. Flowers keep well and are self-cleaning. 



4 feet. 15 cents. 

 PILLAR OF FUJI-: — Bright crimson-scarlet. Borne In 



erect spikes like blazing torches; fine. 6 feet. 

 PRINCE WIED — Feiry velvet blood-red. 3 feet. 

 RICHARD WALLACE— A light shade of canary-yel- 

 low, almost an ecru, with delicate flecks of red; a 



lovely Canna. 4 feet. 

 ROBERT CHRISTY — Very free bloomer; a beautiful 



orange-scarlet. 

 SECRETAIRE CHABANNE— A distinct and pleasing 



salmon; a fine bedder. 3Y 2 feet. 

 WEST VIRGINIA — Intense crimson-scarlet with broad 



vellow edge. Z\» feet. 15 cents. 



Special Offer No. 33 I^ da ^ e ^t£ 



of Green-leaved Truss-flowering Cannas, costing §3.15, 

 for only $2.50 net. 



Bronze-Leaved, Truss-Flowering 

 Cannas 



Price, unless otherwise noted, 10 cents each; $1.00 per 



dozen. 

 DAVID HARUM — Bright vermilion-scarlet, mottled 



with deep red, and with crinkly edged petals. 3V> 



feet. 

 DR. BUDINGER — Brilliant scarlet of large size. 4 feet. 

 DR. E. ACKERKNECHT — Carmine-lake, suffused with 



deep carmine; a distinct new shade. 4 feet. 20 cents. 

 EGANDALE — A favorite bronze-leaved sort with soft 



currant-red flowers; fine. 3V 2 feet. 



Special-KING HUMBERT 



The Best of all Cannas. 



In this grand Canna we have a combination of 

 the highest type of flower with the finest bronze 

 foliage. It has flowers as large as the Orchid-flow- 

 ering Cannas. Six inches across, in trusses of gi- 

 gantic size; of a brilliant orange-scarlet with bright 

 red markings. The foliage is broad and massive, 

 of a rich coppery-bronze; bold and effective. "King 

 Humbert" is the one ideal Canna. 4% feet. 15 

 cents. 



KOROS — The color is unusual and attractive, a fine 

 shade of orange-scarlet streaked and dotted with 

 cochineal-carmine. 4 feet. 15 cents. 



MOUNT ETNA — Magnificent dark purple foliage with 

 large, bold, erect trusses. Color intense brilliant vel- 

 vety crimson. 15 cents. 



Canna, King Humbert. 



MRS. GEORGE A. STROHLEIN — Large amaranthine-red with 



massive bronze foliage. 5 feet. 

 PRESUIENT MEYER — A glorious Canna with large flowers 



in immense trusses. Color, rich cherry-carmine. 4 feet. 

 WM. SAUNDERS — Flowers bright crimson-scarlet, often 



measuring five inches across. This is without question the 



best bronze-leaved scarlet Canna. 4 feet. 20 cents. 



The foregoing 10 Bronze- 

 leaved, Truss-flowering Can- 

 nas, costing $1.35, sent for only $1.10 net. 



Special Offer No. 44 



Giant Orchid-Flowering Cannas 



A distinct race of Cannas noted for their immense Orchid-like flowers, often measuring six to seven inches across. 

 The individual blooms of the Orchid-flowering Cannas are much larger than in the Truss-flowering Cannas. All of 

 the Orchid-flowering Cannas are green leaved except New York and Wyoming. Price, unless otherwise noted, 10 

 cents each; $1.00 per dozen. 



ALLEMANIA — Ground color yellow, heavily dotted and 



overlaid with blood-orange. 5 feet. 

 ATLANTA — Brilliant orange-red, a vivid flame color. 5 



feet. 

 AUSTRIA — Pure yellow with crimson markings in throat. 



A beautiful shade; the color of light. 4V& feet. 

 FREDERICK DENARY — Immense flowers; currant-red. 



bordered yellow, and pronounced orange throat. 5 feet. 



15 cents. 

 INDIANA — Glistening golden-orange, lightened by flecks 



of old gold and daintily flecked and penciled with deep 



rose. Single blossoms often seven inches across. 8% 



feet. 15 cents. 

 LONG BRANCH — Bright crimson, bordered golden-yellow; 



extra fine. 5 feet. 15 cents. 

 LOUISIANA — Flowers like beautiful Orchids; size often 



more than seven inches across and every inch a vivid 



scarlet. 5 feet. 

 MRS. CARL KELSEY — Full heads of enormous flowers. 



Orange-scarlet, wondrously flaked and striped with gold- 

 en-yellow. 6 feet. 



MRS. KATE GRAY— -Large flowers, six inches across. Col- 

 or rich orange-scarlet, finely flaked and streaked with 

 golden-yellow tints. 4% feet. 



NEW YORK— Bronze. Has five to six stalks of flowers at 

 once on every well-fed plant, with flowers five inches 



across. Color bright scarlet. i% feet. 15 cents. 



PENNSYLVANIA — Intense vermilion-scarlet or pure red. 

 The flowers are immense, often seven inches across. 

 5% feet. 



UNCLE SAM — The most stately of all Cannas; bears three 

 or four enormous bunches of brilliant orange-scarlet 

 flowers on each stalk. Received an award of merit from 

 the Royal Horticultural Society of England. 6 feet. 

 15 cents. 



WYOMING — Flowers a true orange-scarlet, without shades 

 of crimson; very velvety, and often five to six inches in 

 diameter, that flutter in the breeze like glistening silken 

 flags. We consider this a grand Canna. 4 feet. 



The foregoing 13 Orchid- 

 flowering Cannas, cost- 

 ing $1.55, sent for only $1.25 net. 



Special Offer No. 55 



Grand Bargain Offer No. 77 



We offer the seventy Cannas named in this catalogne, costing $10.85, for 

 the small sum of $8.00 net. You will then have everything that is good 

 in Cannas at the minimum cost. Try our Grand Bargain Offer No. 77, 



