CURRIE BROTHERS CO. FARM AND GARDEN ANNUAL 



91 



CAN ft AS. 



The Carina has long been considered an almost indispensa.- 

 ble plant for flower garden or lawn embellishment. So 

 popular have they become, and so thoroughly are they 

 adapted for bedding purposes, that every summer thousands 

 of them are planted in all the parks, cemeteries and private 

 places in the country. A more gorgeous sight can scarcely 

 be imagined than the many great masses of them of all col- 

 ors we frequently see. The flowers are produced in great 

 clusters throughout the entire summer. Following our 

 usual custom, we this year offer a very carefully selected 

 assortment, each variety being the acknowledged peer of 

 its kind. 



NEW A1VD EXTRA CHOICE CANjVAS. 



Selected Standard 



Varieties of 



Carinas. 



Alphonse Bouvier — 5 feet. An exceed- 

 ingly free bloomer; color a rich bril- 

 liant crimson; foliage deep green. 



Beaute Poitevine — 3 feet. A magnifi- 

 cent variety, with glaucous green 

 foliage and rich crimson flowers, pro- 

 duced in great profusion. 



Charles Henderson — 3 feet. An excel- 

 lent bedder; foliage deep green with 

 narrow bronze margin; flowers large 

 and produced in great abundance; 

 color rich crimson. 



Florence Vaughan — 5 feet. A magnifi- 

 cent variety; golden-yellow, dotted 

 with spots of bright scarlet; foliage 

 green. 



J. T. IiOvett — 5 feet. A very strong- 

 growing variety with handsome olive 

 green foliage. Flowers large in loose 

 drooping clusters; color a rich crim- 

 son-lake. 



Madame Crozy — 4 feet. Still the lead- 

 ing Canna of its kind and color. The 

 flowers are borne in great clusters; 

 color a glossy brilliant vermilion bor- 

 dered with gold; foliage bright green. 



Queen Charlotte — 3 feet. A distinct 

 flower; color rich crimson scarlet, 

 with -wide golden border on every 

 petal; foliage green. 



Souvenir d' Antoine Crozy — 4 feet. The 

 best of the gold-bordered varieties; 

 flowers large; color an intense scar- 

 let-crimson, rich and dazzling, bor- 

 dered with golden yellow; foliage 

 green. 



Price of above varieties up to May 

 1st, strong, vrell-rooted plants, each 

 15c; per doz. $1.50. 



After May 1st, large plants from 4 

 Inch pots, each 20c; per doz. $2.00. 



Crimson Bedder — 3 feet. A grand va- 

 riety; leaves deep green, bordered 

 "with a narrow band of a bronzy hue; 

 flowers large and open, borne in im- 

 mense trusses; color a bright glow- 

 ing crimson. An exceptionally early 

 and free bloomer. 

 Duke of Marlborough — 4 feet. The dark- 

 est crimson Canna yet introduced; 

 very deep and rich. Flowers excep- 

 tionally large and full; a very pro- 

 fuse bloomer; foliage green. 

 aiartha Washington — 2% feet. A superb 

 variety, unsurpassed by any Canna 

 of its color. The flowers are unusu- 

 ally large, borne in immense trusses 

 which grow perfectly erect; color 

 rich clear pink. Foliage green. 

 Mile. Berat — 4 feet. A very showy and 

 unique variety, producing large erect 

 flowers of a very pleasing carmine 

 pink. It is an excellent bedder, 

 blooming continuously, and carrying 

 its flowers well above the foliage, 

 which is green. 

 Mrs. Eisele — 6 feet. A very robust, 

 compact grower; leaves light green; 

 flowers large and open; trusses very 

 large; color a unique, very bright 

 salmon-pink, entirely distinct from 

 any other variety, a most profuse and 

 continuous bloomer. 

 Pennsylvania — 4 feet. A superb and 

 remarkable Canna in many respects. 

 The foliage is very luxuriant, and 

 the immense trusses of very large, 

 orange-scarlet flowers, are produced 

 in great profusion. 

 President MeKinley — 3 feet. This ex- 

 cellent variety is worthy of special 

 notice. The habit of the plant is dwarf and bushy; foliage deep green; flowers 

 large and freely produced all summer, beginning early in the season; color a bril- 

 liant crimson shaded with bright scarlet. 

 Kohallion — 2% feet. One of the grandest Carinas ever introduced. Plant dwarf, even 

 and compact in growth. Flowers unique in color, being a bright cerise-scarlet, 

 and produced in amazing profusion. 

 Tarrytown — 4 feet. This grand Canna is pronounced by many experts the finest of 

 its color ever introduced. The plant is robust and compact. The flower stems are 

 branching, and produce in amazing profusion, their great trusses of brilliant car- 

 mine-crimson blossoms, especially remarkable for the great length of time they 

 retain their freshness and richness before falling off. It has the additional valu- 

 able characteristic of never having any withered flowers to mar its beauty. 

 Price of above varieties np to May 1st, strong, well-rooted plants, each 20c; 



per dozen, $2.00. 

 After May 1st, large plants from 4-inch pots, each 25c; per doz. $2.50. 



Ornamental-Leaved Cannas. 



Black Beauty — 6 feet. The flowers of this majestic variety are insignificant, but its 



large, rich bronzy-purple leaves shaded with black render it a striking object and 



the handsomest of all the dark-leaved Cannas. 

 Egandale — 4 feet. A superb variety, blooms most profusely; color of flower cherry 



red; foliage dark bronze. 

 J. D. Cabos — 4 feet. Leaves green, shaded with purple; flowers rich apricot, large 



and showy; a very free bloomer. 

 F. Neuvessel — 6 feet. A strong grower, having large, very handsome bronze foliage; 



flowers very freely produced; color orange-scarlet tinged with pink. 

 President Carnot — 4'% feet. Foliage deep shade of rich maroon; flowers scarlet, very 



attractive. 



Price, up to May 1st, strong, well-rooted plants, each 15c; per doz. $1.50. 

 After May 1st, large plants from 4-inch pots, each 20c; per doz. $2.00. 



CANNA BEDS. 



So many inquiries are received by us every year concerning the arrangement of 

 Cannas in a bed and the number of plants required, that we believe the following 

 table will be very useful to many of our customers. With its help and reference to 

 the heights and colors given in the descriptions of varieties no difficulty need be ex- 

 perienced in making a selection; but as a future help, "when requested, we will con- 

 tinue to give cheerfully any suggestions and estimates our customers may require: 



Diameter Number of plants in rows Diameter 



of bed. from center to outside. of bed. 



6 feet. 4 10 . . 11 feet. 



7 feet. 16 12 12 feet. 



8 feet. 3 8 14 ..13 feet. 



9 feet. 4 10 16 14 feet. 

 10 feet. 1 6 12 18 15 feet. 



Number of plants in rows 

 from center to outside. 



3 8 



4 10 

 1 6 



3 8 



4 10 



14 



20 



16 



22 



12 



18 24 



14 



20 26 



16 



22 28 



intinj 



;. The size 



By this table the plants are set about 18 inches apart- 

 given above or below that of the bed to be planted will effect a closer or wider 

 arrangement. They are usually planted closer in small beds. 



