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CURRIE BROTHERS CO. FARM AND GARDEN ANNUAL. 



Selected Standard 



Varieties of 



Cannas. 



■ Alphonse Bouvler — 5 feet. An exceedingly 

 free bloomer; color a rich brilliant crim- 

 son; foliag-e deep green. 



Charles HeniTer.son — 3 feet. An excellent 

 bedder; foliage deep green ■with narrow 

 bronze margin; flowers large and pro- 

 duced in great abundance; color rich 

 crimson. 



Dnkc of Marlborough — 4 feet. A most de- 

 sirable variety; color a beautiful dark 

 crimson; foliage green. 



Florence Vausrhan — 5 feet. A magnificent 

 variety; golden-yellow, dotted with spots 

 of bright scarlet; foliage green. 



J. T. liovett — 5 feet. -A very strong-grow- 

 ing variety ■with handsome olive-green 

 foliage. Flowers large in loose droop- 

 ing clusters; color a rich crimson-lake. 



Madame Cror.-y — 4 feet. Still the leading 

 Canna of its kind and color. The flowers 

 are borne in great clusters; color a 

 glossy brilliant Vermillion, bordered with 

 gold; foliage bright green. 



Paul Bruant — 414 feet. One of the very 

 he.st; foliage deep green margined with 

 purple: flowers large in immense trusses; 

 color an intense satiny orange-scarlet. 



Quceu Charlotte — 3 feet. A distinct flow- 

 er: color rich, crimson-scarlet, with wide 

 golden border on .every petal; foliage 

 green. 



Souvenir iV Anfoine Crozy — 4 feet. The 

 best of the gold-bordered varieties; 

 flowers large; color an intense scarlet- 

 crimson, rich and dazzling: bordered 

 with golden-yellow; foliage green. 



Price of above varieties up to May 1st, 

 strong, ■\vell-rooted plnnt.s, each 15cj per 

 doz. $1.50. 



After May 1st, large plautM from l-lnoh 

 potfi, ejM-h 20c| per <1ok. fS 00, 



The Canna has long been considered an almost indispens- 

 able plant for flower garden or lawn embellishment. So 

 populai have they become, and so thoroughly are they adapt- 

 ed foi bedding purposes, that every summer thousands of 

 them are planted in all the parks, cemeteries and private 

 places m the country. A more gorgeous sight can scarcely 

 be imagined than the many great masses of them of all 

 colors we fiequentlV see. The flowers are produced in great 

 clusters throughout the entire summer. Following our usual 

 custom we this year offer a very carefully selected assort- 

 ment, each variety being the acknowledged peer of its kind 



CHOICE NEW AND RARE CANNAS. 



Crimson Bedder — 3 feet. A grand variety; 

 leaves deep green, bordered with a nar- 

 row band of a bronzy hue; flowers large 

 and open, borne in immense trusses; 

 color a bright glowing crimson. An ex- 

 ceptionally early and free bloomer. 

 Golden Moon — 2% feet. A superb dwarf 

 variety, one of the best for bedding; fol- 

 iage bright green, florets and trusses 

 very large; color yellow, dotted with 

 crimson. 

 Leopard — 4 feet. A very unique and ex- 

 ceedingly attractive variety of strong 

 and bushy growth; leaves large and 

 glaucaus green; flowers very large and 

 borne in great compact trusses on stiff 

 stems: color a bright canary yellow, 

 thickly spotted with bright dots of rich 

 reddish chocolate; a most profuse 

 bloomer. 

 Martha Washington — 2% feet. A superb 

 variety, unsurpassed by any Canna of its 

 color. The flowers are unusually large, 

 borne in immense trusses which grow 

 perfectly erect; color rich, clear pink. 

 Foliage green. 

 Mrs. Eisele — 6 feet. A very robust, com- 

 pact grower; leaves light green; flowers 

 large and open; trusses very large; color 

 a unique, very bright salmon-pink, en- 

 tirely distinct from any other variety; a 

 most profuse and continuous bloomer. 

 President McKinley — 3 feet. This excel- 

 lent 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, begin- 

 ning early in the season; color a bril- 

 n^^^^^-^^r. Q f^ot A „ 4. • ... U&r\t crimson shaded with bright scarlet, 



tr^!?,?-,!^ -r^^^fl ^ ^"^^^^ acquisition, undoubtedly the finest pink varilty yet in- 

 br?^M rosv r,1r,"l.'"^^n^ttr.? ""^l ^''''^^- °^ ^°°^ substance and very beautiful^ color 

 v^r^. ia52Fo^i ■ ™°"le<i wth a deeper shade of rose. The flower trusses are 

 veiy large and very freely produced. Foliage green. 



doz."$2.00.* "''"^*' varieties up to May 1st, strong, well-rooted plants, each 20c; per 

 After 3Iay 1st, large plants from 4-inch pots, each 25c5 per doz. $2.50 



Ornamental-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. Neuvcssel— 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 a 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 3Iay 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 

 experienced in making a selection; but as a further help, when requested we will 

 continue to give cheerfully any suggestions and estimates our custorriers mav 

 require: ^ 



Diameter Numberof plants in rows Diameter 



of bed, from center to outside. of bed. 



G feet. 4 10 . . . . 11 feet. 



7 feet. 1 6 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. 



10 

 6 



10 



14 

 IG 

 12 

 14 

 16 



20 

 22 

 18 

 20 

 22 



24 

 26 

 28 



By this table the plants are set about 18 inches apart — medium planting The size 

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

 irrang-ement, They are usually planted closer in small beds. 



