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R. & J. FARQUHAR COMPANY, BOSTON. BEDDING PLANTS. 



The Cannas we offer are plants in growth, out of pots; not dormant roots. (Delivery April to July.) 



FARQUHAR'S COLLECTION OF SUPERB CANNAS. 



Price, 35 ets. each; $3,50 per doz.; $25.00 per 100. 



Beacon. A most desirable variety for planting in groups or borders 

 to produce a color effect. The flowers are rich caxdinal-red and of 

 good size. 3 ft. 



Gustave GumpeP. An attractive shade of golden-yeUow. Very 

 uniform in growth. An ideal bedding variety. 4 ft. 



Hungaria, A magnificent new variety of strong, robust habit, with 

 enormous trusses of deep pink flowers carried well above the foUage; 

 one of the best pink sorts. BJ ft. 



Kate F. Deemer. A beautiful oriole-yeUow which changes to almost 

 white; throat turkey-red. 4 ft. 



Mont Blanc Improved. Almost pure white; blossoms produced in 

 great profusion all season; leaves green. BJ ft. 



Mrs. A. F. Conard. Its salmon-pink flowers are of the largest size 

 and freely produced. Leaves green. 4 ft. 



Mephisto. A very handsome, dwarf, deep crimson, which is well 

 adapted for bedding. 3 ft. 



SplendOP. The flowers of this new Canna are of an intense scarlet 

 color and very large. It makes 2 to 3 bloom heads on each stalk, 

 which insures flowers practically all the Summer. Green foUage. 3 

 to Si ft. 



Uhlberg. Very distinct and free-flowering. Flowers very full and of 

 soft rosy-carmine with a creamy-yellow throat; edges of petals ai'e 

 pale yeUow and crimped. 3 ft. 



Wabash. A grand new variety with large carmine-pink flowers borne 

 in great abundance well above the beautiful deep purple-brown 

 foliage. 4 ft. 



William Saunders. A handsome bronze-leaved varietj', witli bright 

 scarlet flowers of great substance. A free bloomer. 4 ft. 



FARQUHAR'S COLLECTION OF CHOICE CANNAS. 



Price, 25 ets. each; $2.50 per doz.; $18.00 per 100. 



Beaute Poitevine. Green fohage and large scarlet flowers. Bi ft. 



Black Prince. Deep, velvety maroon; foUage green with mahoganj'- 

 colored stems. 5 ft. 



Eastern Beauty. A handsome bronze-leaved sort with sabnony- 

 orange flowers. 4 ft. 



Florence Vaughan. Large yellow flowers, handsomely spotted; 

 leaves green. Bf ft. 



Gladiator. Deep yellow, spotted red. Excellent bedder. 



Panama. Rich orange-red bordered with broad band of golden- 

 yellow ; florets large and produced verj' freely. 3 ft. 



Philadelphia. A good dwarf bedding variety of crimson color. 

 3 ft. 



Pillar of Fire. A giant variety with large clusters of intense crim- 

 son-scarlet flowers; continuous bloomer. 5 ft. 



Venus. One of the most deUcate and softest colors on the market. 

 The soft rosy-pink flowers are of fair size and have a mottled 

 creamy-yeUow border. 4 ft. 



Richard Wallace. One of the best Cannas; flowers canary-yellow; 

 verj' large; leaves green. 41 ft. 



Souvenir de Antoine Crozy. Intense crimson-scarlet with a broad 

 golden-yellow border; leaves green. 3^ ft. 



Canna Fir 



CHOICE CANNAS FOR 1920. 



Eureka. A new pure white canna of robust constitution, very free- 

 flowering and one of the best for mass planting. 4 ft. 50 ets. 

 each; .So. 00 per doz. 



Fire Bird. (Oiseande Feu.) A magnificent bedding variety with 

 very large, perfectly formed flowers of pm-e shining scarlet; foliage 

 green. 3| ft. 50 ets. each; S5.00 per doz. 



Gaiety. Reddish-orange, mottled with caiinine, and edgea yellow. 

 This variety produces a dazzling effect when planted en masse. 

 5 ft. 50 ets. each; .§5.00 per doz. 



Gladioflora. Fine deep pink and gold ; the flower spikes having the 

 bold, erect habit of the Gladioh. 75 ets. each; .$7.50 per doz. 



Gold Bird. • (Oiseau d'Or.) An excellent companion to Fire Bird, 

 producing enormous trusses of soft buttercup-yellow flowers. 

 4| ft. $1.00 each. 



Jane Adams. A very free-flowering variety of strong growth and 

 upright habit; flowers rich buttercup-yellow tinged with red in 

 the throat. 4h ft. 75 ets. each; $7.50 per doz. 



Madame Elida Bertie. A beautiful shade of yellow spotted pink, 

 carrying large trusses of flowers. Fohage green. 75 ets. each; 

 $7.50 per doz. 



Meteor. (Wintzer's.) An exceptionally free-flowering variety 

 with trusses of immense size; color dazzhng crimson; fohage 

 green. 4 ft. 35 ets. each; .$3.50 per doz. 



Princeton. A bright yellow flower with a dash of red in the throat; 

 blooms earlv and holds its color longer than any other yellow va- 

 riety. .$1.00 each. 



Yellow King Humbert. Giant trusses of yellow flowers, spotted 

 red. Green foliage. 5 to 6 ft. 75 ets. each. 



ITALIAN OR ORCHID-FLOWERED CANNAS. 



Price, 25 ets. each; $2.50 per doz.; $18.00 per 100. 



Austrai. Large trusses of chrome yellow flowers; gi-een fohage. 

 4 to 5 ft. 



King Humbert. Gigantic trusses of orange-scarlet flowers with 

 bright red markings; fohage bronze. 4 to 5 ft. 



Flowers orange-scarlet, flaked and striped 

 Fohage green. 6 to 7 ft. 



Mrs. Carl Kelsey. 



with golden-yellow, 



Pennsylvania. Flowers fiery-scarlet. FoUage bright green. 6 ft.|. 



Wyoming. A majestic canna with immense spikes of orange flow- ' 

 ers. Foliage bronzy purple and of enormous size. One of the 

 best for sub-tropical beds. 7 ft. 



Penniseium hngistylum and P. Rueppelianum make attractive edgings for Canna beds. (See page 111.) 



