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R. & J. FARQUHAR COMPANY, BOSTON. 
BEDDING PLANTS. 
CANNAS. 
The Cannas we offer are plants in growth, ur of pots; not achat roots. 
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(Delivery May and June.) 
FARQUHAR’S COLLECTION OF SUPERB CANNAS 
Pale sulphur, changing to cream white. Green foliage 4 ft. 
$5.00 per dozen. 
Alsace. 
50 ets. each; 
American Red Cross. It is exactly like Fire Bird in size and color, a 
glowing cardinal scarlet. Its leaves are large and beautiful, deep 
green with a narrow edge of purple, but do not burn like Fire Bird. 50 
ets. each; $5.00 per dozen. 
Beacon. A most desirable variety for planting in groups or borders to 
produce a color effect. The flowers are rich cardinal-red and of good 
size. 3 ft. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per dozen. 
Brandywine. A healthy, vigorous grower of four to five feet. Makes 
luxuriant growth of dark bronze foliage and a magnificent display of 
fine large flowers. Color is antense vinous red, beautifully dappled 
with deep crimson. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per dozen. 
Cheerfulness. Brilliant fiery 
yellow; petals flaked with crimson. 
25 ets. each; $2.50 per dozen. 
City of Portland. This is one of the most beautiful pink Cannas. A 
fine bedding variety; well filled trusses of large flowers. Green 
foliage. 3 ft. 50 cts. each; $5.00 per dozen. 
Eureka. A free bloomer and its great trusses of per- 
fectly formed creamy white flowers stand nicely above the dense green 
foliage on stiff, upright stems. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per dozen. 
Fire Bird. (Oiseau de Feu.) A magnificent bedding variety with very 
large, perfectly formed flowers of pure shining scarlet; foliage green. 
3 ft. 50 ets. each; $5.00 per dozen. 
Gaiety. Reddish-orange, mottled with carmine, and edged yellow. 
This variety produces a dazzling effect when planted en masse. _ 5 ft. 
50 ets. each; $5.00 per dozen. 
Gold Bird. (Oiseau d’Or) An excellent companion to Fire Bird, pro- 
ducing enormous trusses of soft buttercup-yellow flowers. 4}: ft. 
50 cts. each; $5.00 per dozen. 
orange-red flowers, bordered golden 
A striking variety. 33 ft 
(Green-leaved). 
Hungaria. The ideal pink bedder, flowers large in good trusses, color 
not unlike that of the Paul Neyron Rose; one of the best of the new 
introductions. 50 cts. each; $5.00 per dozen. 
King Humbert. Gigantic trusses of orange-scarlet flowers bright with 
red markings; foliage bronze. 4 to 5 ft. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per 
dozen. 
Mrs. A. F. Conard. Its salmon-pink flowers are of the largest size 
and freely produced. Leaves green. 4 ft. 50 cts. each; $5.00 per 
dozen. 
Orange Bedder. This is a particularly useful and attractive bedding 
variety, of a bright orange with just enough scarlet suffusion to in- 
tensify the dazzling mass of color. 4 ft. 25cts.each;$2.50 per dozen. 
Panama. The color of this splendid Canna is unusual, being an attrac- 
tive rich orange-red, with a well-defined edge of bright golden yellow. 
The flowers are very large, the petals being almost round and the 
immense spread of the individual blooms, coupled with the early, free- 
flowering habit and unique colorings make this Canna most note- 
worthy. 3 ft. 50 cts. each; $5.00 per dozen. 
Richard Wallace. Color canary-yellow. 
cts. each; $2.50 per dozen. 
Large flowers. 43{ft. 25 
Salmon Queen. A superb variety with very large flowers, of salmony 
pink. Leaves green. 50 cts. each; $5.00 per dozen. | 
Souv. De A. Crozy. 
$2.50 per dozen. 
Searlet crimson bordered yellow. 25 cts. each; 
Wintzer’s Colossal. Five feet. Without doubt the largest-flowered | 
Canna to date, as the average flowers almost cover a man’s hat. The 
color is a strikingly vivid scarlet that retains its brillianey. 50 cts. 
each; $5.00 per dozen. 
Yellow King Humbert. 
Green foliage, 5 to 6 ft. 
Giant trusses of yellow flowers, spotted red. 
50 cts. each; $5.00 per dozen. 
