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BOLGIANO'S 



SELECTED NAMED 

 DWARF FRENCH.... 



LARGE FLOWERING CANNAS. 



Price : Finest Mixture of Named Varieties, Our Selection, 5c. each, 35c. per 

 dozen. Your Selection, 50c. per dozen. If to go by Mail, add 3c. per 

 root or 20c. per dozen. 



IN the following list of named varieties of Cannas we have 

 taken special pains to select only those varieties which 

 have commended themselves for possessing the highest 

 development in size of bloom, form, color and growth, dis- 

 carding all those which have shown any weak, points or that 

 have been superseded by newer and improved sorts. We do 

 not hesitate to say that every Canna here offered possesses 

 merits that will make the grower of the same more than 

 usually pleased with the flowers produced. 



Our Cannas travel well, either by mail, express, or by fast 

 freights (let distance be no hindrance in ordering.) 



1. Austria. — Grows 5 feet. Large, open, pure Canary yel- 

 low flowers. 



2. BurbanR. --American Yellow. Grows 5 feet. Clear, 

 beautiful, yellow flowers of magnificent size, spreading 7 

 inches : strong grower, rich, green leaves. 



3. Italia.— Grows 6 feet. Bright scarlet, broad orange- 

 yellow border. 



4. Alsace. --Grows A l A feet. Free bloomer. Sulphur yel- 

 low changing to creamy white. 



5. Florence Vaughan. --Grows 3V 2 to 4 feet. Bright , 

 golden-yellow, heavily dotted with bright red ; broad petals, 

 large and compact spike. 



6. Madam Crozy.- -Grows 4 feet. Bright crimson-scarlet, 

 bordered golden-yellow. 



7. Flamingo. — Grows 2 feet. Compact dwarf grower: dark, 

 crimson center flowers, marked with gold pencilings. Its 

 ■dwarf habit makes it valuable for out-door bedding in con- 

 nection with taller-growing Cannas. 



8. Chas. Henderson. --Grows 3% feet. Large, compact 

 truss of solid crimson flowers. 



9. Alphonse Bouvier. — Grows 6 to 7 feet. Magnificent 

 crimson flowers, with bright green foliage; abudance of 

 flowers. 



10. BlacK Beauty.--Grows 5 to 6 feet. By far the hand- 

 somest of all the dark-leaved Cannas; where the foliage effect is desired, 

 nothing richer and handsomer can be found; foliage is massive, of the 

 richest bronzy-purple color, shaded with black, with beautifully 

 crimped undulating edges. 



11. Queen Charlotte. — Grows 3 feet. A queen among Cannas; entirely distinct 

 from any other variety. A bright, rich orange-scarlet, deeply edged with bright 

 canary-yellow; dwarf habit; sturdy, upright growth, with deep green, moss-like 

 foliage. Perpetual bloomer. 



12. Ballimore.--Large erect spikes of handsome flowers ; rich bright red with 

 golden-yellow_throat ; leaves beautifully edged with purple. Grows 3 feet. 



13. BlacK Prince. --Grows 3 to 4 feet. Intense, dark, velvety maroon, strong and 

 erect with fine dark red stems and deep green leaves. 



14. Queen Eleanor. --Yellow flowers thickly spotted with red, green leaves. Very 

 much like the Florence Vaughan. 



15. Paul Marquant. — The flowers of the bold, shapely trusses are always larger 

 than in any other variety ; color, shimmering salmon-rose, with silvery lustre of 

 many changeable tints. 



16. Eg'andale.--Purple foliage ; strong, compact flower spikes ; curran t- red color ; 

 finest bedding Canna of its color ; a good pot plant. Grows 3 feet. 



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Boliviano's 



Large Flower- 

 ing Cannas. 



Calladium, or Elephant Ears. 



One of the most effective plants in cultivation for the flower border or 

 for planting out upon the lawn. It will grow in any garden soil, and 

 is of the easiest culture. To obtain the best results it should be planted 

 where it will obtain plenty of water and abundance of rich compost. 

 Foliage light green. When full size it stands 6 feet high and bears 

 immense leaves 3 to 4 feet long by 2% feet wide. Small roots, each, 5c, 

 Dozen. 50c. By mail, add 5c. a root. Large roots, each, 10c. Dozen 

 $1.00. By mail, add 7c. per root. Mammoth size roots, each, 15c. 

 Dozen, $1.50. If to go by mail, add 10c. per root. 



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Excelsior Pearl 

 Double Dwarf 

 Tuberoses. 



Excelsior Pearl Double 

 Dwarf Tuberoses. 



This pure white, perfectly double, delightfully 

 fragrant flower, invaluable for bouquets, is too well 

 known to need any description. It delights in a 

 strong, rich, deep, well-drained, warm soil, manure, 

 heat and water are essential to its perfect develop- 

 ment. This variety grows only 24 inches, 

 about half the height of the old double sort, 

 and the flowers are nearly twice the size 

 (often two inches in diameter), and im- 

 bricated like a Camelia; deliciously fra- 

 grant. (See cut.) For early flowers they 

 can be started in February or March in 

 the green-house or hot bed, and for a suc- 

 cession they can be planted at intervals as 

 late as August. For flowering in the open 

 border, plant them the first of May. Large 

 roots, per dozen, 15c. Per 100, 75c. Add 

 1c. per root if to go by mail. Extra large 

 roots, half dozen, 15c. Dozen, 25c. Per 

 100. $1.00. Add 2c. per root if to go by 



mail. 



Gentlemen:-I have been a grower of 

 your garden seed for a number of years 

 and always prefer them to all others, 

 as they give splendid satisfaction 

 everv year. Yours truly 



Va. F. H. STOKES. 



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