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GIANT ORCHID- 
FLOWERING CANNA, 
“TTALIA.”” 
“4 (YOLDEN JUBILEE” 
FPRENCH CANNAS. 
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The unprecedented success of this collection induces us to offer it 
again this year at greatly reduced prices. 
[TALIA. The New Giant Orchid-flowered Canna. 
This wonderful variety is well shown in the cut above —better, in fact, 
than any verbal description can doit. The coloring is gorgeous in the 
extreme, rich golden yellow with great patches of brilliant reddish crim- 
son and irregular spots of the same shade on the upper petals. It is 
strikingly unique, surpasses even an Orchid in color effects, and has a 
rich, oriental appearance. The flowers are six to eight inches across. 
Our artist last year presented a good picture of it, but the pigments 
are not made which would reproduce the soft intensity of its coloring, 
or its brilliancy with our summer sun beaming on it. The flower con- 
sists of five petals, but frequently there are six in each flower. The 
growth is stately, in ordinary seasons reaching six feet, broad and 
massive, beauty and strength combined, a wealth of graceful foliage 
and gorgeous flowers. (Sce cut.) Price, 50c. each, $4.50 per doz. 
AUSTRIA. The New Giant Golden Lily-flowered Canna. 
The claim of Italia to the title of Orchid-flowered is not better than 
this to Lily-flowered. It is, in truth, a giant, with flowers six to eight 
inches across, a giant in its superb growth, young plants set out in June 
forming dense spreading clumps, with 20 to 25 stems six feet high, and 
every stem surmounted with a spike of its glorious, golden, lily-like 
‘flowers, a giant in its grand foliage, a magnificent giant in its every 
‘attribute. (See cut.) Price, 35c. each, $3.50 per doz. Dormant roots, 
| 20c. each. 
|THE «GILT =-EDGED’”? CANNA, Souv. d’Antoine Crozy. 
This is a marvelously brilliant Canna; intense scarlet, rich and daz- 
| zling, bordered with a broad, rich golden yellow edge, and does not fade 
}or scorch in the hot and dry weather. This invaluable quality it shares 
| with Queen Charlotte, the other grand ‘‘Gilt-edge” variety. Of vigor- 
ous habit, three feet high. Price, 30c. each, $3.00 per doz. 
‘THE « PEACHBLOW ” CANNA, Alba Rosea Grandiflora. 
The most distinct variety of Canna known at the present time. 
The sheath which encloses the flower is light bronze, the stem 
deep bronze; the opening flower protruding shows a point of 
bright yellow, very pretty and distinct. Itis inthe fully expand- 
ed flower, however, that the great beauty is shown. The base of 
the petals is rich deep rose, tinting upwards through light rose 
into flesh pink, until the color merges imperceptibly into creamy 
white, fully one-half the flower being the latter color, the general 
effect reminding one of the coloring inthe celebrated ‘‘Peachblow 
Vase.” The flowers are held at right angles from the stem, not 
erowded, so that each is distinct, and the effect is very graceful. 
The foliage is dark green; height, 5feet. Price, 30c. each, $3 doz. 
‘THE BEST CRIMSON CANNA, Charles Henderson. 
Thisisa comparatively new Canna, and is acknowledged as the 
standard crimson; avely compact grower, elegant dark greem 
foliage on purple stems; grows about 3 fect. The flower spikes: 
are of the largest size, the petals are very broad and beautifully 
recurved, which, in addition to forming a magnificent globular 
head of perfect florets, keep the truss clear of all faded flowers- 
The colorisadeep rich crimson with a yellow flame at the throat- 
It is easily the finest crimson Canna. Price, 30c. each, $3.00 per doz. 
THE PINK CANNA, Pink Ehmanii. 
A pure rose pink, fine habit. The only clear rose pink yet 
introduced, very free-blooming; height, 4 feet. The growth is 
very compact; the habit is excellent; it blooms early and all the 
time, and is in every way a decided acquisition aside from its 
grand color. Price, 30c. each, $3.00 per doz. 
‘The «LEOPARD-SPOTTED” CANNA, Comte de Bouchaud 
Thisisa grand spotted variety well deserving the appellation, 
the ‘*Leopard”’ Canna. The flowers are a rich, bright golden yel- 
low, with a dash of orange in the color; they are heavily spotted 
with bright red, very large and perfect form; grows about 414 
feet, deep green foliage. Price, 30c. each, $3.00 per doz. 
SPECIAL OFFER.—The ‘‘Golden Jubilee’’ Collection of Ever- 
blooming Cannas, seven varieties, including Italia and Austria, 
for $2.00. If bought separately they would cost $2.35. 
Note.—These Cannas are supplied in growing plants, a decided 
advantage, as they are safer and bloom earlier. 
GIANT ORCHID-FLOWERING CANNA, 
