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R. & J. FARQUHAR & CO.'S SEED CATALOGUE. 



CANNAS. 



The Cannas we offer are plants in growth 



delivery Ap 



CHOICEST FRENCH CANNAS. 



These are of dwarf compact growth, bearing large 

 trusses of brilhant flowers which are of long duration and 

 are the best for general bedding purposes. The follow- 

 ing list is the cream of the Crozy type. 



Admiral Dewey, or Tarrvtown. A superb bedding 



sort; large trusses of deep red flowers; leaves green. 

 Alphonse Bouvier. Brilliant crimson, foliage green. 



6 feet. 

 Alsace. Pale sulphur, changing to creamy white, green 



foliage. 4V2 feet. 

 Ami Pichon. Large scarlet truss. 4 to 5 feet. 

 Antoine Roozen. One of the finest Cannas. flowers 



brilliant crimson in magnificent trusses. 

 Avalanche. Light yellow. 

 Charles Henderson. Crimson with gold; compact 



truss; free blooming. 4 to 5 feet. • 

 Chicago. Deep vermilion, green foliage. 5 feet. One 



of the best. 

 COMTE DE Bouchard. Yellow, blotched with carmine; 



large, broad petals. 4y2 feet. 

 CoMPTE DE Sachs. The finest self-colored crimson 



sort; flowers of enormous size, with broad, massive 



petals; foliage bronze-green. 4 feet. 

 David Hari'm. This splendid new sort produces the 



finest flower trusses of any Canna having dark foliage, 



flowers bright crimson. 3I2 feet. 

 E. G. Hill. Scarlet, marbled carmine. 4 feet. 

 Egandale. Soft currant red, bronze foliage. 4 feet. 

 Florence Vaughan. One of the best; flowers yellow, 



handsomely spotted. 2V2 feet. 

 Frederick Benarv. Large flowers, scarlet bordered 



with golden yellow. 6 feet. 

 G. O. QuiNTUS. Bright orange red, edged with crimson. 

 Golden Leopard. Large and free blooming; rich 



golden yellow lightly spotted with red. 

 Hyde Park. Large, golden-yellow flowers spotted 



with crimson. The trusses are of enormous size and 



of long duration. 

 Jean Tissot. Brilhant vermilion, with bright orange 



shadings, green foUage. 5 feet. 

 King Edward. Yellow, shaded with bron/e, charming 



color, large flower truss. 

 Madame Crozy. Dazzling crimson-scarlet, bordered 



with golden yellow. 3I/2 feet. 

 Mlle. Berat. An excellent bedder, green foliage, the 



nearest approach to pink. 4 feet. 

 Paola Radaelli. Garnet, yellow edge. 

 P. J. Berckmans. Large, lustrous rosy carmine. 

 Qt;EEN Charlotte. Scarlet with yellow edge. 4 feet. 

 Roslindale. Large trusses of golden-yellow flowers, 



spotted and blotched with carmine. One of the best. 

 Rubin. Ruby carmine, dark bronze foliage. 

 Salmon Queen. The flowers are of large size, forming 



massive trusses of pure salmon pink. 

 Sir Thomas Lipton. Gigantic flower trusses of richest 



crimson; one of the finest. 

 .Souvenir de Madame Hardy. Chrome yellow, 



spotted carmine; large, handsome flowers of fine sub- 

 stance; grows tall. 

 Souvenir de Chargueraud. Soft red striped with 



deep red; fine flower. 

 Van Den Berg. Jr. Buff red, spotted. 



out of pots, not dormant roots. Ready for 

 ril to July. 



Prices by Express Only. 



Each. Dnz. itxi. 



Your selection 15 $1.50 $10.00 



Our selection 12 1.25 8.00 



Six at dozen rale, 25 at lOO rate. 



ITALIAN OR ORCHID FLOWERED CANNAS. 



Useful for tropical effects. Nigorous in growth. 5 to 

 8 feet, flowers frequently measure 6 inches across. 

 Alemannia. Flowers very large; scarlet, edged with 



yellow; wide Musa-hke leaves. 

 America. Large, glowing red flowers; foliage dark red. 

 Edouard Andre. Trusses of 9 to 12 large flowers, 



fiery red with orange-yellow spots. 

 H. Wendland. Enormous flowers in large trusses; 



outer petals scarlet with golden border, inside fiery 



red with yellow centre; broad, green leaves. 

 La France. Brilliant or.Tuge-scarlet; lustrous dark 



foliage. 

 OcEANUS. Outer petals flame-color with border of 



golden-yellow; inner petals scarlet; leaves green. 

 Pandora. Rich red flowers, margined and mottled 



with golden yellow. 

 Pl.UTO. Large and beautiful dark scarlet flowers. 



DARK-LEAVED CANNAS. 

 Nigricans. Very dark foliage, one of the best of the 

 tall varieties. 



