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CANNAS. 
Minnehaha. A distinct and beautiful variety with extra large 
blossoms borne in great clusters; color a light coral pink overlaid 
with cream. Foliage bronze. 3 to 4 ft. 
Mont Blane Improved. Almost pure white; blossoms produced 
in great profusion all season; leaves green. 34 ft. 
R. & J. FARQUHAR & CO., BOSTON. BEDDING PLANTS. 
The Cannas we offer are plants in growth, out of pots, not dormant roots. 
Delivery April to July. 
NOVELTIES IN CANNAS FOR 1914. 
Hungaria. A magnificent new variety of strong, robust 
habit with enormous trusses of deep pink flowers carried 
well above the foliage. 33 ft. .75 each; $7.50 per doz. 
Splendor. 
intense scarlet color and very large. It makes 2 to 3 
bloom heads on each stalk which insures flowers practi- 
cally all the summer. Green foliage. 3 to 3} ft. Each, 
.50; $5.00 per doz. 
Wabash. A grand new variety with large carmine-pink 
flowers borne in great abundance well above the beautiful 
deep-purple-brown foliage. 4 ft. .50 each; $5.00 per doz. 
Beacon. A most desirable variety for plantingin groups or 
borders to produce a color effect. . The flowers are rich car- 
dinal red and of good size. 3 ft. .50 each; $5.00 per doz. 
Mrs. A. F. Conard. One of the most distinct varieties 
of recent introduction. Its salmon-pink flowers are 
of the largest size and freely produced. Leaves green. 
4 ft. .50 each; $5.00 per doz. 
FARQUHAR’S COLLECTION OF 12 SUPERB CANNAS. 
Prices, .30; each $3.00 per doz.; $24.00 per 100. 
Beethoven. The flowers of this grand new _ introduc- 
tion are of rich orange-yellow carried well above the 
bright green foliage. A very effective variety. 3 to 3} ft. 
Comte de Sack. The finest self-colored crimson sort; 
flowers of enormous size, with broad, massive petals; 
foliage dark green. 4 ft. © 
Direktor Freudemann. Dark bronzy-green foliage 
with large broad flowers of deep salmon-pink. 3} ft. 
Elizabeth Werdmuller. A _— strong-growing variety 
with very large flowers which are borne profusely. The 
color is rich orange-salmon; foliage green. 4 ft. 
Gladioflora. Remarkable for the unusual shape of the 
flowers which resemble a large Gladiolus; color crimson 
changing to carmine-rose, edged with gold. 34 feet. 
Hohenzollern. A strong, vigorous grower with fine 
green foliage and large heads of clear bright, yellow flowers. 
A proiuse bloomer. 3 to 33 ft. 
Meteor. An exceptionally free-flowering variety with trusses 
of immense size; color, soft shade of pink; foliage green. 4 ft. 
Othello. Deep crimson, almost maroon,foliage deep bronzy-red. 4ft. 
Salmon Queen. A superb variety with very large flowers of sal- 
mony-pink; exceptionally free-flowering; leaves green. 4 ft. 
William Saunders. A handsome bronze-leaved variety with 
bright scarlet flowers of great substance. A continuous bloomer. 
FARQUHAR’S COLLECTION OF 12 CHOICE CANNAS. Prices, .20 each; $2.00 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 
Antoine Roozen. A magnificent truss with large flowers of 
brilliant crimson; leaves green. 4 ft. 
Beaute Poitevine. Green foliage and large crimson flowers of a 
beautiful shade. 34 ft. 
Chamois. An exquisite shade of light rose shading to salmon; 
excellent for massing. Leaves green. 33 to 4 ft. 
Comte de Bouchard. Golden-yellow flowers 
leaves green. 44 ft. 
Herzog von Otrante. Deep golden-yellow with coppery-red 
centre bracts; foliage green. 4 ft. 
Mad Marguerite Muhl. Carmine-pink shading to salmon. 
STANDARD FRENCH CANNAS. Prices, 
Admiral Dewey. Brilliant salmony-red; leaves green. 4 ft. 
Black Beauty. Flowers of medium size and brilliant red. Luxur- 
iant bronze foliage. One of the best varieties for subtropical 
beds. 5 to 6 ft. 
Buttercup. Deep buttercup yellow; almost pure; leaves green. 3 ft. 
Florence Vaughan. Large yellow flowers, handsomely spotted; 
leaves green. 33 ft. 
Hyde Park. Large golden-yellow flowers, spotted with crimson; 
leaves green. 4 ft. 
ITALIAN OR ORCHID-FLOWERED CANNAS. 
King Humbert. Gigantic trusses of orange-scarlet flowers with 
bright red markings; foliage bronze. 
Mrs. Carl Kelsey. Flowers orange-scarlet flaked and_ striped 
with golden yellow. Foliage green. 6 to 7 ft. 
spotted red; 
CANNA ROBUSTA. Very dark foliage, one of the best of the tall varieties. 
Pillar of Fire. A giant variety with large clusters of intense 
crimson-scarlet flowers; continuous bloomer. 6 ft. 
Radianee. A beautiful variety with dark metallic foliage and 
glowing crimson flowers. 4 ft. 
Richard Wallace. One of the best Cannas; flowers canary-yellow 
very large; leaves green. 43 ft. 
Souvenir de Antoine Crozy. Intense crimson-scarlet with a 
broad golden-yellow border; leaves green. 33 ft. 
Venus. Soft rosy-pink with mottled border of creamy yellow. 
William Mast. Flowers orange-red, edged with yellow. A stately 
grower with deep green foliage. 33 ft. 
15 each; $1.50 per doz., $10.00 per 100. 
King Edward. Enormous yellow flowers shaded bronze; leaves 
green. 4 ft. 
Madame Crozy. Dazzling crimson-scarlet, bordered with gold- 
en-yellow; foliage green. 4 ft. ; 
Mile. Berat. Flowers rich rosy-carmine or pink; leaves green. 4 ft. 
President Meyer. Rich cherry-carmine; bronzy foliage. 4 ft. 
Roslindale. Large trusses of golden-yellow flowers, spotted and 
blotched with carmine; green leaves. 33 ft. 
Souvenir de Madame Hardy. Chrome yellow, spotted car- 
mine; foliage green. 4 ft. 
Prices, .15 each; $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 
Pennsylvania. Large trusses of fiery-scarlet flowers; foliage 
bright green. 6 ft. 
Wyoming. A majestic canna with immense spikes of orange 
Foliage bronzy purple. 7 ft. 
Each .10; doz., $1.00, per 100, $8,00. 
flowers. 
The flowers of this new Canna are of an _ 
