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R. & J. FARQUHAR & CO., BOSTON. BEDDING PLANTS. 
CANNAS. 
The Cannas we offer are plants in growth, out of pots; not dormant roots. 
Canna Fire Bird. 
CHOICE CANNAS FOR 1918. 
One of the brightest; color an intense orange- 
scarlet; foliage bronze. 3 ft. 60 cts. each; $6.00 per doz. 
Eureka. A new pure white canna of robust constitution, very free- 
flowering and one of the best for mass planting. 4 ft. 50 cts. each; 
$5.00 per doz. y 
Fire Bird. (Oiseau de Feu.) A magnificent bedding variety with 
very large, perfectly formed flowers of pure shining scarlet; foliage 
green. 34 ft. 50 cts. each; $5.00 per doz. 
Gaiety. Reddish-orange, mottled with carmine, and edged yellow. 
This variety produces a dazzling effect when planted en masse. 5 ft. 
50 cts. each; $5.00 per doz. 
Gold Bird. (Oiseau d’Or.) 
producing enormous trusses of soft buttercup-yellow flowers. 
$1.00 each. 
Jane Adams. A very free-flowering variety of strong growth and up- 
right habit; flowers rich buttercup yellow tinged with red in the 
throat. 43 ft. 75 cts. each; $7.50 per doz. 
Madame Louis Verilhae. A grand bedding variety of strong, robust 
habit with green foliage and large trusses of bright orange-scarlet 
flowers. 3 ft. 50 cts. each; $5.00 per doz. 
Madame Opten. Very free-flowering; color a brilliant scarlet; flow- 
ers large and carried well above the handsome green foliage. Excel- 
lent for masses. 3% ft. 50 cts. each; $5.00 per doz. 
Meteor. (Wintzer’s.) An exceptionally free-flowering variety with 
trusses of immense size; color dazzling crimson; foliage green. 5 ft. 
35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz. 
Princeton. A bright yellow flower with a dash of red in the throat; 
blooms early and holds its color longer than any other yellow variety. 
$1.00 each. 
Antoine Ferraud. 
An excellent companion to Fire Bird, 
4} ft. 
Pennisetum longistylum and P. Rueppelianum make attractive edgings for Canna beds. 
(Delivery April to July.) 
FARQUHAR’S COLLECTION OF 12 SUPERB CANNAS. 
Price 30 ets. each; $3.00 per doz.; $24.00 per 100. 
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. 
Elizabeth Werdmuller. The rich orange-salmon flowers are borne 
profusely; foliage green. 4 ft. 
Gu stave Gumpper. An attractive shade of golden-yellow. Very 
uniform in growth. An ideal bedding variety. 4 ft. 
Hungaria. A magnificent new variety of strong, robust habit, with 
enormous trusses of deep pink flowers carried well above the foliage; 
one of the best pink sorts. 33 ft. 50 cts. each; $5.00 per doz. 
Kate F. Deemar. A beautiful oriole-yellow which changes to almost 
white; throat turkey-red. 4 ft. 
Mont Blane Improved. Almost pure white; blossoms produced in 
great profusion all season; leaves green. 33% ft. 
Mrs. A. F. Conard. Its salmon-pink flowers are of the largest 
size and freely produced. Leaves green. 4 ft. 
Splendor. The flowers of this new Canna are of an intense scarlet 
color and very large. It makes 2 to 3 bloom heads on each stalk, 
wien eure: flowers practically all the Summer. Green foliage. 3 
to 33 ft. 
Triumph. A very handsome, dwarf, deep crimson, which is well 
adapted for bedding. 3 ft. 
Uhlberg. Very distinct and free-flowering. Flowers very full and of 
soft rosy-carmine with a creamy-yellow throat; edges of petals are 
pale yellow and crimped. 3 ft. 
Wabash. A grand new variety with large carmine-pink flowers borne 
Ingres abundance well above the beautiful deep purple-brown foliage. 
4 ft. 
William Saunders. 
scarlet flowers of great substance. 
A handsome bronze-leaved variety with bright 
A free bloomer. 4 ft. 
FARQUHAR’S COLLECTION OF CHOICE CANNAS. 
Price, 20 ets. each; $2.00 per doz.; $15.00 per i100. 
(Except where otherwise priced.) 
Beaute Poitevine. Green foliage and large scarlet flowers. 33 ft. 
Black Beauty. Flowers of medium size and brilliant red. Luxuriant 
bronze foliage. One of the best varieties for sub-tropical beds. 5 to 6ft. 
Black Prinee. Deep, velvety maroon; foliage green with mahogany- 
colored stems. 5 ft. 
Comte de Bouchard. 
green. 4 ft. 
Coronet Improved. An excellent bedding variety with brilliant 
canary-yellow flowers. 3 ft. 
Eastern Beauty. A handsome bronze-leayed sort with salmony- 
orange flowers. 4 ft. 
Florence Vaughan. 
leaves green. 33 ft. 
Gladiator. Deep yellow, spotted red. Excellent bedder. 
Minnehaha. Extra large blossoms borne in great clusters; 
coral pink overlaid with cream. Foliage bronze. 3 to 4 it. 
Panama. Rich orange-red bordered with broad band of golden-yel- 
low; florets large and produced very freely. 3 ft. 
Philadelphia. A good dwarf bedding variety of crimson color. 3 ft. 
Pillar of Fire. A giant variety with large clusters of intense crimson- 
scarlet flowers; continuous bloomer. 5 ft. 
Souvenir de Madame Hardy. (Syn. Madame Vue Morat.) 
yellow, spotted carmine; foliage green. 4 ft. 
Venus. One of the most delicate and softest colors on the market. 
The soft rosy-pink flowers are of fair size and have a mottled creamy- 
yellow border. 4 ft. 
Richard Wallace. One of the best Cannas; 
very large; leaves green. 4% ft. 
Souvenir de Antoine Crozy. Intense crimson-scarlet with a broad 
golden-yellow border; leaves green. 33 ft. 
Golden-yellow flowers spotted red; leaves 
Large yellow flowers, handsomely spotted; 
light 
Chrome 
flowers canary-yellow; 
ITALIAN OR ORCHID-FLOWERED CANNAS. 
Price, 20 ets. each; $2.00 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 
King Humbert. Gigantic trusses of orange-scarlet flowers with bright 
red markings; foliage bronze. 4 to 5 ft. 
Mrs. Carl Kelsey. Flowers orange-scarlet, flaked and striped with 
golden-yellow. Foliage green. 6 to 7 ft. 
Pennsylvania. Flowers fiery-scarlet. Foliage bright green. 6 ft. 
Wyoming. A majestic canna with immense spikes of orange flowers. 
Foliage bronzy purple and of enormous size. One of the best for sub- 
tropical beds. 7 ft. 
(See page 111.) 
