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CANNAS. 



The Canna has loag been considered an almost indispensable plant for flower garden or lawn embellishment. But since the intro- 

 duction of the new type, the flowering French varieties, a new and deeper interest has been developed in these plants. So popular have 

 they become, and so thoroughly are they adapted for beddiug purposes, that last summer thousands of them were planted in all the 



principal parks and cemeteries in the coun- 

 many great masses of them of all colors we 

 now no longer content to grow the old vari- 

 with the splendid foliage peculiar to their 

 handsomest Gladiolus, which they resemble 

 ters throughout the entire summer. More 

 will bloom quite freely all winter. If not 



DWARF FLOWERING CANNAS. 



NEW CANNA— GOLDFINCH. 



Of all the plants we have introduced and put on the market, 

 this charming new Canna, which we confidently believe to be by 

 far the best yellow yet produced, gives us more genuine satisfaction 

 than we have yet enjoyed from any of them. For two years we 

 have watched it narrowly, and tested it severely to prove its worth. 

 The^trials have fully demonstrated its superiority. In dry weather 

 and in wet weather, and exposed to the scorching rays of the mid- 

 summer's sun, it has retained the same vigor of growth, freshness 

 of foliage, and richness of blossom. It has bloomed continuously 

 throughout the summer, and has shown a disposition to outstrip all 

 our winter blooming varieties. The habit of the plant is very 

 vigorous and compact in growth, of medium height, and bushy. 

 It produces a great abundance of bold, glossy green foliage. The 

 flowers are borne in massive heads on strong, stiff stem's, carried 

 well above the leaves. Each petal is very large, broad and perfectly 

 formed, not unlike those of Madam Crozy, but larger. The color 

 is a clear, beautiful canary yellow, almost spotless, although at 

 times a faint spot of pinkish hue is discernible. The flowers are 

 produced in astonishing profusion and are very durable. It is cer- 

 tainly an extraordinary Canna, and certain to become very popular. 

 For bedding purposes it is just what we have been looking for. It 

 has certainly all the necessary qualifications, a compact, robust 

 habit; large, perfect foliage, which never burns; immense trusses 

 of well-developed flowers, possessing great endurance; and a color 

 which hitherto has only been sound in small flowered Cacnas. 



Price, each, 75 cts. 



try. A more gorgeous sight can scarcely be imagined than the 



saw last, fall in our visit to the larger cities in the East. We are 



eties which are already superseded by the new, which combine 



family flowers of such wondrous beauty as to rival those of the 



very much in form. These flowers are produced in great clus- 



than that, if the plants are taken up carefully in the fall, they 



wanted for house plants to bloom in winter, take up the roots 



after frost has cut the foliage down, and 



store them in any cool place, but where 



frost cannot touch them. 



The following is a carefully selected list 

 of the very best yet introduced : 



NEW CANNA— COLUMBIA. 



Never since the advent of that remark- 

 able Canna Madame Crozy has there been 

 introduced a variety possessing so many 

 excellent qualities as this superb plant. 

 It seems to have in one combination all 

 the requirements which would constitute 

 an ideal Canna, namely, a strong, compact 

 growth ; bold, robust foliage, and abund- 

 ance of it; immense trusses of very large 

 flowers of great substance, which are most 

 enduring, withstanding dashing rain and 

 scorching sunshine. And above all, it has 

 the peculiar characteristic of producing 

 flower stalks which branch into three or 

 four trusses on each stem. The color is a 

 beautiful cardinal red, the richest of its 

 hue yet introduced. 



Price, each 75 cts. 



Alphonse Bouvier — A grand variety, robust in habit of 

 growth, and an exceedingly free bioomer. Color a rich, brilliant 

 crimson; foliage deep green. 



Charles Henderson — One of the finest Cannas yet intro- 

 duced, dwarf in habit, but a good compact grower, and flowers 

 very freely. Color a rich crimson. 



'^I^Eagandale — A superb variety and excellent bedder, attains 

 a height of about four feet; blooms most profusely. Color of 

 flowers, cherry red; foliage, dark bronze. 



Florence Vaughan — A magnificent variety. Flowers al- 

 most as large as those of Madame Crozy, golden yellow, dotted 

 with spots of bright scarlet. 



Madame Crozy — This is unquestionably the leading one of its 

 color, and is a most remarkable plant. The foliage is large and 

 bold, bright green in color and very effective. The flowers are 

 borne on stout stems just long enough to raise the great clusters 

 well above the leaves. The individual flowers are larger than the 

 largest Gladiolus. The petals are broad and firm in texture, and in 

 color are a glossy and brilliant vermilion, bordered with gold. 



Paul Marquant — A beautiful variety of more than ordinary 

 merit. The flowers, like those of the preceding ones, are very 

 large and very profusely produced. In color they are a bright 

 salmon scarlet, tinged with a silvery carmine. 



Price of the foregoing six varieties, strong plants in 4 and 5- 

 inch pots, each, 20 cts. 



CALADIUMS. 



Very handsome, almost indispensable plants for summer deco- 

 ration. Culture very simple, the bulbous roots remaining dormant 

 all winter, to start again with little or no trouble the following 

 spring. 



Esculentum — The variety so useful and so popular for sub- 

 tropical beds on the lawn; also a good vase plant. Each, 25 cts. ; 

 per doz , $2.50. 



Fancy Sorts — An excellent assortment of the most distinct 

 kinds. Each, 30 cts. ; per doz., $3.50. 



