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R. & ,1. FARQUHAR & CO.'S SEED CATALOGUE. 



CANNAS. 



The Cannas we offer are plants in growth, not dormant roots. They will be ready for delivery in April. 



CHOICEST FRENCH CANNAS. 

 crozy's large-fjlowering type. 



These French Cannas are of dwarf compact growth, 

 bearing large trusses of brilliant flowers which are of 

 long duration. The varieties in the following list are the 

 cream of the Crozy type : Each. 



Admiral Dewey or Tarrytown. A superb bed- 

 ding sort; large trusses of deep red flowers; leaves 



green. Doz., 200 20 



Alex McLellan. An improved form of Madame 



Crozy; popular in Newport. Doz., 2.00 . 

 Ami Pichon. Large scarlet. Doz., 2.00 . . . 

 Antoine Crozy. Flowers rich dark carmine; 



foliage green; very attractive. Doz., 2.00 

 Charles Henderson. Crimson with gold. Doz., 



1-5° 



Comte de Bouchard. Yellow, blotched with car- 

 mine; large, broad petals. Doz., 2.00 



Comte de Sach. The finest self-colored crimson 

 sort; flowers of enormous size, with broad, massive 

 petals. Doz., 4.00 



E. G. Hill. Scarlet, marbled carmine. Doz., 2.00, 



Florence Vaughan. One of the best; flowers 

 yellow, handsomely spotted. Doz., 1.50 . 



G. O. Quintus. Bright orange red, edged with 

 crimson. Doz., 2.00 



Hyde Park. Large, golden-yellow flowers spotted 

 with crimson. The trusses are of enormous size 

 and of long duration. Doz., 2.00 



John Laing. Red, edge canary yellow. Doz., 2.00 



J. D. Cabos. Rich apricot with deeper shadings: 

 very fine. Doz., 1.50 



L. Patry. Large flowers, vermilion with dark spots 

 and yellow edge. Doz., 2.00 



Madame Crozy. Dazzling crimson-scarlet, bor- 

 dered with golden yellow. Doz., 1.50 



Madame Mesmer. Deep orange, edged with yel- 

 low. Doz., 2.00 



Merriam Lombard. Nearly white. Doz., 2.00 . 



Mrs. William Stone. The darkest of all Cannas. 

 The plant grows to a height of about four feet . 

 bearing light green leaves and large trusses of 

 rich dark crimson flowers. Doz., 2.50 ... 



Paola Radaelli. Garnet, yellow edge. Doz., 2.00 



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

 Doz., 2.00 



President McKinley. Fiery crimson scarlet, large 

 trusses. Doz., 2 00 



President Cleveland. Finecrimson. Doz., 1.50, 



Queen Charlotte. Scarlet with yellow edge. 

 Doz., 1.50 



Roslindale. Large trusses of golden-yellow flow- 

 ers, spotted and blotched with carmine. One of 

 the best. Doz., 2.00 



Rose of May. Rose carmine. Doz., 2.00 



Sir Thomas Li pton. New. Gigantic flower trusses 

 of richest crimson; one of the finest. Doz., 2 50, 



Souvenir Antoine Crozy. Petals large and broad, 

 edged with deep golden-yellow, centre vermilion. 

 One of the best. Doz., 2.00 



Souvenir de Madame Hardy. Chrome yellow, 

 spotted carmine; large, handsome flowers of fine 

 substance; grows tall. Doz., 2.00 



Souvenir de Chargueraud. Soft red striped with 

 deep red; fine flower. Doz., 2.00 



Van Den Berg, Jr. Buff red, spotted. Doz., 2.00 



Yellow Bird. Fine deep yellow with slight mot- 

 tling on the lower petal; large and free-flowering. 



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GIANT ITALIAN CANNAS. 



Each, 20 cents; Per dozen, $2.00; By mail, 

 cents each. 



ALEMANNIA. Flowers very large; scarlet, edged with 



yellow; wide Musa-like leaves. 

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

 Aphrodite. Golden yellow flowers, blotched with 



salmon; foliage green. 

 Edouard Andre. Trusses of 9 to 12 large flowers, fiery 



red with orange-yellow spots. 

 Golden Sceptre. Deep golden yellow. 

 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 orange-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. 

 Pluto. Large and beautiful dark scarlet flowers. 



DARK-LEAVED AND 

 CANNAS. 



MIXED 



V irjcans. Very dark foliage, one of the best of the 



tall varieties. Doz., $1.50; each, .15. 

 Mixed. Many sorts. Splendid for tropical beds and 



borders. Per 100, $10.00; doz., $1.50; each, .15. 



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